This article showcases our top picks for the best British Columbia based Tourism companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Tourism industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top British Columbia Tourism Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Checkfront
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Checkfront offers online booking services for tours and activities, rentals, and accommodations.
ToursByLocals
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ToursByLocals is an online marketplace connecting tourists with local tour guides who create customized, private tours.
Elevation Outdoors
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Elevation’s mission is to enhance the lives of underprivileged youth via participation in specially designed outdoor sports programs.
Pilot
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Pilot is a Vancouver Travel Tech Startup & Social Trip Planner.
Yervana Services Inc
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Two sided marketplace that connects Locals and Explorers in outdoor adventures. Data analytics for the tourism and hospitality industry.
GyPSy Guide
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GyPSy Guide provides leisure, travel, and tourism services.
Rezgo
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Rezgo is tour operator software that allows tourism agencies to integrate a real-time online booking system into their websites.
CruiseShipCenters
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CruiseShipCenters is part of the Expedia, Inc. family. Established in 1987, the company has been a market leader, specializing in cruise
Barberstock Systems
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Barberstock Systems is a digital Asset Management solution for tourism & travel.
Tourism Vancouver
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vision is to be the global leader in destination sales, marketing and visitor experiences.
Moving2Canada
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Moving2Canada is an online resource for jobseekers and employers in the engineering and construction sectors in Canada.
Resonance Consultancy
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Resonance Consultancy is a global advisor in real estate, tourism and economic development.
Lifty Life
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Vacation Rental Management within BC & Alberta, Canada + Digital Marketing to the Vacation Rental Industry
PicThrive
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The leading photo & video sales platform for the tourism industry.
Nautilus Liveaboards
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Nautilus Liveaboards provides diving at Socorro Island, Guadalupe Island & Sea of Cortez, with Giant Mantas, Great White Sharks, Dolphins.
DreamCraft Attractions
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DreamCraft Attractions provides Virtual and Augmented Reality experiences for the theme park industry.
West Trek
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West Trek is a travel and tour company for trips in the Rocky Mountains, Vancouver Island and Seattle.
Cityredbird Location Services
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Cityredbird is an application that provides a social map of cities for travelers to find points of interest in new cities.
Intravelnet.com
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Intravelnet.com is a rapidly growing leisure travel and information services company.
Whistler Reservations
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Whistler Reservations is a central reservation service that provides real-time availability for all hotels and vacation rentals.
Trippzy
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Trippzy is an entertainment brand that launches a trivia app that provides players with real travel rewards to leading destinations.
Direct 2 Guests Services
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Direct 2 Guests Services Ltd. (D2G) is a business that places tablets in hotel rooms.
Select Contracts
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Select Contracts is a leader in developing solutions and project management for the leisure and entertainment industry.
InterVISTAS
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Leading management consulting company with extensive expertise in aviation, transportation and tourism.
Tourism Kelowna
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Tourism Kelowna is a non-profit organization administered by an elected Board of Directors made up of tourism sector stakeholders.
Canadian Tourism College
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Canadian Tourism College is a leading institute in Travel and tourism career training education since 1980.
Uniglobe Travel International
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Uniglobe Travel International provides global solutions, meetings, travel, event management, and consulting services.
2Vancouver
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2Vancouver.com helps individuals, investors, and businesses find the right Canadian immigration firm.
Funlists Inc.
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FunLists connects the world to event listings. We make finding, posting and sharing your events quick, fun and easy!
Entrée Destinations
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Entrée Destinations is a travel company.
Discovery Marine Safaris
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Discovery Marine Safaris offers fun, educational, ethical, safe and professional tours.
Guidezie Technologies Inc.
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Social, on-demand tourism platform allowing tourists to schedule customized tours with local tourguides in real time.
RVR Kelowna – RV Rentals and Trip Concierge
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RV Rentals Kelowna – Rent a Motorhome
City Passport
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City Passport is a tourism marketing company that offers receptive services to attractions and tourism buyers.
Riptours Adventure Travel
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Riptours Adventure Travel provides users with a search engine for discovering and comparing global adventure travel plans with one another.
Burhill Group
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Burhill Group offers Golf, Fitness, Hospitality, Property Management, and Adventure Golf.
Nonstop Ski & Snowboard
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Nonstop Ski & Snowboard is a travel company that provides ski and snowboard instructors, all-mountain&backcountry courses.
Halcyon Backpacking
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A new outdoor-adventure travel company for young adults living with mental health issues.
Oggle Interactive
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Oistr.com is a Rich Internet Application (RIA) mashup combining social networking and mapping.
GAMA Bookings
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GAMA Bookings is the best free software platform for tour companies.
Silver Lake Camp
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Silver Lake Camp offers outdoor education and activities for children, wedding and corporate event venue rentals.
Moresby Explorers
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Moresby Explorers Providing fun, educational & safe wilderness adventures.
Whistler Tasting Tours
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Whistler Tasting Tours provides restaurants and multi-course dining tour services.
Lean Sensei International
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Lean Sensei coaching is providing services including training & certification, strategy development, tours, and much more.
Activity Bookers
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A one-stop website for researching, planning and booking activities and tours worldwide.
Flight Express Travel
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Flight Express Travel is a travel management company that provides deals for tours, hotels, cruises, vacation packages and travel insurance.
Wild Conservation Investment LP
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Wild Conservation Investment LP owns and operates guide and outfitting businesses in Western Canada.
Arbutus Routes
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Arbutus Routes provides bike rentals and service to personalized adventure trips.
Origin
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Origin is a full-service digitally driven, creative and marketing agency specialized in outdoor sports and tourism.