Destination Dialogues
Destination Dialogues is a virtual event designed to inspire, inform and empower rural destination development professionals. Following the success of the 2023 event, Destination Canada proudly presents the second edition, with a free 90-minute webinar on September 12, 2024.
Due to an overwhelming response to the call for registration and limited capacity, the limited registration spots remaining are being reserved for organizations and entrepreneurs based in Canada.
A report outlining key learnings from this session will be publicly available on our Destination Development Knowledge Hub in October. If you are based outside of Canada and are interested in learning more about the insights from this session, we encourage you to visit the Knowledge Hub then.
Webinar
RETHINKING EXPERIENCE DEVELOPMENT IN CANADA’S DESTINATIONS
Date and Time: September 12, 2024, 8:30 am – 10:00 am PDT / 11:30 am - 1:00 pm EDT
Location: Online
As global travel trends and climate conditions evolve, local communities are seeking sustainable revitalization and innovative solutions to attract the right guests. In response, destinations, organizations and individuals have been crafting and offering unique storytelling-based experiences in rural areas.
Throughout this process, many questions and challenges arise:
- What is experiential tourism?
- What can make it regenerative in practice, and why does this matter?
- How can experiential tourism involve more non-traditional community partners?
- What kinds of innovative Canadian experiences are generating new revenues, attracting different visitors, and exemplifying excellence in hosting, storytelling and a sense of place?
In this webinar, your host and facilitator Celes Davar (Earth Rhythms, Nova Scotia) will answer these questions through:
- A keynote address featuring a short presentation, case studies and insights about experience development.
- A panel discussion with two remarkable award-winning Canadian Experience Hosts, Lourdes Still (Masagana Flower Farm, Manitoba) and David Schonberger (Ottercreek Woodworks, Ontario). They will share their in-market experiences, journeys and lessons learned in developing a new visitor experience.
- Interactive question and answer sessions.
Speakers
HOST AND KEYNOTE SPEAKER
CELES DAVAR
Celes Davar is president and owner of experiential tourism company Earth Rhythms, founded in 1995, located in the unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq in western Nova Scotia’s Gaspereau Valley. Celes is a storytelling guide, community workshop facilitator, champion of regenerative tourism, community catalyst, and experiential tourism coach. His background includes facilitation methods, appreciative inquiry, art of hosting, climate change science and training, and enabling community collaboration throughout Canada in regenerative and experiential tourism.
Contact
For more information, please contact us at: destinationdevelopmentteam@destinationcanada.com
