Stakeholder Information
How To Become A Stakeholder & Member Benefits
This page exists to provide Experience Comox Valley stakeholders with resources, information and marketing tools. On this page you will find how to become a registered stakeholder, how to claim a website listing, a guide to social media amplification, news and updates, board of directors application details, and more.
We are excited to collect comments and suggestions from stakeholders around our beautiful region. We will be using your input to continuously work on improving the existing Comox Valley brand and increase the effectiveness of our destination marketing initiatives.
Destination marketing is always most effective when it is industry-driven. By contributing, you will be helping us assemble the elements we need to create great marketing campaigns, and influencing the future of tourism inComox Valley.
Thank you for being an active part of Experience Comox Valley!
Click here to sign up for our stakeholder newsletter.
Click here to register as a stakeholder and receive a free business listing.
Comox Valley Tourism Advisory Committee
The Comox Valley Tourism Advisory Committee (TAC) will guide the work of Experience Comox Valley (ECV) and ensure transparent and meaningful collaboration with the local tourism industry. The 2022-23 TAC has been formed, however, there remains one vacant position for an accommodation business (see below).
The Comox Valley Tourism Advisory Committee (TAC) exists to achieve the following:
- Provide input into the management of and use of the City of Courtenay’s MRDT and other tourism-related funds such as the Destination BC Cooperative Marketing Partnership Program;
- Advise, review and recommend annual marketing plans and budgets and associated performance and financial reports for final approval and submission by the City of Courtenay and/or CVRD;
- Work collaboratively to grow the economic and social benefits of tourism in the Comox Valley and strengthen the Region’s reputation as a preferred and year-round overnight destination;
- Provide the City of Courtenay, CVRD and Experience Comox Valley with advice and recommendations on a variety of tourism-related matters; and
- Represent the best interests of tourism stakeholders in the Comox Valley.
Click here to view the TAC Terms of Reference.
2022-2023 TAC Members:
- Doug Cox, VI Music Fest & Old Church Theatre
- Jamie Lewis, Best Western Westerly
- Jin Lin, Maple Pool Campsite
- David Rooper, Old House Hotel & Spa
- Grant Smith, Bayview Hotel
- Steve Veloso, Island Pursuit Sport Fishing
- Rebecca Kayfetz, Ellerslie Bed & Breakfast
- Anyssa Jane, Crown Isle Resort & Golf Community
- Darren Adam, Cumberland Brewing
- Mike Atkins, Comox Valley Airport Commission
- VACANT, Indigenous Tourism Business
Contact for more info.
Resources, Marketing Tools, Research & Information
Experience Comox Valley is pleased to provide information on research, marketing initiatives, and other resources of benefit to our stakeholders. We actively work with stakeholders, partners and the community to shape the future of sustainable tourism, the tourism economy in our region, and to deliver our brand promise to each and every visitor. Our core responsibility is to showcase the activities and amenities that are integral to our brand.
DBC Content Hub
The BC Content Hub is a portal to Destination British Columbia’s digital asset management system (DAM). Available assets from Destination BC and our partners can be found here and used to promote tourism in British Columbia. Find out more about how you can use these assets to market your business in Cowichan.
Member Benefits
Are you a tourism or hospitality focused business or organization operating in the Comox Valley region? Join the Experience Comox Valley in showcasing the region as a destination for leisure travelers. By joining you gain access to our wide range of benefits and advertising opportunities that can help grow your business.
- Networking Opportunities
- Voting Rights
- Access to Experience Comox Valley’s Events Calendar
- Opportunity for Experience Comox Valley Consumer Newsletter Mentions
- Recognized as a Travel Media Partner for Potential Press Trips and Travel Media Visits
- Online Listing Of Your Business (business description, images, video, click-though, links to social)
- Social Media Support - Content Submitted is Shared Across Channels
- Use of Assets (images +video)
- Mentions and Direct Links in Blogs
