Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island had an announcement to make.
And it was heard. Loud and clear.
The press event was held in the Capitol Theatre, with local food and wine offered to the attendees after the presentation. And the presentation gave everyone a lot to talk about during the social piece afterward. On the way in, we were greeted by costumed performers, acting as Prohibition Era rum-runners and other period-piece characters from Windsor’s past. They reminded everyone that Windsor and region has a lot of stories to tell, and the tourism industry will need to work together to get the message out.
In a series of phenomenal videos produced by Suede Productions (local), tourism operators, convention hosts, and businesses were shown that the new Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island have a firm grasp on what this region has to offer.
This was the announcement.
The implementation of this vision is likely set for another time. Today was a presentation about showing the knowledge and awareness within our tourism sector about what this region can boast.
Watching the videos, mesmerized, the crowd was treated to eye candy touting entertainment, leisure, sports, gaming, shopping, and living in the Windsor Essex area. During the presentation there were separate vignettes with actors strolling through the Kelly Theatre (in the Capitol Theatre) with microphones on. They were pretending to be a series of different tourism demographics, speaking out loud about what they were looking to do in Windsor. The actors would then get on the stage, find the computer kiosk that was waiting beside the video screen, and activate a new video about what they were looking for. It was seamless. It was impressive.
Chris Ryan and the Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee team
Chris Ryan, Chief Executive Officer of Tourism Windsor Essex, was excited when he took the stage, telling everyone in the room about the endless possibilities to increase our tourism footprint in the province, and the rest of Canada. He was electric while in the common areas of the theatre also, looking like someone about to unleash a new initiative. And the spark was provided nicely by he and his staff before and after the video announcements, giving a clear indication that someone is paying attention. Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island is ready to bring people to Windsor (downtown and otherwise) and impress them like no one else can.
Today is a good day.
Below is a video of the theatre before the presentation, and some of the video clips that were shown.
The sound and video are only shadows of what the videos offer, but until I get access to the videos, this is what we can offer.
Enjoy.
