2023 Tourism and Economic Development Year End Report

2023 Economic and Tourism Development Year-End Report

TOURISM

Farm Show and Plowing Match

Rockhound Gemboree

We coordinated a tent display at the Hastings County Plowing Match and Farm Show in August. In the tent, we were joined by representatives from Tyendinaga Township, The Municipality of Tweed, Quinte West, Harvest

We setup and staffed a display again this year at the Gemboree. We handed out our new publications and answered questions from those who stopped by our display.

Hastings and our Paramedics. We interacted with more than 700 peoplewho directly visited our tent over the two-day period.

New Tourism Maps

Staff created a series of fun and engaging tourism maps each themed to a particular industry to help locals and visitors easily find related businesses.

New Tourism Marketing Brochures

As outlined in the SMART Goals Plan, staff created three new brochures, each with the goal of helping visitors easily access information such as What do do?, Where to stay?, and Where to eat?.

New Video Series Promoting Business and Purchasable Experiences

In 2023 we recorded a series of videos showcasing Wildly Authentic purchasable experiences across the County. We worked with local comedian Timmy Boyle to be the host and go behind the scenes to learn how products are made, what adventures can be found here and what experiences people can enjoy.

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