Learn about RTO3

The heartbeat of tourism is felt throughout the communities of Hamilton, Halton and Brant, Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, and the Mississauga of the Credit First Nation. As Hamilton Halton Brant’s Regional Tourism Organization, our role is to help that heartbeat grow even stronger.

With the financial support of Ontario’s Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Gaming, our non-profit organization works to increase tourism visitation, economic activity, and job growth throughout Hamilton Halton Brant. These efforts are guided by our vision of developing our region into a distinct, appealing travel destination that provides incremental business growth for the tourism operators located here.

Board of Directors - 4 positions

We are recruiting for four (4) new volunteer Directors to be appointed to our Board on June 25, 2025 for a three (3) year term.

Our Directors have diverse backgrounds, experiences, skills and knowledge and are representative of the geographic area of Hamilton Halton Brant, Six Nations of the Grand River and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. The applicant must either live or work in the Hamilton Halton Brant Region.

For the application form and instructions on how to apply for this role, download the file here.
Application for this role is open until 5pm on April 28th, 2025. Please contact Maureen Beatty, Executive Assistant, if you have any questions.

LEADING

We Lead By…

  • Mentoring, partnering, and collaborating to help others grow and evolve
  • Recognizing and supporting practices that promote sustainability and conservation
  • Always considering the past, present and future in our efforts to be forward thinkers

CONNECTING

We Connect Through…

  • A commitment to ongoing communications to engage and network with those in our industry
  • Helping stakeholders and partners build lasting relationships
  • Ensuring all interactions through our RTO channels and programs are sincere, value-driven, and initiative-focused

INCLUDING

We Include By…

  • Inviting, welcoming, and listening to new ideas and perspectives in our work with regional partners and stakeholders
  • Promoting and highlighting the many different ways to experience Hamilton Halton Brant
  • Welcoming everyone

VISION, MISSION AND GOALS

VISION

In working towards achieving our vision to have our region recognized as a distinct travel destination, RTO3 focuses on two overarching development opportunities:

  • Ensuring marketing and industry efforts help tourists of Toronto and Niagara Falls to understand our region’s signature offerings
  • Establishing the region’s tourism industry as a significant economic driver for our communities

MISSION

RTO3 is an innovative industry partnership committed to collaborative development initiatives that establish the region as a compelling tourism destination through:

  • Developing experiences/products and marketing authentic and diverse tourist experiences that generate increased day and overnight visitations and revenues
  • Increasing industry capacities, revenues, and viability
  • Building recognition of tourism as a significant regional economic driver and employment generator based on performance measures
  • Investing in and providing educational initiatives to further develop expertise within our tourism industry

GOALS

RTO3 activities work toward achieving three overarching goals:

  • Increasing the proportion of overnight visitors
  • Increasing the number of same-day visitors
  • Increasing the yield per visitor