Inaugural B.C. Indigenous Tourism Conference in Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ territory sets tone for busy 2025 tourist season – Penticton Herald

Ucluelet, B.C. – Sipping organic Spirit Bear Coffee and snacking on sweet Bannock scones, 150 attendees of B.C.’s first-ever Indigenous Tourism Conference were on the same page about the upcoming 2025 tourist season.

Despite the uncertainty of U.S. tariffs slowing economic growth across the country, tourism industry professionals around the room thought B.C. is on track for a full-on summer. They shared their perspectives at the conference, which was held April 28 to 30 in Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ (Ucluelet First Nation) territory.

“I honestly don’t think that politics will affect us. We do have a lot of local guests that come and it’s a very popular area,” said Sicily Aren, who represented the Prophet River First Nation and Sikanni River Ranch in Northern B.C., which is within the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area.

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