Over the past months, the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) has been going through an intense period in the development of its strategy for 2009-2013. As you would expect, we began the process with an environmental scan.

The 2010 Winter Games embedded countless fresh images of Canada in minds around the world. Apart from the pure emotion and delight it brought millions, people saw the myriad different experiences this country has to offer.

It certainly wasn’t art for art’s sake as the Mexico office of the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) helped bring the cultural side of Canada to life in Mexico.

Dear Tourism BizWiz,

Will the Canadian Tourism Commission have a kiosk during the 2010 Winter Games? And if so, where will it be?

Thanks in advance for your answer.

Nicole

Hello Nicole,

Dear Tourism BizWiz,

We’re an inbound tour operator catering to the Latin American market, with 80% of our business coming from Mexico. We have been in business for 30 years and never thought the day would come when we would see the incredible fall in tourism from Mexico.

Smile, please! The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC)’s team has gotten some more praise for its marketing efforts in 2009.

It’s not been easy going below the 49^th parallel in 2009, but here are some of the highlights for the year from the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC)’s US and tags: CTC-Mexico, CTC-U.S., domestic travel, economy, figures, marketing, markets, research, statistics

Michele McKenzie, president and CEO of the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC), sent a second open letter today to tourism industry stakeholders about CTC’s efforts supporting the new visa process for Mexicans visiting Ca