ONTARIO TOURISM RESILIENCY AWARD WINNERS

November 2, 2021
Kate March
News

Tuesday, November 2^nd, 2021 – On October 27, 2021, the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario (TIAO) hosted the annual Ontario Tourism Resiliency Awards at Brookstreet Hotel. Many winners were announced including some prominent people and associations that are a part of the Attractions Ontario family.

Ontario Choice Award	Treetop Trekking
Tourism Champion of the Year	Mark Bingeman, President, Bingemans

Sustainability:
Marine	Madawaska Kanu
Outdoor	Madawaska Kanu Centre
RTO	Destination Northern Ontario
Transportation	OWL Rafting
Collaboration:
Cycling	Destination Northern Ontario & Waterfront Regeneration Trust (Northern Ontario Cycling Expansion Initiative)
Indigenous Tourism Operator	Indigenous Tourism Experiences in collaboration with Ottawa Tourism (Travel Trade) – Team Ottawa Virtual Sales Blitz
Regional Tourism Operator	Destination Northern Ontario: Northern Ontario Border Working Group Initiative
Resource Based Tourism	NOTO & Destination Northern Ontario \| Creation of COVID-19 Protocols for the Resource-Based Tourism Industry
Transportation	Destination Northern Ontario & Waterfront Regeneration Trust (Northern Ontario Cycling Expansion Initiative)
RTO	Hamilton Halton Brant
Innovation:
Accommodation	Great Wolf Lodge
Attractions	Westben Centre for Connection & Creativity Through Music
Convention, Conference, Event Planner	Bingemans
Destination Marketing Organization	Tourism Hamilton
Festival & Events	Westben Centre for Connection & Creativity Through Music
Outdoor	Toronto Zoo‘s Scenic Safari Drive Thru
Regional Tourism Operator	Hamilton Halton Brant Regional Tourism Association – Local Marketing Campaigns (Response to COVID-19 Crisis)

The Ontario Tourism Resiliency Awards aims to celebrate the best in the Tourism Industry, and this year was very important as we navigate through impacts of COVID-19. Thank you to TIAO and all of our colleagues in tourism for their contributions and devotion to this incredible industry.4

Attractions Ontario is a non-profit association, dedicated solely to optimizing attendance for their member attractions. As the only province-wide trade association dedicated exclusively to the attractions sector of the tourism industry, Attractions Ontario members encompass over 500 public and privately-owned attractions in numerous categories such as amusement parks, historical sites, cultural activities, arts & entertainment and adventure tourism.

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