Explore Edmonton

Explore Edmonton
Formation1993; 31 years ago (1993)[1]
FoundersCity of Edmonton
PurposeDestination marketing
HeadquartersWorld Trade Centre Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada[2]
Area served
Edmonton Metropolitan Region
OwnerCity of Edmonton
Key people
  • Angela Fong (Chair)
  • Joseph Doucet (Vice-chair)
  • Derek Hudson (CEO)
[3][4]
Revenue
C$46.5 million (2017)[4]
Employees1,100 (2017)[4]
Websitewww.exploreedmonton.com
Formerly called
Edmonton Economic Development Corporation

Explore Edmonton Co. is a destination marketing organization in Edmonton, Alberta. It is involved in promoting Edmonton tourism, operating two of the city's event facilities—the Edmonton Convention Centre and the Edmonton Expo Centre,[5] and serving as the organizer of the annual exhibitions K-Days and Farmfair International.

It was formerly known as the Edmonton Economic Development Corporation (EEDC), and additionally acted as an economic development agency for the city. In 2019, Edmonton's city council voted in favour of splitting its economic development activities into a new innovation authority (which would be known as Innovate Edmonton).

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Budget 2015 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Edmonton Economic Development Corporation". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  3. ^ Sarkonak, J (2018-08-16). "New CEO talks about plans for Edmonton Economic Development Corporation". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  4. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference EEDC 2017 Annual Report was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Edmonton's tourism branch asking for doubling of 2021 funding to $21.6 million, citing loss of revenues during COVID-19 pandemic". edmontonjournal. Retrieved 2021-02-10.