Mentorships ● Grants ● Community
To find, foster and support new tourism ideas and innovators;
To cultivate and propel collaborations between the tourism and tech sectors;
To build a community of tourism innovators, idea makers and entrepreneurs in Canada.
To cultivate and propel collaborations between the tourism and tech sectors;
To build a community of tourism innovators, idea makers and entrepreneurs in Canada.
“Spark" Mentorships & Grants Program
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We are keen to spark and support ideas that will create new opportunities for the tourism industry and address gaps in our current offerings to make tourism in Canada more innovative, accessible, diverse, equitable, inclusive and sustainable.
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New Video!
Be inspired! Curveball Creative developed and launched a new projection art experience called "Love Text" in London.
New Video!
Be Inspired! Dreamers Writing Farm expanded shoulder season offerings with winterized glamping bunkies.
New Video!
Be Inspired! Tyneisha Thomas (aka Ty the Poetess) organized and launched poetry concerts across Simcoe County.
Be inspired! Fields of Gold is a new agritourism destination in SDG Counties.
Be inspired! Simper's Fishing & Hunting Charters is developing new Indigenous tourism experiences in Caldwell First Nation.
Be inspired! The Downtown Wallaceburg BIA is developing a new kayak experience called Whimsies Paddle Adventures.
Be inspired! The team behind INDIGiMaps is developing a new digital tool to find Indigenous businesses, cultural sites and communities.
Tourism + Tech InitiativeWe are motivated to help cultivate and propel collaborations between the tourism and tech sectors to enable business and industry resilience, innovation and growth. Stay tuned for program updates.
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Tourism Innovators RoundtableThe Roundtable welcomes industry-recognized tourism innovators to cultivate networks and spark dialogue on next generation trends and opportunities for the tourism industry. The next session is to be announced.
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Founding Partners
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Program Lead
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BC Lead Partner
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Tourism Industry Partners
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Supporting tourism innovation is critical to the long term sustainability, competitiveness and success of this important economic sector in Canada.
- Justin Lafontaine, Program Lead, Tourism Innovation Lab
100+ tourism innovators have received “Spark" mentorships & grants since 2018!
About the Tourism Innovation Lab:
The Tourism Innovation Lab is a non-profit initiative created to find, foster and support new tourism ideas, experiences and partnerships, to cultivate and propel collaborations between the tourism and tech sectors, and to build a community of tourism innovators, idea makers and entrepreneurs in Canada. First launched in 2018, the Lab and its "Spark" Mentorships & Grants Program are now offered across British Columbia and Ontario.
The Tourism Innovation Lab is a program of Hackforge and is based in Windsor, ON and Squamish, BC.
Updates from the Lab:
Read our September 2023 Newsletter
The Tourism Innovation Lab is a non-profit initiative created to find, foster and support new tourism ideas, experiences and partnerships, to cultivate and propel collaborations between the tourism and tech sectors, and to build a community of tourism innovators, idea makers and entrepreneurs in Canada. First launched in 2018, the Lab and its "Spark" Mentorships & Grants Program are now offered across British Columbia and Ontario.
The Tourism Innovation Lab is a program of Hackforge and is based in Windsor, ON and Squamish, BC.
Updates from the Lab:
Read our September 2023 Newsletter
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