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Travel ArrangementsBritish Columbia, Canada11-50 Employees
Tourism Richmond is a non-profit, stakeholder-driven destination marketing organization (DMO) that promotes Richmond as a destination to leisure travellers, meeting planners, travel media, and organizations that influence travel. It is based in Richmond, British Columbia, and operates in the travel arrangements industry with a staff size of 11-50 employees. The organization collaborates with local businesses, tourism service providers, and the City of Richmond to showcase the city's offerings and to provide information and guidance for planning trips to Richmond. Its primary mandate is to enhance destination awareness through sales and marketing initiatives and by delivering visitor and stakeholder services, with the goal of increasing tourism-related economic activity for the city and its stakeholders. Tourism Richmond is primarily funded through MRDT, a three-per-cent tax on short-term accommodation, and is governed by a 12-member board drawn from the accommodation sector, the tourism non-accommodation sector, and senior City of Richmond employees.