Building a strong tourism industry in the north.

Destination Northern Ontario is the largest of 13 Regional Tourism Organizations (RTOs) funded by the Ontario Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries. We coordinate, align, and invest in sub-regional programs and lead in identified pan-northern management functions.

Building on 80+ years of successful fall conferences for the outfitting sector, the Northern Ontario Tourism Summit was developed as a partnership event between Nature and Outdoor Tourism Ontario and Destination Northern Ontario to bring together tourism businesses, organizations and suppliers as well as all levels of government at a single event to find solutions to challenges facing the industry.

 

The Northern Ontario Industry Leader Awards recognize excellence in the province's tourism industry. Recipients provide outstanding leadership, exemplify best business practices, innovative marketing and deliver tourism experiences that contribute to the success of Ontario's tourism industry, which generates over $36 billion in economic activity and supporting more than 400,000 jobs.

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Continued Growth in Northern Ontario in the Vacation Rental Market

By Sara Dekker October 11, 2024
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According to recent data from AirDNA comparing September 2024 to the previous year, the vacation rental market in Northern Ontario is experiencing significant growth. Submarket 13A has seen a substantial rise in available listings, growing from 1,429 to 1,571, a 10% increase. This growth is accompanied by a remarkable 30% jump in revenue, from $2.2…

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Northern Ontario Hosting 2024 GWTA Cycling Tour

By Destination Northern Ontario July 30, 2024
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Since 2016, Destination Northern Ontario (DNO) has taken an expanding and connective regional approach in developing the tourism cycling product in Northern Ontario.  DNO continues to have a highly successful product development partnership with Waterfront Regeneration Trust (WRT), the provincially recognized cycling trail developing organization. Cycling is an important tourism activity in the north with…

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