CTC16 Presentations
The Ontario By Bike Network and Transportation Options are excited to share the presentations of the 2016 Cycle Tourism Conference held on March 4th, 2016. We invite you to review them, learn more about these topics, share them with others and connect with the speakers should you have further questions.
A 2016 Cycle Tourism Conference Summary Report will be compiled featuring overviews and highlights of the presentations listed below. This will be made available here in April.
Destination Bike: Bike Tourism Means Business – Nastassja Pace – Travel Oregon
The Blue Route: Nova Scotia’s Emerging Provincial Cycling Network – Ben Buckwold – Bicycle Nova Scotia
Peterborough & the Kawarthas Classics: Road Cycling Routes – Fiona Dawson – Peterborough & the Kawarthas Tourism
Trail Enhancement Innovations: The Pan Am Path – A Legacy Project for the City of Toronto – Jen Hyland – City of Toronto
The New Greenbelt Route: Partnerships to Promotions to Wayfinding – Susan Murray – Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation
Urban Bike Tourism – Terrance Eta – Toronto Bicycle Tours
“What Are Canadian Cyclists Buying Elsewhere? How Do We Shift Their Gears Closer To Home?” Jonathan Lansdell – Butterfield & Robinson
Mike Brcic – Sacred Rides Mountain Biking Adventures
The Route Verte’s Success Outside Québec: Lessons Learned from Tourists Coming To Cycle The Belle Province’s Cycle Network – Louis Carpentier – Vélo Québec
Elevating The Erie Canalway Trail – James Meerdink – Parks & Trails New York
Measuring Cycle Tourism: More Bang for Your Buck! – Robert Wong – RMCG Inc.
Partnership & Marketing Success Factors for Building a Top-Tier GranFondo – Michael Merrall – Epic Tour Halton
Welcoming Cyclists to Ontario’s Southwest: Product Development and Marketing Partnerships – Joanne Wolnik – Southwest Ontario Tourism Corporation (RTO1)
Dagmar and Durham Trails: Mountain Bike Product Development – John Fisher – Durham Mountain Biking Club
Overcoming Challenges and Pursuing Opportunities – Louisa Mursell & Michael McCreesh – Ontario By Bike / Transportation Options
Creating a World Class, Bicycle-Based Tourism Destination – Linda McKenna Boxx – Allgeheny Trails Alliance / Great Allegheny Passage
“Seeing the Bigger Picture: How Cross-Regional Trails and Routes Help Build the Market” – Afternoon Panel Discussion from Several Guest Speakers
Conference Coordinators
The 2016 Cycle Tourism Conference was coordinated by Ontario By Bike Network, a program of Transportation Options, a not for profit organization. For over twenty years, Transportation Options has been dedicated to fostering sustainable mobility and tourism solutions across Ontario, developing and supporting a range of innovative programs. Transportation Options has coordinated a number of significant conferences in the past, including two cycle tourism forums.
Contact info
For more information on the conference, please call 1-866-701-2774 / 416-827-2774 or contact through email Transportation Options’ Executive Director, Louisa Mursell at lmursell@transportationoptions.org or Project Coordinator Michael McCreesh at mmccreesh@transportationoptions.org.
The 2016 Cycle Tourism Conference was made possible by the generous support of the following partners and sponsors:
Gold Spoke Sponsors
Carbon Spoke Sponsors
