Tourism Boards at Your Service
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Tourism Boards. You know there out there but what do they do? Every country, state, province, region, and city has a tourism office, and yet when was the last time you asked one for help in writing a travel story?
Most writers do their own research about traveling, but the really smart ones connect with the local tourism office for advice and assistance.
Our next Meetup, Tourism Boards at Your Service, will be a panel discussion with Mika Ryan of Destination BC and Amber Sessions of Tourism Vancouver.
In this Meetup, you’ll learn all the helpful ways a tourism bureau can make your travel writing job that much easier.
Among the topics:
What tourism boards expect from writers and bloggers
How to ask for discounts or comps
What kind of blog traffic impresses them
Ways to get insider entrees
What are the do's and don'ts of working with a tourism board
We know you'll have questions for the speakers, so please place them in the comments below to get them answered first.
Amber Sessions of Tourism Vancouver
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Communications Manager Amber Sessions helps travel writers and influencers find new and exciting stories about her city, and she finds time to enjoy sailing, running, skiing and eating her way around Vancouver’s culinary neighbor-hoods. Amber holds a BA from McGill University. Prior to joining Tourism Vancouver she guided American high school students around France, crewed on a yacht off the coast of Italy and worked in the communications office of a Paris museum. Amber's advice to any travel writer: “Don’t miss cycling the Stanley Park seawall –it’s stunningly beautiful, rain or shine, and one of Vancouver’s must-do experiences.”
Visit tourismvancouver.com (http://tourismvancouver.com/)
Mika Ryan of Destination BC
As Destination British Columbia’s Manager of Travel Media Relations, Mika Ryan entices journalists from around the world to discover the beauty of her home province. A few of her most memorable career highlights include collaborating with international broadcasters during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games and FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015.
Visit HelloBC.com (http://www.hellobc.com/) and DestinationBC.ca (http://www.destinationbc.ca/)
About the BCATW
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The BC Association of Travel Writers promotes, encourages and supports B.C.-based travel journalists, bloggers and videographers. We do this by:
– presenting a platform for our members to network in the common cause of promoting the profession.
– maintaining a policy of ethics, honesty and excellence of work in dealing with the media and the industry.
– upholding the principle of producing proper material for clients in return for complimentary courtesies and press trips offered by the industry.
– disseminating information and potential markets with the membership.
– providing educational and experiential opportunities to help members improve the professional skills and contacts needed to succeed in the ever-changing marketplace
BCATW members attend the BC Travel Writers Meetups for Free!
For non-members, admission is $10
Become a Member of BCATW (http://bcatw.org/become-a-bcatw-member/)
About Big Rock Urban Brewery
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BC Travel Writer Meetups are now held in the bright, shiny conference room of Big Rock Urban Brewery at 4th Avenue and Alberta Street in Vancouver where there's a full bar and kitchen service to sate your dinnertime needs. Stay afterward for more drinks and musical entertainment!
Due to the convergence of 4th Avenue with Yukon and 2nd Ave, finding Big Rock has been confusing. Please follow the Map (https://www.google.com/maps/place/310+W+4th+Ave,+Vancouver,+BC+V5Y+1H3,+Canada/@49.2675047,-123.113018,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x548673dee6625bd5:0xe4ce1442297a0d0b).
Please RSVP now for this Meetup, but as usual, please respect the RSVP process by canceling promptly if you are unable to attend.
See you at the Meetup!