Sanderson Centre and Tourism Brantford Receive Industry Recognition
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Brantford, ON – The City of Brantford’s Economic Development & Tourism Department is pleased to announce that the Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts, Brantford’s premier performing arts centre, was named the winner of the Safe Travels Stamp Award for Ontario’s Tourism Region 3 (RTO3) during the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario’s 2021 Ontario Tourism Summit. Tourism Brantford was also recognized as one of the three finalists for the region.
On October 26 and 27, 2021, the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario (TIAO) hosted the hybrid 2021 Ontario Tourism Summit with 250 in-person and 200+ virtual tourism professionals from across the province. One winner from each of Ontario’s 13 tourism regions was recognized during the Safe Travels Stamp Award Lunch, which were determined by public votes. The nominated finalists from Ontario’s Tourism Region 3, which includes Hamilton, Halton and Brant, were: the Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts, Senior Discovery Tours (Hamilton, ON) and Tourism Brantford.
“We are thrilled to have been presented the Safe Travels Stamp Award by the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario,” says Glenn Brown, Theatre Manager, Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts. “This award acknowledges our ongoing commitment to offering visitors a safe travel experience when visiting Brantford.”
In accordance with government guidelines in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts was closed to the public from March 12, 2020 to August 15, 2021. Tourism Brantford encouraged local tourism industry partners, including the Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts to become self-certified for the Safe Travels Stamp to increase awareness and confidence for group tour operators, visitors and residents planning for the future.
About the Safe Travels Stamp
The Safe Travels Stamp is an international symbol designed to allow travellers to recognize governments and companies around the world that have adopted health and hygiene standardized protocols so that consumers can experience ‘Safe Travels’. Tourism Brantford and the Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts, along with many other local tourism businesses who are #SafeTravels Stamp recipients, can display the logo proudly at entrances to their facilities, on marketing materials and online via their websites and social media.
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Media Contact
Chelsey Tobin
Tourism Marketing Coordinator
City of Brantford – Economic Development & Tourism Department
ctobin@brantford.ca
519-751-9900 ext. 5048