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Considering an Event in Newfoundland and Labrador?
Let Wildland Tours and Event Planning Associates Be Your Guide

Every organization has its own corporate goals and traditions. Our commitment is to use our local expertise and work with you to develop your own ideal Newfoundland event.

Newfoundland is number two on the list of where Canadians want to go according to the Conference Board of Canada. After your group meets in British Columbia, the place they most want to go is Newfoundland. When it is time to reward people, it is time to consider Newfoundland and Labrador. We are one of the world's best kept incentive and meeting place secrets. The province boasts excellent hotels, experienced service providers, and one of the world's most amazing landscapes. Visitors will be enthralled by the world's largest gathering of humpback whales and the world's largest gatherings of a variety of seabirds. Icebergs, dramatic seacliffs, the continent's largest puffin colony, and the world's largest caribou herd add to the natural wonders of Newfoundland and Labrador.

The cultural experience alone is worth the visit. Maclean's Magazine will tell you Newfoundlanders are the friendliest and sexiest Canadians. We have more fun, less crime, and laugh more than other Canadians. And anybody who knows the people will tell you Newfoundland is one of the most interesting places in the world to visit. The entertainers lead the country in humour and sophistication.

Newfoundland musicians continue to pioneer the musical directions of North America. We have been at the leading edge of the world's technology since 1866, and our business community continues to lead the country in a variety of fields. Reward yourself and enrich your colleagues: meet in the Far East of the Western World.

In 1997 we were recognized as "Newfoundland's largest and most experienced conference services organization." That was the year we provided tour services to the largest conference in Canada. In 1997 we also planned the national conference for all of Canada's planners; and we provided destination management services to dozens of other large and small organizations together with their thousands of delegates and visitors.

In 1998 we worked with France's largest charter company to provide deluxe tours for the 100 passengers on the first Concorde to land in St. John's. We serviced the largest cruise ship to ever visit Red Bay. We also serviced the first cruise ship since 1536 to visit Bonavista. Prince Talil of Saudi Arabia and thousands of other guests learned about the city, the countryside, and the province from us.

In 1998 we provided planning, entertainment, and touring services to a dozen conferences including the Rural Doctors, Flying Doctors, Medical Graduates Society, and Newfoundland's largest 1998 conference, the Canadian Bar Association's Annual General Meeting. We arranged a 1300-person reception for this group on Sunday, August 23, organized a second 800-person reception on August 24, and provided tours to hundreds of other visiting legal professionals. Three days later we put together a 1900-person event for Hibernia. The complete coordination of this annual event for Hibernia represents one of the numerous event management projects we undertake for the multi-billion-dollar Newfoundland oil industry.

In 1999 our past clients in Canada's medical community and Newfoundland's oil patch once again hired us to work on an assortment of special events and excursions. Another record-setting supersonic flight to Newfoundland, excursions for two dozen cruise ship visits, another royal visit, and a special royal reception all added to the year's successful accomplishments. One of our largest projects involved putting together the century's last major series of incentive events for Standard Life, one of the world's largest insurance companies. We hosted other incentive events in St. John's and on the Northern Peninsula. We built a Viking ship, hired Norse warriors, and made sure that everybody enjoyed Newfoundland's year-long celebration of 50 years in Canada. And finally, during 1999 we started working to encourage communications companies to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Marconi receiving the first transatlantic wireless message on top of Signal Hill, St. John's in 1901. The year saw us providing more event management services to oil companies, incentive houses and conferences including the world's largest annual gathering of ornithologists (bird scientists and bird watchers).

We work with the province's most experienced hotels, entertainers, and service providers to ensure the professional and social requirements are met for all sorts of events. We have a long list of satisfied customers you can use as references and a long history of working cooperatively with the province's other service providers. If you are planning to be involved with a special event in Newfoundland, we hope that we can add you to our list of happy clients. We are looking forward to working with you and introducing you to one of the world's most exciting landscapes.

Newfoundland consistently ranks as one of the two places Canadians most want to visit. Conferences here are typically better attended than the same event hosted on the Canadian mainland. You can plan your Newfoundland event in confidence knowing the venue and the social programme will be remembered warmly for years!

We have also worked on dozens of twenty-first century conferences and special events. Let our experienced staff assist you with:

We have provided all of these services to many Newfoundland conferences and special events. Let us know how we can be of assistance to you. We would be delighted to put our experience and imagination to work for you. Our conference planning service will save you time and money. Often we can even help your organization with fundraising.

Wildland Tours and Convention Services/Event Planning Associates
124 Water St., P.O. Box 383, St. John's, NL, Canada, A1C 5J9
Phone (709) 722-3123
Fax (709) 722-3335
E-mail wildtour@nfld.com

"… the conference was a great success. We look forward to working with you in the future."
Marjorie Mercer, Coordinator (First Joint Meeting of the Society of Canadian Ornithologists and the American and British Ornithological Unions. August, 2000)

"… I would just like to extend our sincerest appreciation for the excellent work you did for us… The success of Hibernia can be directly attributable to the efforts of individuals like yourself and the team at your company."
John Percic, Corporate Communications Officer, Petro-Canada

"… It goes without saying that the involvement of you both in the planning process did relieve us of the tremendous burden in having to deal with the many, many details involved with such an undertaking… we look forward to other occasions when your services may be required."
Ernest G. Reid, Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales (Canadian Bar Association, 1998)

"On behalf of my colleagues at Hibernia, please accept my thanks for a job well done on our First Oil celebration… It was a somewhat difficult assignment since you could not be sure what date the event would be held on, but you managed to put on a 'top notch' event… everyone had a wonderful time celebrating the achievement of First Oil.
Patricia Jackson, Hibernia Public Affairs Advisor

"We saw more whales and seabirds than I could have imagined… Thank you so much for the excellent arrangements … The people of your island are indeed special"
Terry Hicks, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

"We heard nothing but positive comments regarding arrangements. We are particularly grateful for your going above and beyond the call of duty…"
Dr. Sharon Buehlar, Co-Chair, Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics