Edmonton Economic Development Corporation: World's Travel Writers Meet in Edmonton

Edmonton First-Time Host, Shows Off Region to Visitors

(firmenpresse) - EDMONTON, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/14/11 -- Travel writers from across Canada and around the world gather in Edmonton as Alberta's capital city hosts, for the first time, September 18-22.

Presented by the , GoMedia is the premier annual travel media event where 130 Canadian travel organizations tell 125 hand-picked Canadian and international journalists one-on-one about Canadian destinations. Media take away new Canadian stories and leave with memorable experiences.

Edmonton successfully bid on the prestigious event last fall, with the support of Edmonton's Destination Marketing hotels, Travel Alberta's Edmonton and Area Tourism Destination Region, and industry partners.

Media opportunity:

GoMedia kicks off with an Edmonton Festival City Opening Reception on September 19, hosted by Edmonton Tourism at the .

Note to editors: As this is a closed event, media interested in attending the 7 - 10 pm event are asked to RSVP by September 16.

A notable benefit, as host city, is that the conference program includes media tours of Greater Edmonton's diverse attractions on September 19. Delegates will attend GoMedia at , set amidst North America's largest urban parkland, and stay at downtown Edmonton hotels - experiencing the city's fall colours.

During the media marketplace, tourism representatives and journalists meet in a fast-paced, speed-dating format, one-on-one 15-minute appointments.

Visit for more on GoMedia.

Edmonton Economic Development Corporation (EEDC) provides leadership in economic development, markets Edmonton as a must-see destination, manages the Shaw Conference Centre and Edmonton Research Park, and acts as a stakeholder in TEC Edmonton, a joint venture with the University of Alberta. For more information, visit Learn more about Edmonton through the stories of people who've experienced it at





Contacts:
Edmonton Economic Development Corporation

Renée Worrell
Communications Manager
780.932.4865

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