Mentorships ● Grants ● Community
Join us as we inspire and support tourism
• 175+ “Spark” winners in BC & Ontario received mentorships & seed fund micro-grants
• 100+ program partners across Canada • 50+ “Spark” Programs delivered • 6 Indigenous tourism programs • 2 2SLGBTQI+ tourism programs • 1 Black tourism program • 1 Accessible tourism program • 500+ “Spark” applications received • 50+ pitch sessions • 150+ review jurors and pitch session judge panel volunteers • 175+ volunteer mentors recruited and matched • 4 Digital Shift Virtual Workshops • 2 Tourism Innovators Roundtables Watch these videos to see why we do what we do! Be inspired! Wanderlight Alpaca Experience is developing a new agritourism mystery experience in Peterborough & the Kawarthas.
Be inspired! Aggie Armstrong launched contemporary art experiences on her farm in Oxford County.
Be inspired! Simper's Fishing Charters offers Indigenous tourism experiences in Caldwell First Nation.
Be Inspired! iSUP Saugeen launched a mobile surf shop, water safety awareness programs and on-water experiences in Bruce County.
Be inspired! The Downtown Wallaceburg BIA launched a new kayak experience called Whimsies Paddle Adventures in Chatham-Kent.
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. Interested in launching the "Spark" Program in your region? Interested in being a mentor and supporting innovators and new tourism initiatives? Please contact us at: [email protected] |
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