Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
Presented by Air Canada
CEO
Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island
Gordon Orr has been the CEO of Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island Destination
Management Organization since September 2011. Before that he worked as Managing
Director for the Convention & Visitors Bureau of Windsor, Essex County & Pelee Island, and
for the City of Windsor in Communications. With over 20 years in the industry, Gordon has
played an instrumental and longstanding role in the Ontario visitor economy, and as a border
destination, his teams have made incredible strides for visitation to Ontario from the US
markets coming to and through Windsor.
Tourism Champions of the Year - Winners
Chair Board of Directors
Sports Tourism Canada
Allyson Tonelli’s dynamic career in sales, advertising, and integrated marketing has given her the opportunity to work in film and television, sport and recreation, and now tourism.
Tourism Product Development Specialist
Sport Tourism Hamilton | City of Hamilton
Alana’s impressive career in sports spans over 19 years. She has been with Tourism Hamilton overseeing the sport tourism portfolio for over 6 years. Prior to joining the Tourism team, she worked in a variety of roles with a number of sport organizations such as the Detroit Red Wings, Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Club, Sport Hamilton, McMaster University Athletics and the City of Hamilton Recreation Department. Alana is a graduate of Lakehead University with an Honours in Kinesiology and she also obtained her Master’s Degree in Sport Management from the University of Windsor. Her wealth of knowledge and expertise in sport tourism includes; sales missions and initiatives, tradeshow attendance, bid production, site inspections and business partnerships. Alana has garnered great success in the sport tourism field for Hamilton.
2023 ONTARIO TOURISM AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE WINNERS
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Tourism Industry |
Tourism Marketing & Travel Media Awards of Excellence (TIAO) |
Culinary Tourism |
Ontario's Choice Awards (Attractions Ontario) | Workforce Innovation and Collaboration Awards (OTEC) |
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Tourism Innovator of the Year Paddles of the Grand |
Tourism Marketing Campaign Award
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Culinary Tourism Experience Award
Udderly Ridiculous |
Attraction of the Year Award Little Canada
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OTEC Workforce Innovation and Collaboration Award Next Level Hospitality |
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Tourism Event of the Year Winter Festival of Lights Niagara Falls Tourism |
Tourism Marketing Campaign Award Over 50K ‘Closer’ Campaign
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Culinary Tourism Event of the Year
Guelph.Beer |
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Indigenous Tourism Award Thrive Tours
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Tourism Marketing Partnership Award RV Touring |
Culinary Tourism Leadership Award Bring Joy & Education through Sustainable & Responsible Experiences |
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Tourism Employer of the Year Ottawa Tourism |
Tourism Digital Marketing Award My Happy Place Campaign |
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Accessible Tourism Award Tourism Diversity Program |
Travel Media Photography The Waterfall Capital of the World is your Next Great Lakes Adventure - |
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Sustainable Tourism Award Hillside Festival Green Initiatives |
Travel Media Story Fishing as a Kid Video series |
2023 ONTARIO TOURISM AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE FINALISTS
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Tourism Industry |
Tourism Marketing & Travel Media Awards of Excellence (TIAO) |
Culinary Tourism |
Ontario's Choice Awards (Attractions Ontario) | Workforce Innovation and Collaboration Awards (OTEC) |
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Tourism Innovator of the Year Paddles of the Grand |
Tourism Marketing Campaign Award Fall Awareness Campaign
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Culinary Tourism Experience Award
Down Home by Sumac & Salt
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Attraction of the Year Award Lang Pioneer Village Museum
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OTEC Workforce Innovation and Collaboration Award Next Level Hospitality |
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Tourism Event of the Year Concours d'Elegance |
Tourism Marketing Campaign Award Over 50K Never Have I Ever TO Confessions
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Culinary Tourism Event of the Year
Guelph.Beer |
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Indigenous Tourism Award Celebration of Nations
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Tourism Marketing Partnership Award The Jingle Bar |
Culinary Tourism Leadership Award Kingston Cooks Up Comfort |
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Tourism Employer of the Year CN Tower |
Tourism Digital Marketing Award Winter Awareness Campaign |
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Accessible Tourism Award Tourism Diversity Program |
Travel Media Photography Reader's Digest Canada |
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Sustainable Tourism Award Hillside Festival Green Initiatives |
Travel Media Story 10 Toronto Neighbourhoods |