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24 Tourism Winnipeg | 2017 Destination Marketing Plan & Partnership Opportunities KEY MEMBERSHIPS Tourism Winnipeg maintains memberships with the following: › Aboriginal Chamber of Commerce › American Bus Association › Canadian Society of Association Executives › Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance › CDEM - Economic Development Council for Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities › Chambre de Commerce Francophone de Saint-Boniface › Conference Board of Canada › Destination Marketing Association International › Destination Marketing Association of Canada › Downtown Winnipeg BIZ › Manitoba Chambers of Commerce › Manitoba Food Services and Restaurant Association › Manitoba Hotel Association › Manitoba LGBT Chamber › National Tour Association › Ontario Motorcoach Association › Professional Convention Management Association › Student Youth Travel Association › Tourism Industry Association of Canada › Tourisme Riel › Travel and Tourism Research Association › Travel Gay Canada › Travel Media Association of Canada › Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce › Festival du Voyageur Board › Manitoba Chambers of Commerce Tourism Committee › Manitoba LGBT Chamber Board › Student Youth Travel Association Canadian Task Force › Volunteer Manitoba Marketing Committee FINANCIAL RESOURCES Tourism Winnipeg will leverage all of its resources in every manner to increase efficiencies and effectiveness. Funding and Investment Tourism Winnipeg, a division of Economic Development Winnipeg Inc., is core funded by the Province of Manitoba and the City of Winnipeg by way of an apportionment of the Accommodation Tax. Financial Incentives Financial incentives play an influential role in the selection of a host destination for meetings, conventions, sports and special events. The Special Event Tourism Fund (SETF) was established by the City of Winnipeg in 2008 to provide financial assistance in attracting major national and international conventions, as well as sports and special events, to Winnipeg. The fund improves Winnipeg's competitive position when bidding against other destinations. As of July 31, 2016, the Special Event Tourism Fund has committed a total of $6.9 million to 168 meetings, conventions and events spanning 2009 to 2021. These events cumulatively represent more than $144 million in direct expenditures for Winnipeg. Of these events, $2.6 million has been allocated to 104 meetings and conventions representing nearly $63 million in direct expenditures, and $4.3 million to 65 sports and special events representing nearly $81 million in direct expenditures.