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Contact Cody Chomiak, Director of Marketing at cody@tourismwinnipeg.com or 204.954.1960 27 NEW! MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS VIDEO SITE TOUR Feature your meeting space or offsite venue with a dynamic, visually stunning video site tour, which includes live camera shots of the space and a compelling voiceover description. Final video files will be distributed directly to you as well as hosted on Tourism Winnipeg's meetings and conventions website and social media channels. Purchase your video site tour to deliver an experiential tour to meeting planners. Video site tour Cost Cost dependent on number of rooms filmed $750 - $1,250 (Co-op investment of $1,000 - $1,500 from Tourism Winnipeg) M E E T I N G A N D C O N V E N T I O N O P P O R T U N I T I E S C O N T I N U E D 2017 Winnipeg Tour Connection Partnership Fees Tourism Winnipeg, Travel Manitoba, Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights are strategic partners. Industry Partner Cost Hotels – more than 100 rooms $1,250 Hotels – less than 100 rooms $ 750 Attractions / Receptive Operators / Festivals / Other $ 500 T R AV E L T R A D E O P P O R T U N I T I E S WINNIPEG TOUR CONNECTION PARTNERSHIP Tourism Winnipeg will continue to lead and invest in Winnipeg Tour Connection, a private/public sector marketing consortium comprised of 34 industry partners. Winnipeg Tour Connection is a collaborative group of stakeholders representing destination marketing associations, hoteliers, attractions, events and receptive tour companies. It provides a single identity in the marketplace for increased recognition of Winnipeg as a group and travel trade destination. Winnipeg Tour Connection attracts group and packaged tours, optimizes marketing budgets, and ensures the ultimate delivery of tours that are ideal for exploration, discovery and inspiration. As a Winnipeg Tour Connection stakeholder, your investment in co-operative sales and marketing initiatives will be leveraged in order to: › Access qualified leads and annual client profiles for individual sales follow-up › Be referred to prospective and qualified clients at Winnipeg Tour Connection events, trade shows and familiarization trips › Be featured in sample tour itineraries › Develop experiential tour products › Gain exposure in a quarterly newsletter, The Messenger, distributed to more than 500 travel trade contacts › Receive a listing in the Winnipeg Tour Connection Travel Trade Planner › Receive an enhanced listing in the newly redesigned Travel Trade section of www.tourismwinnipeg.com 2016 WINNIPEG TOUR CONNECTION PARTNERS Assiniboia Downs Assiniboine Park Conservancy Best Western Plus Charter House Hotel Downtown Winnipeg Canad Inns Destination Centre Club Regent Casino Hotel Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet Canadian Museum for Human Rights Celebrations Dinner Theatre Delta Winnipeg Festival du Voyageur/Fort Gibraltar Folklorama FortWhyte Alive Hampton Inn By Hilton Winnipeg Airport Heartland International Travel & Tours - D.M.C. Holiday Inn Winnipeg South Lazy Bear Lodge Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site of Canada Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Manitoba Museum Norwood Hotel Ô Tours Inc Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre Promenade Café and Wine Rainbow Stage Royal Canadian Mint Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre Square Peg Tours The Forks The Fort Garry Hotel, Spa and Conference Centre The Great Canadian Travel Company Thermëa by Nordik Spa-Nature Tourism Winnipeg Travel Manitoba Winnipeg Art Gallery Winnipeg Exclusive Bus Lines Winnipeg Pass Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Proposed Winnipeg Tour Connection Initiatives and Trade Shows 2017 Dates Initiatives Jan. 14 – 17 American Bus Association, Cleveland, OH Spring or Fall Sales Blitz and Client Reception (Toronto) June/July Summer FAM Tour (tour operators) July/August Summer FAM Tour (teachers) Aug. 25 - 29 Student Youth Travel Association, Albuquerque, NM Oct. 23 – 25 Bienvenue Quebec, Laval, PQ NOTE: Winnipeg Tour Connection partnership fees include exhibit and booth costs, client events, sponsorships, etc. Individual travel expenses for airfare, hotel and conference registration are not included.