April 2024
Meet in Burnaby Update
A short update on all things Meet in Burnaby:
MPI Gala, Ottawa
Go West Live, Edmonton
2024 started on a high note. I attended the GoWest show in Edmonton at the end of January with 3 of our hotel partners. We also partnered with 5 other BC DMO’s and sponsored the Monday night social. This was a huge success, we all made some great contacts and look forward to what’s ahead with them. Next up was Ottawa meet week. The first stop was at Destination Direct where I was able to meet 15 qualified planners one on one. Next was Tete-A-Tete followed by the MPI Gala. New contacts were made as well as existing contacts renewed.
I have been busy working on several large RFP’s and have been working with Destination Vancouver with additional rooms for a few large-scale events coming in 2025 and 2026. The next trip is to the E-Sport travel show in Raleigh North Carolina and the CanSPEP conference in Victoria. 2024 looks to be a banner year.
Brad Styba
Partner Resources.
At Tourism Burnaby we recognize that our Destination Marketing Organization is only as strong as our partners. We have created a partner section where you can find a list of resources- conveniently sorted in one place.