OTS25 is Ontario's premier gathering for tourism leaders, innovators, and changemakers - focused on building business resilience, sustainable growth, and collaborative success.
Theme: Building Your Business. Living Abundantly. Collaboration.
Venue: Ottawa Conference & Event Centre - 5 minutes from downtown, across from the VIA Rail Station, and approximately 20 minutes from Ottawa International Airport.
CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
Ontario Tourism Summit is Ontario's award winning, flagship tourism industry conference, bringing together hundreds of operators, destinations, municipalities, community leaders, sector associations, and decision-makers from across the province.
The 2025 programming comes at a pivotal moment: a relentless year marked by elections, shifting priorities, climate pressures, safety considerations, rising costs, and rapid advances in technology. The need to think differently and work together has never been greater.
This year’s Summit focuses on helping tourism stakeholders strengthen operations, build resilience, and unlock shared value across communities.
The conference programming is curated by industry input and aligned with priorities identified through the Ontario Tourism Strategy consultations.
DISCOVER
Expert-led sessions on sustainability, workforce resilience, and market trends
Hands-on learning to move from strategy to action
Access to industry insights aligned with Ontario’s Tourism Strategy
CONNECT
Meet hundreds of industry professionals from Ontario & beyond
Connect with sector leaders and stakeholders looking to collaborate
Identify shared priorities and start building impactful initiatives
TAKE ACTION
Hear from visionary speakers leading the future of tourism, hospitality and related industries
Learn actionable strategies to strengthen your projects
Leave with ideas you can apply
AGENDA AT A GLANCE
DAY ONE
Tuesday, October 28
Insights on the new Ontario Tourism Strategy
Breakout discussions on workforce issues, creative leadership, and future-ready operations
Interactive sessions exploring cross-sector partnerships and sustainable business models
Welcome Reception & Artisan Market: Connect with peers and explore Ontario’s local talent!
DAY TWO
Wednesday, October 29
Discussions on investment strategies and destination development
Data-driven sessions on visitor trends and market opportunities
Breakout workshops designed to spark innovative thinking and actionable planning
Ontario Tourism Awards Gala: Celebrating excellence in Ontario’s tourism industry!
BOTH DAYS
Breakfast, and refreshments provided
Networking breaks and interactive spaces to meet industry leaders
Engaging breakout sessions and main stage discussions
Opportunities to explore emerging trends, technologies, and real-world solutions
Accommodation
We have a room block reserved at Courtyard Ottawa East for Friday, October 24, 2025 through Sunday, November 02, 2025.
Hotel Details:
Courtyard Ottawa East
200 Coventry Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1K 4S3
Room Block Dates:
Friday, October 24, 2025 – Sunday, November 2, 2025
Last Day to Book: October 3rd, 2025
Reserve Your Room:
Click here to book your group rate for Tourism Industry Association of Ontario 2025
Prefer to book by phone?
Call 613-741-9862 or 613-741-9862 ext. 2000 and mention the group code TIAN along with your stay dates to receive the special rate.
ISABEL HILL
Travel and Tourism Office at U.S. Department of Commerce
JANNA SMITH
County Arts
DUG STEVENSON
Bay of Quinte Regional Marketing Board
SARAH FOX
Visit the County
MARYSIA CZARSKI
Ignition Creativity
REBECCA GODFREY
CBRE Tourism Consulting
BERTHA CORMIER
Keepers of the Circle
DAN LAVERDURE
Town of Kirkland
KELLY HAUSSLER
Ottawa Tourism
MICHAEL
CROCKATT
Ottawa
Tourism
ANDREW
SIEGWART
TIAO
WILLIAM
SCHATTEN
Context Research Group
MATTHEW THOMAS
Parkbus
JASPREET SANDHU
Ontario Arts Council
ROBERT SERPE
Peel Police Service Board
NICK MILINOVICH
Peel Police Service Board
MARY SAYEWICH
Ottawa Tourism
AMY BUTCHER
TIAC
MEGAN KNOTT
Tourism Kingston
JEAN-FRANCOIS ARCHAMBAULT
La Tablée des Chefs
ERIKA POTRZ
Hoverlink Ontario Inc
ALEX MAZANIK
Context Research Group
LAUCHLAN ROGERS
Destination Ontario
VINCENZA RONALDI
Destination Ontario
VINCE ACCARDI
OMCA
ANGELA NAGY
GreenStep Solutions Inc.
KEVIN ESHKAWKOGAN
Indigenous Tourism Ontario
JOANNE WOLNIK
SWOTC
PIERRE SANTONI
VIA Rail Canada
TREVOR NORRIS
Bay of Quinte Regional Marketing Board
SUMEETA KOHLI
Destination Ontario | GLocal Marketing
PETER ODLE
The Urban Guide
DIONNE BISHOP
Events by Dionne
Local Artisan MARKETPLACE
Our 4th annual Local Artisan Marketplace hosted as part of the 2025 Ontario Tourism Summit is designed to showcase the host region, Ottawa, and support local.
In the midst of the pandemic, Jane stumbled upon the soothing art of jewelry-making. It started as a therapeutic hobby and pastime with her two daughters.
Lori has been creating with textiles since graduating from Fashion Design in 1984.
She creates hand painted textiles and then sews them into functional art.
A small artisan shop that specializes in hand bound journals, cut paper art pieces & handmade goods.
Nestled in a 17.5-acre urban forest park in the heart of the nation’s capital, the Vanier Sugar Shack passionately perpetuates the tradition of maple syrup-making. This know-how, rooted in the Vanier neighbourhood since 1939.
Avenue T is named after a street in Ottawa, Ontario where her grandmother lived for over six decades. Now, a small Ottawa business run by Grace, Made on Avenue T is the perfect custom gift for any occasion.
Queer-owned business that makes the best handmade soap in Ottawa! Giftable, colourful & gender-neutral soaps for all.
Hot sauce with flavour. Haico's Hot Sauce grow Carolina Reapers, Scorpion and Ghost Peppers in our backyard in Ottawa.
Jewelry inspired by the moon, earth, and water. Crafted with pearls, shells, gemstones, and locally sourced natural materials.
The Ontario Tourism Awards of Excellence
The 2025 Ontario Tourism Awards of Excellence celebrate success and recognize those who have made outstanding contributions to Ontario’s tourism industry.
Awards are jointly presented by;
Awards finalists and winners are celebrated at the Ontario Tourism Awards Gala at the 2025 Ontario Tourism Summit.
TIAO will be hosting its 4th annual Ontario Tourism Awards Silent Auction at the Ontario Tourism Summit. All money raised will go towards scholarships for underrepresented youth that are choosing post-secondary education in culinary, tourism, or hospitality programs.
We invite you to donate an in-kind prize and be featured in our auction, which will be showcased to over 450 industry attendees. Your logo and URL will be highlighted alongside your item and included in branded banners within the auction app!
Click here for a sneak peek of the prizes up for grabs
Interested in donating? Contact: sgonsalves@tiaontario.ca
When
Location
- Ottawa Conference & Event Centre 200 Coventry Rd, Ottawa, ON K1K 4S3
