Thompson Okanagan Tourism & Hospitality Resources

Tourism & Hospitality Resources for the Thompson

Okanagan Region

The tourism and hospitality industry in the Thompson Okanagan region employed approximately 33,000 people in 2021, of which 47% were employed in the food and beverage sector and 22% in the recreation and entertainment sector. The region accounted for roughly 11% of the total provincial tourism and hospitality workforce (298,250), and its workforce distribution across sectors is similar to the provincial distribution. In the both the Thompson Okanagan and across BC, the tourism and hospitality industry accounts for approximately 11% of total employment

Ginger Brunner

Thompson Okanagan Located in Vernon, BC

HR Advisory Services

Are you a tourism and hospitality business in the Thompson Okanagan region needing HR help? Reach out to Ginger Brunner, the regional HR Consultant for the Thompson Okanagan region. Ginger began her career in the hospitality industry more than 30 years ago. Over the years, Ginger advanced here career within different operational and senior leadership roles in travel services, events, food and beverage, hotels and resorts across Canada, before transitioning into HR over 20 years ago. She is an experienced tourism and hospitality college instructor and past small business owner in BC and holds the Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) designation.

Project funded by Government of BC

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Thompson Okanagan Workforce Profile

In 2021, the tourism and hospitality industry employed around 33,000 people in the Thompson Okanagan region. That accounts for 11% of total employment! Broken down by sector, that looks like: