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Greenwood municipal water was voted "Best in the WORLD 2012"
http://www.facebook.com/pages/City-of-Greenwood/160358864048856
April 15th
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The Okanagan Valley is home to four annual seasonal wine festivals
http://www.totabc.org/
August 30th
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The Thompson Okanagan region is the same size as Ireland
http://www.totabc.org/
August 30th
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Wells Gray Provincial Park is nearly the size of Prince Edward Island
http://www.totabc.org/
August 30th
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Wells Gray Provincial Park is the fourth largest provincial park in BC
http://www.totabc.org/
August 30th
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At 3,954 metres, Mount Robson is the tallest peak in the Canadian Rockies
http://www.totabc.org/
August 30th
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Murtle Lake is the largest ‘non-motorized’ lake in North America
http://www.totabc.org/
August 30th
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Nk’Mip Cellars is North America’s first aboriginal-owned and operated winery
http://www.totabc.org/
August 30th
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Osoyoos Lake is Canada’s warmest fresh water lake
http://www.totabc.org/
August 30th
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Capital city of BC is Victoria
http://www.totabc.org/
August 30th
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Sun Peaks ski resort is the third largest ski resort in Canada
http://www.totabc.org/
August 30th
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Shuswap Lake hosts the largest houseboat fleet in Canada
http://www.totabc.org/
August 30th
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The 50 hectare BC Wildlife Park in Kamloops has over 65 species of wildlife
http://www.totabc.org/
August 30th
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The Thompson Okanagan region has 3,200 tourism stakeholders
http://www.totabc.org/
August 30th
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Tourism generates $1.73 billion per year for the Thompson Okanagan economy
http://www.totabc.org/
August 30th
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The 600-acre wildlife sanctuary of Cranberry Marsh hosts over 90 species of birds
http://www.totabc.org/
August 30th
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Helmcken Falls is taller than Niagara Falls and plunges 141 metres down a narrow canyon
http://www.totabc.org/
August 30th
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Greenwood is Canada’s smallest city
http://www.totabc.org/
August 30th
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Shuswap Lake encompasses over 1,000km of shoreline
http://www.totabc.org/
August 30th
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Wells Gray Provincial Park is the largest provincial park in the Thompson Okanagan region
http://www.totabc.org/
August 30th
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Mount Robson was established in 1913 as the second provincial park in BC
http://www.totabc.org/
August 30th
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BC is Canada's third most populated province, with 4,530,961 residents
http://www.totabc.org/
August 30th
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Osoyoos is home to Canada’s only desert eco-system
http://www.totabc.org/
August 30th
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In the Thompson Okanagan you can ski and golf in the same day at certain times of year!
http://www.totabc.org/
August 30th
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BC Parks celebrates its 100th Anniversary in 2011
http://www.totabc.org/
August 30th
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Wells Gray Provincial Park is home to over 40 waterfalls
http://www.totabc.org/
August 30th
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Mount Robson was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984
http://www.totabc.org/
August 30th

TOTA is Active in Social Media

Marketing_soc_media_pg_FACEBOOK.jpgThompson Okanagan Tourism is actively engaged in using social media channels to promote awareness and travel to destinations throughout our region.  TOTA has accounts on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube -- regularly posting updated news, videos and other information to update travel trade, travel media, consumers and the public about the latest features of destinations in the Thompson Okanagan.

 

Join TOTA'S Favorite Places Page on Facebook for Free

 The following is a great free opportunity to have your business become part of TOTA’s Facebook Favorite Places page!

Check-Ins are a popular feature enabling social media users visiting your business to "check-in" and share their arrival at your business with their friends and networks in real time. Over 10 million people check-in using the social media platform Foursquare and 100 million do it using Facebook. Businesses can greatly benefit from the free promotion the check-in feature provides as customers who do check-in often share details of their experience.

Marketing_soc_media_pg_TWITTER.jpgFor example, if John checks-in to Mom's Pizzaria, his check-in is shared with his friends, such as "Join me for a pizza at Moms". John can write tips or messages, such as "Tuesday is $5 pepperoni night!"

Favorite Places is an application on TOTA's Facebook Page that features the customer check-ins of TOTA's members. The most popular places, judged by how many "check-ins" are accumulated, are displayed to people visiting the TOTA fan page to research what the popular attractions, restaurants, hotels, and activities of the Thompson Okanagan region are.

TOTA stakeholders who wish to be featured on the Favorite Places application will need to add and claim their business "Place" on both Foursquare and Facebook, as well as encourage customers to check-in. Adding and claiming your place is a free and easy process requiring only a computer and a smartphone. If interested, we can provide documentation on how to complete this. Customers are then able to do check-ins by way of their mobile phones when arriving at your business.

Marketing_soc_media_pg_YOUTUBE.jpgMany businesses offer promotions and discounts (eg. $5 off you meal) for checking-in to Foursquare or Facebook as a way to help encourage customer participation. This “low” or “no” cost promotion has a high impact on driving customer referrals through use of social media.

Ready to be part of TOTA’s Favorite Places page...?

First make sure you have done the following – a checklist for Favorite Places inclusion:

  1. Have/Create a Facebook Fan Page for your Business
  2. Create/Claim a Facebook "Place" for your Business – instructions attached
  3. Merge the Facebook Page and "Place" together
  4. Create/Claim a Foursquare Place for your Business – instructions attached

Once you have completed these 4 steps, Ellen Walker–Matthews and your business will be added to Favorite Places in the Thompson Okanagan.

 
 

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