Tourism Winnipeg

Tourism is a key economic driver for Winnipeg, attracting approximately 3.5 million domestic visitors annually and resulting in an estimated $609 million in direct expenditures. The tourism industry in Winnipeg employs more than 48,000 people and results in an economic impact of $2.3 billion in GDP. Tourism Winnipeg, a division of Economic Development Winnipeg, Inc., is responsible for a variety of tourism- related initiatives to increase visitation. The team's primary role includes collaborating with community and industry stakeholders, and leading efforts to attract meetings and conventions, sports and special events, travel trade, and leisure travellers to Winnipeg. The majority of activities are invested in the meetings, conventions, sports, special events and group travel markets in order to provide the greatest return on investment, as these visitors have the highest average daily spend per person. Highlights Tourism Winnipeg Tourism Winnipeg Sales Activities Resulted in Bids for Future Business Events Tourism Winnipeg worked with stakeholders and clients to submit bids showcasing Winnipeg as the ideal destination for a variety of meetings, conventions, sports and special events in order to compete with other destinations for the rights to hold their event in Winnipeg. A record number of bids and proposals were executed in 2018 due to increased sales activities. 2018 Successes 126 bids Total Number of Meetings and Conventions Bids/ Proposals Submitted in 2018 $56.4 million direct spend 67,000 room nights 48,200 delegates 28 2018 Annual Report

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