New Tourism Asset Mapping project will compile an inventory of positive tourism assets available for development and promotion in Ontario's Lake Country. Project partners are RTO7, Tourism Simcoe County, The City of Orillia, the Townships of Oro-Medonte, Ramara and Severn, the Chippewas of Rama First Nation, Ontario's Lake Country and the Orillia Area Community Development Corporation.

RTO7, Ontario's Lake Country, the Orillia Area Community Development Corporation and Casino Rama have partnered together on this workshop to help you more effectively market online. Frederic Gonzalo, of Gonzalo Marketing, is the workshop presenter.

Applications are now open for Partnership Program, 2016/17 Experience Implementation Program Applications will soon be available, update on the Experience Development Course, upcoming events, workshops & more!

Have you checked out our latest eblast? There are still a number of limited spaces available for the Experience Development Course in Midland, March 21 to 23 with Celes Davar. Also in this edition, RTO7 has posted an RFQ for French translation services, Canada Summer Jobs Funding applications are open for employers and it's time to add your 2016 listing to the BruceGreySimcoe Festivals & Events micro site!!

In this eblast issue:

Register now for the Experience Development Training Course, update your Operator Listing & check out the new features, Attractions Ontario is accepting submissions for its brand new awards program, Ontario is launching a new fund, OTMPC has some marketing opportunities, new RFP posted by Blue Mountain Village Association plus upcoming industry events, useful information & more...

Happy New Year from RTO7! Make sure you fill out RTO7's Professional Development Needs Survey, take advantage of two special offers on valuable social media tools, upcoming events, important dates & more...all in our latest eblast.

Happy Holidays, update on the recent BruceGreySimcoe Tourism Conference, it's time to add your 2016 events to our site & more...in the December 18th edition of our Eblast!!

BruceGreySimcoe Tourism Conference just a week away, AGCO Workshops a success & recent blog posts in this edition of RTO7 Connection.

RTO7 hosted two free AGCO Workshops in partnership with the Town of Innisfil, November 17th, and the Town of Saugeen Shores and the Saugeen Shores Chamber of Commerce, November 25th with over 30 attendees at each.

The date has been changed to Wednesday, November 25, 2015 for the FREE AGCO Workshop being held at the Southampton Town Hall. It was previously scheduled for Tuesday, November 24, 2015.