We want to keep you in the loop on what's happening in the industry! This week's industry newsletter includes:

• Take & Share our Resident Sentiment Survey

• We're Hiring a Manager of Groups & Programs
• Enter to Win tickets to see Canada’s National Women’s Team vs USA
• Free Marketing Support in Three Event Guides

Have Your Say! Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island is conducting a Resident Sentiment Survey to better understand how residents feel about tourism in our region - and we need your help sharing the word!

What can you do?

1. Share this email with your coworkers and staff and have them complete the survey!
2. Spread the word on your social media channels, on your website, or in your marketing emails. We've put together social graphics and other elements plus suggested phrasing in our media kit available here.

Tourism contributes to Windsor, Essex County and Pelee Island by supporting businesses and jobs, attracting visitors, and showcasing what makes our communities great places to live and visit. At the same time, it is important that tourism develops in ways that reflect the needs, priorities, and perspectives of the people who call the region home.

If you live in Windsor, County of Essex, or Pelee Island, we want to hear from you. The survey asks about the benefits and impacts of tourism, opportunities for improvement, and what you would like tourism in the region to look like in the future.

Executed by Bannikin, the online questionnaire will take 3-5 minutes and is open now at visitwindsoressex.com/survey.

Anyone who completes the survey will also have a chance to win a regional staycation valued at $500, including an overnight stay, dining credits, and a bookable experience in the region.

Have your say: www.visitwindsoressex.com/survey

Our Resident Sentiment Survey will close on Monday November 9th, 2026 and results will be shared with the industry in 2027.

We’re hiring! Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island is looking for a Manager of Groups & Programs to join our team.

This role will play an important part in connecting our organization with the tourism industry - supporting group, meeting and sport tourism opportunities; growing and strengthening our partnership programs; and leading our presence at consumer and industry shows.

The successful candidate will work closely with hotels, tourism businesses, venues and industry partners across Windsor Essex to:

• Support group, meeting and sport tourism opportunities
• Grow participation and revenue across Tourism Windsor Essex partnership programs
• Coordinate Tourism Windsor Essex’s presence at consumer and industry shows

If you’re a relationship builder who is organized, collaborative and passionate about tourism and growing our visitor economy, we want to hear from you.

Learn more about the opportunity and apply today: www.visitwindsoressex.com/employment 

Posting closes on Wednesday October 21st, 2026.

Exclusive Stakeholder Giveaway!

Watch Canada go head-to-head with its biggest rival before taking on the world!

On October 28th at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Canada’s National Women’s Team will face the United States in an exhibition game ahead of the 2026 IIHF Women’s World Championship. 

Exclusive to our Stakeholder List - ENTER to win your tickets. We're giving away 5 pairs of tickets for this ultimate event. You can enter once per day per valid email address.

Want to guarantee your seats? Click here for event details - tickets start at $68. Group rates are also available for groups of 10 or more for your team.

Contest ends October 12th, 2026.

REMINDER: Submit Your Upcoming Events for Free Marketing Support!

Take advantage of our FREE marketing opportunities to promote your upcoming promotions, events and specials for upcoming holidays in our Event Guides. 

• Halloween Guide - profiling attractions, special events, features & more, live now
• Thanksgiving Guide - profiling dinner specials, bakeries, themed nights & more, live now

You can also plan ahead now by loading your Christmas-themed events to be featured in our Holiday Event Guide launching on Monday November 9th featuring parades, light festivals, markets, holiday shows and more!

The opportunity to be featured is FREE and each guide will be extensively marketed in the weeks leading up to the special events. These guides are supported through organic social media, our marketing email blasts and paid META advertisements.