Thompson Okanagan

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