Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada is home to a strong and diverse tourism industry.

We have long-standing businesses that have proven their ability to evolve with consumer interests, adapt to changing markets, offer memorable visitor experiences, optimize the best nature has to offer and engage with our island's culture.

From award winning companies like the Wickanninish Inn in Tofino to outdoor operators like Batstar Adventure Tours, Horne Lake Caves, Wildplay Element Parks, our vineyards, cultural attractions and urban treasures such as the Fairmont Empress Hotel, LA Limousines, the Royal BC Museum. These companies walk the talk with their innovation, customer experience, business partnerships, human resource management, and the list goes on. The common denominator between them ... they support industry education and training.

The Tourism Cafe is pleased to coordinate Best Practice Missions on Vancouver Island focused in six areas of excellence.

• Experiential Travel
• Adventure Tourism
• Culinary Tourism
• Agri-Tourism
• Marine Adventure Tourism
• Cultural/Heritage Tourism

How Does it Work?

We review the requirements of your mission, your participants, the types of companies you would like to connect with, then we take it from there. We provide a turn-key solution for you as we:

• Incorporate the needs of your mission
• Provide personalized and customized service to plan the itinerary
• Work with you to define the program and learning outcomes
• Connect you with EXCELLENT speakers!
• Engage you with the destination & businesses
• Coordinate all logistics, meals, lodgings, speakers, and venues
• Create a customized training manual
• Develop and pre- and post-mission assessments
• Connect you with EXCELLENT speakers!
• Engage you with the destination & businesses

With hundreds of excellent tourism businesses and non-traditional providers on the island, we can proudly arrange an itinerary with educational and interactive sessions that is custom designed 'just for you' and connects you with owners, senior managers and our destination marketing colleagues.