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Hamilton Halton Brant Regional Tourism Association

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada • 5 Employees
Leisure, Travel & Tourism

Hamilton Halton Brant Regional Tourism Association (HHBRTA) is an independent, industry-led, not-for-profit organization,responsible for working with tourism partners to enhance and grow this region's tourism products and marketing activities, with the intent of increasing visitors, generating more economic activity, creating more tourism jobs and sustainability, capturing unique product clusters and integrating existing brands and partnerships.HHBRTA is located in southwestern Ontario and includes:County of BrantThe cities of Brantford and HamiltonThe Regional Municipality of Halton (City of Burlington, the Towns of Halton Hills, Milton and Oakville)The Six Nations of the Grand River TerritoryThe Mississaugas of the Credit First NationHHBRTA works collaboratively to ensure that any initiatives that are undertaken supplement, not replace, existing efforts of sub-regional Destination Management Organizations (DMOs) and other organizations active in tourism such as Chambers of Commerce. The organization's focus is to design and execute innovative marketing tactics to drive new, incremental visits and spending while building the regional visitor experience brand.The creation of HHBRTA began in 2009 and in December 2010 became an incorporated entity, pursuant to the Province of Ontario's request. Today, HHBRTA is governed by a permanent industry-led Board of Directors, has an established head office and permanent staff team led by an Executive Director.The Heart of Ontario Regional Tourism Strategy has been the framework in which HHBRTA has determined operational priorities and industry development initiatives. HHBRTA is funded annually by the Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism, and Culture Industries and complies with Province of Ontario funding agreement requirements.