Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island Holiday Social
Thank you to everyone who attended our sold out Holiday Social at Willistead Manor and kicked off the holidays in style this past Thursday night! Take a moment to view a recap of the festive evening in the video below.
Don’t forget you can also support local this season with our 6th Annual Holiday Gift Guide featuring 300+ small businesses, artisans and events to support. |
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REMINDER: Secure Your Space in the 2025/2026 Official Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island Visitor Guide |
Get your business into the hands of visitors and local residents with our Official Visitor Guide – one of our most important marketing pieces we distribute each year! As we plan for a vibrant tourism season in Windsor Essex the Visitor Guide will be a key print and digital marketing piece to showcase the sites to see and the many ways to explore our region. The Official Visitor Guide will be released in April 2025 including: - 92 pages of content
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Increased distribution of 45k printed copies delivered within Windsor Essex and mailed to visitor inquiries
- A direct mail piece distributed to target neighbourhoods in Southern Ontario
- A large digital campaign targeting key markets in Southern Ontario
Listing & Ad Rates: - Interior Full Page $4,850 +hst
- Half Page $2,950 +hst
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1/4 Page $1,750 +hst
- Listing Opportunity $199 +hst
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Please note: email address is required to access the document to register. If you are RENEWING your Visitor Guide listing you should have received an email from Docusign with a link to a pre-filled form and do not need to open this one. Deadline for advertising or listing is Friday January 17th. |
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Submit Your Upcoming Holiday Events! |
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| Submit your festive holiday events, dinners and special promotions to be included in our upcoming guides and be featured for FREE in these promoted guides: -
Holiday Events Guide - now live: featuring concerts, parades, markets & more with a festive flare. Our guide has already been viewed over 84k times - get your events in now to be featured.
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Christmas Dinner Guide - now live: featuring dining specials, take out deals, meal kits, holiday boxes and more to make entertaining over the holidays easy.
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Don't forget to check out our Holiday Lights Guide including our Holiday Lights Pass. If you're hosting a separate festive display send the details now to be featured as an additional light display visitors need to see.
Submit your events for our upcoming New Year's Eve Guide - launching December 16th celebrating all types of events that will help locals & visitors ring in the New Year |
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CLOSING SOON: Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island is Hiring! Applications are open now for DIRECTOR of VISITOR ENGAGEMENT. We are looking for someone who wants to:
- develop a strategic visitor & industry engagement plan
- partnership engagement with programs and other tourism-related initiatives - develop the visitor service delivery model |
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Click here for the job posting.
Those interested in applying can submit a resume to hr@tourismwindsoressex.com with subject line Job Posting #2024-05: Director of Visitor Engagement. Applications are open until Tuesday December 17th, 2024.
Due to a high volume of applications, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. |
Experience Ontario Funding |
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| Ontario will provide continued support to festivals and events in 2025-2026 through a multimillion-dollar funding program.
Experience Ontario 2025 program will launch to support eligible in-person festivals and events taking place between April 1, 2025, and March 31, 2026. |
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Experience Ontario 2025 supports in-person festivals or events in Ontario that will:
1. Draw tourists and increase visitor spending through innovative programming in partnership with businesses and community partners. 2. Provide job opportunities for Ontarians in the tourism, culture, and entertainment sectors.
The application period is now open – applications will be accepted until December 19, 2024, at 4 p.m. Note: Experience Ontario is a highly competitive program. Applications will be measured against program criteria and there is no guarantee of funding. |
London Wine & Food Show 2025
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| Tourism Windsor Essex is once again participating in the London Food & Wine Show January 10th & 11th, 2025 at the Western Fair District Agriplex.
We are offering a partnership opportunity for a 10x10 space with carpet and half walls in the Windsor Essex area to be featured along with partners including EPIC Wineries, Wolfhead Distillery and Windsor Premier Cruises. |
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The cost to participate is $600 +HST. Please reach out to Steven MacDonald at smacdonald@tourismwindsoressex.com for further details. |
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