Be A Tourist In Your Own Town!

To celebrate National Tourism Week May 14 - 20, 2012, Tourism Burlington together with their tourism partners, residents and visitors, are asking Burlingtonians to send an E-Post Card to your friends and family and invite them to beautiful Burlington.  Celebrating tourism throughout the country during a single week greatly magnifies the impact of individual efforts, large or small. 

This year, to celebrate National Tourism week, Tourism Burlington invites you to:Send an E-Post Card to family and friends or find our "hidden gems".

Can you find Burlington’s “Hidden Gems” ?

In celebration of National Tourism Week May 14-20, 2012 Tourism Burlington will help you discover the “hidden gems” of Burlington & WIN great prizes!

Attraction “Hidden Gems”

Each day a member of our Tourism team will be a “hidden gem” at our local attractions.   Follow us on twitter  @BurlingtonTour  with hashtag #HiddenGemsBurl for hints to help you be the fi

rst to find us on location* and win a gift valued at $50.oo compliments of the attraction we are visiting!

 *you must find us in person to win

Once we are found we will tweet our exact location at the attraction so you can meet up with us and pick up your free Tourism souvenir  & our 2012-13 Visitor Guide.

Attraction “Hidden Gems” Schedule

Monday May 14:                      Bronte Creek Provincial Park & Springridge Farm

Tuesday May 15:                      Royal Botanical Gardens, Crossroads Centre

Wednesday May 16:                 Burlington Mall & Burlington Farmers’ Market

Thursday May 17:                    Downtown Burlington

Friday May 18:                         Joseph Brant Museum & Burlington Art Centre

Saturday May 19:                     Crawford Lake Conservation Area

Sunday May 20:                        Mount Nemo Conservation Area, Ireland House

“Hidden Gems” Photo Contest   - May 14-20

How to Play:

• View the hidden gem photo of the day on our website, facebook or twitter
• Name the location of the hidden gem by commenting on the photo via Facebook or tweeting the location to us with the hashtag #HiddenGemsBurl
• One correct entry will be chosen randomly (daily) and receive a prize valued at $50.00

Contest details here

Tourism Burlington will pleased to provide residents with ideas about exciting things to see and do right here in Burlington with their visiting friends and relatives.  You can Get Away without Going Away and Be a Tourist in Your Own Town!

This initiative has been developed by the Tourism Industry Association of Canada with input from provincial and territorial tourism industry associations.

Tourism Industry Association of Canada

The Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) is the only national organization representing the full cross-section of Canada's $74 billion tourism industry.

TIAC's members include air and passenger rail services, airport authorities, local and provincial destination authorities, hotels, attractions and tour operators.

Related Links:

• National Tourism Week Press Release 2012