recent North by North-
Tourism Association Con-
ence held in Prince Rupert,
ace .was one of four com-.
“munities vying to host the 1991
. ‘Conference. Vanderhoof, Prince
George and Smithers were the
‘other contenders. .

_by Betty Barton

Throughout the three days of

seminars and socials, delegates .

from Vanderhoof and Prince
George, particularly, repre-
sented their town with shows of
warm hospitality and: nifty. gim-
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ervace, Review — ~ Wednesday, October 25, 1989-

Rowntree Smarties! At the
Awards Banquet on Saturday

night, each of the four com-.

munities had a final opportunity
to summarize their attributes.
The small town of Vanderhoof
made the biggest . impression.

_ Thus, they were elected to host

the 1991 North by Northwest
Tourism Association Con-
ference. Burns Lake also made a
creative presentation of what
delegates can expect at the 1990
_conference.in their town,

The North by Northwest
Tourism Association is made up

of 259 member organizations:

and businesses, small and large,

from .the Queen Charlette Is-
lands to Tete Jaune Cache (near
McBride), ‘and north to the
Yukon border from the mid-
point of Tweedsmuir Provincial
Park in the south. At the con-
ference in Prince Rupert, 12 of
the 99 delegates present were
from Terrace, ©

Jack Hooper, general
manager of Tourism Prince

George described the ultimate:

goal of the Association. He éx-
plained, ‘‘North by Northwest
Tourism Association exists to at-
tract the world to what is surely

the most spectacular and diverse

tourism. destination.’ 2 ~The

Foatem? Association annual conference

government, acting « on behalf of '- a

Association came into being 16

years ago as the Yellowhead 16 .

Association to promote and
develop tourism in Northwest
and North Central B.C. Six
years ago, it changed its name to

the North by. Northwest

‘Tourism Association, but its

- Iandate remains the same.

In collaboration . with its

members and the Ministry of :

Tourism, the association
facilitates Partners in Tourism

‘advertising campaigns, pro-.
viding members. with: savings of.

up to 45 percent in mass-
purchase ad discounts. It pro-

vides. members with a Tink to =

end AAS apie Sea A

‘questing travel.

ae Siro ag 88 Vigs .

its members on concerns. of ;
regional tourism, It: provides
contacts, - representing’ its
members at both consumer and

travel trade shows, It services .

thousands. of direct inquiries
from individuals and groups re-
information
about the area.

’ The North by Northwest
Tourism Association office is

located in Smithers, under the
‘administration | of
-Director Greg Meredith.

Guidance is provided by a
13-person board, elected by the
membership,

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