DECEMBER 2015 

IN THIS ISSUE
 
2015 HEADWATERS TASTE OF TOURISM AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED 
 
Headwaters' annual tourism awards ceremony, A Taste of Tourism  took place on Wednesday, November 25th at Dufferin County Museum & Archives where winners were announced in the following categories.
  • Best Arts, Culture or Heritage Experience
  • Artisan of the Year
  • Best Agri-Tourism Experience
  • Tourism Event or Festival of the Year
  • Best Culinary Tourism Experience
  • Best Overnight Getaway Experience
  • Best Customer Service Experience - Business
  • Best Customer Service Experience - Individual
  • Best New Tourism Business
  • Tourism Innovator
  • Tourism Ambassador
  • Chairperson's Award of Merit

 
HEADWATERS SUPPORTS VIVA CALEDON PAN AM UPCYCLE LEGACY PROJECT
 
Headwaters Tourism was pleased to be a participant, along with other community partners, in the Town of Caledon's Pan Am Legacy Project, Viva Upcycle.
Project participants were tasked with conceiving and creating art using the VIVA Caledon Pan Am banners as the primary material.

Headwaters Tourism created a functional and practical work of art that is the prototype for potential future consumer merchandise promoting the region. The Headwaters Hold-All tote bag seemed like the ideal way to combine fashion, function and art in an effort to promote the area. This lightweight, water & windproof bag, incorporates a large open space, long handles and even utilizes the banner grommets in the design as ideal rings to hang keys and other functional items.

Read on to discover the transformation--> 

 
HEADWATERS TOURISM HONOURED WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
 
On Thursday, October 15th, the Dufferin Board of Trade (DBOT) celebrated business excellence in Dufferin County at their annual Business Excellence Awards ceremony. The evening honoured Dufferin's finest with awards celebrating their service to the community, their entrepreneurial spirit and their ability to export made in Dufferin products across the globe.

Headwaters Tourism was the proud recipient of the Community Service Award which recognizes a non-profit or charitable organization that has been consistently responsive to community needs, has delivered outstanding service to its beneficiaries, communicates a well-articulated vision and mission to bring about positive change, and has a particular focus on Dufferin County.

Read on for all the details about the 2015 Business Excellence Awards-->

 
 
HEADWATERS TOURISM HOLIDAY HOURS 
 
Please note that the Headwaters Tourism office will be closed for the Christmas period from Thursday, December 24, 2015 through to Sunday, January 3, 2016 inclusive. 
 
The office will officially reopen on Monday, January 4, 2016.

Seasons Greetings from all of us at Headwaters Tourism. Sending you best wishes for happy and healthy holiday season and we look forward to connecting with everyone in the new year. 


 
INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES IN HEADWATERS
 
Headwaters Tourism periodically contracts for business services or becomes aware of events, conferences & workshops to support businesses in the Headwaters region. Current opportunities include: 
 
Request for Quotation - AV services for Headwaters Horse Country Awards Gala
 
Request for Quotation - Venue for Headwaters Horse Country Awards Gala 

 

 

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PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS VIA HEADWATERS TOURISM MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES 

 

FREE tourism business, event & news listings  

 

If you operate a tourism related business, we invite you to register your business for free and be part of the region's largest tourism-focused website. With thousands of unique visitors each month on the Headwaters website , your business will benefit from additional exposure at NO COST, and be linked to the Central Counties Tourism website that also gets thousands of unique visitors monthly. This is an opportunity to engage numerous unique visitors each month at NO COST to your business.  

 

What are you waiting for - sign up now!

 


Congrats to the following Leading with the Best partners who were nominated for Taste of Tourism Awards:

Get involved   
 
If you are actively engaged in the tourism industry in Headwaters and are looking to expand your marketing reach, we encourage you to consider our Leading with the Best program. Businesses that take part in our program are promoted as leading tourism experiences to consumers and become part of our targeted and featured promotions in Headwaters and Central Counties through our digital and social media platforms. Benefits of the program are too numerous to list.  
 
Call or email Stephany our Leading With The Best Program Manager to get more information on how Headwaters Tourism can market your business to tourists.
 
Stephany St.Louis | stephany@headwaters.ca | 905.587.0178 

 

 

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