Tourism Victoria has been nominated for two awards by the Tourism Industry Association of Canada. The destination marketing organization is a finalist for the social media initiative of the year award and the small or medium-sized business award. Tourism Victoria, nominated for its Escape your Everyday campaign will be up against Ottawa Tourism, Rocky Mountaineer and Tourism Richmond in social media, while it will face Au Diable Vert and Vancouver's Fresh Tracks Canada in the business category. Victoria's Maple Leaf Adventures, which offers small-ship cruises around the West Coast, is nominated for the sustainable tourism award where it will face off against Vancouver's Bluewater Adventures and Parkbus from Toronto. The awards will be handed out at TIAC's Tourism Congress in Gatineau, Que. Nov. 20.
