FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
Tourism Industry Awards of Excellence and Tourism Marketing and Travel Media Awards of Excellence
Toronto, Sept. 18, 2019— The Tourism Industry Association of Ontario (TIAO) is excited to announce finalists for the Tourism Industry Awards of Excellence and the Tourism Marketing and Travel Media Awards of Excellence. Selected by independent committees of industry representatives, finalists for these awards showcase Ontario’s best tourism events, innovations, marketing campaigns, partnerships and more.
Explore Waterloo Region is a finalist in the Tourism Digital Marketing Campaign category for its Explore Waterloo Region Mistletoe Trail campaign.
Award winners will be announced on October 30 at the Ontario Tourism Awards of Excellence gala evening, hosted at Blue Mountain Village Inn & Conference Centre as part of the 2019 Ontario Tourism Summit.
| TOURISM MARKETING AND TRAVEL MEDIA AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE FINALISTS | ||||
| Tourism Marketing Campaign Over $50K |
Tourism Marketing Campaign Under $50K |
Tourism Digital Marketing Award |
Tourism Marketing Partnership Award |
Travel Media Award |
| Not Vanilla (Ottawa Tourism) | Big Red Chair Tour (Municipality of Meaford) | 25 Things Campaign (Kingston Accommodation Partners) | Corkscrew City Tour (Owen Sound Tourism) |
Muskoka: An Iconic Ontario Destination and Perfect for a Family Retreat (Melody Wren – Travel Writer and Photographer) |
| Live Music Campaign (Kingston Accommodation Partners) | Grand River Paddling Marketing Campaign (Hamilton Halton Brant Regional Tourism Association) | BTS in Hamilton (Tourism Hamilton) | Golf in Ontario (Central Counties Tourism – RTO 6) | Culinary Trails in Ontario’s Southwest (Arienne Parzei) |
| Where Can WE Take You (Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island) | Meet the Makers Campaign (Kingston Accommodation Partners) | Explore Waterloo Region Mistletoe Trail  (Waterloo Regional Tourism Marketing Corporation) | Grand River Paddling Marketing Campaign (Hamilton Halton Brant Regional Tourism Association) |  Northern Ontario: A World Away, But Oh-So Close (Josephine Matyas – Freelance Media) |
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