In today’s issue:

• The 2024-25 Board of Directors;
• Embracing Canada’s off-season;
• The Power of Place with ASAE;
• And more.

Announcing DT’s Board of Directors

Join us in welcoming Angela, Dolf, Nick, R.J. and Tuesday to Destination Toronto’s Board of Directors. DT’s board has been thoughtfully assembled to represent a cross-section of tourism and hospitality businesses.

Embracing Canada’s Off Season

DT has partnered on Destination Canada’s new U.S. Fall Campaign “Embrace the Off Season”. The campaign is running in New York and California in various digital and out-of-home formats.

ASAE: The Power of Place

DT recently worked with Associations Now Magazine to highlight how Toronto’s diversity, innovation and knowledge capital helped frame conversations with association executives at the ASAE Executive Leadership Forum.

Watch Wall Street Journal Panel

See how a partnership with Destination Canada positioned Toronto’s innovation ecosystem in a panel featuring Toronto-based Kris Alexander at the Wall Street Journal Future of Everything Festival on “The Future of Digital Gaming”.

Congratulations to Vanessa!

Vanessa Somarriba has been promoted to the newly created position of Director, Media Relations, leading DT’s media relations program which has evolved to include broadcast partnerships, influencers and event activations. 

Summer Networking Event

Our members-only summer networking event is on August 15, 2024. Not a member yet? Members-only networking events, forward-looking business intelligence, and priority placement for your business listing are just a few of the benefits of membership.

Toronto 3rd safest city for tourists

Forbes Advisor recently compared 60 international cities across seven key metrics to discover which cities are the safest for tourists and Toronto ranked 3rd, with the best travel safety rating from the State Department, the 4th lowest infrastructure security risk and the 7th lowest health security risk. 

Enabling Accessibility Fund 

The Government of Canada is funding small projects to make communities and workplaces across Canada more accessible for persons with disabilities. For-profit organizations with up to 99 full-time equivalent employees can apply before July 23, 2024.