Media Contacts

Media Enquiries:

Don Monsour
President, Culinary Tourism Society BC
Office: 250-598-1001
Fax: 250-598-6345
Email: monsour@shaw.ca

Deirdre Campbell
Chair, PR Culinary Tourism Society BC
Office: 250-592-3838
Cell: 250-882-9199
Email: deirdre@tartanpr.com

Dawn Donahue
Culinary Tourism Society BC Conference Coordinator
Office: 604-628-9547
Email: dawn@gogolfevents.com

Quick Facts:

• The Culinary Tourism Society BC (CTSBC) is the information hub and responsible body for culinary tourism within BC
• Culinary tourism is an economic driver that helps sell BC as an attractive tourist destination, encourages increased tourist spending and repeat visits, provides restaurants with a point of distinction to increase sales, and generates demand for locally grown/raised/caught or processed food and beverage products.
• The CTSBC encourages research and development of culinary tourism products within BC
• The CTSBC identifies, inspects, certifies and promotes a variety of exemplary cuisine experiences within BC at all price points.
• The CTSBC promotes quality standards which reflect customer demand for exemplary BC dining experiences
• The CTSBC provides networking opportunities for clusters of cuisine and tourism establishments to form new business relationships and alliances.
• The CTSBC is taking a leadership role in developing new and innovative BC cuisine tourism products to capitalize on the 2010 Olympic Games.