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Fear and ATVing in Blind River: A Newcomer Family’s Experience
Granary Lake Retreat is a cottage resort near Blind River that is owned by a family of newcomers with roots in Trinidad and Tobago. All of the investors featured in this series are first time cottage resort owners, but you could say that our guest Chris Jaggarnath, his father Anand Jaggarnath, and his stepmother Bettina…
Keep readingThis Couple’s Favourite Lodge Was Up for Sale, so They Bought It
Browns’ Clearwater West Lodge is a special place to Brian Whalley and Aniela Hannaford. Brian grew up spending summers at this hunting lodge with his father, who claimed his site a year after it opened in 1978. After Brian met Aniela, it’s where he took her on their first date. It made enough of an…
Keep readingDestination Northern Ontario Partnership Initiatives
Destination Northern Ontario’s main objective in partnership is to become a catalyst in building strategic alignment and promoting collaboration within the industry. Destination Northern Ontario’s partnership program is extremely successful each year. An average of 70 tourism businesses and organizations have partnered with us annually to leverage our partnership fund by nearly 500%. For more…
Keep readingThe Impact of Sustainable Tourism In Ontario
Northern Ontario’s natural resources are the foundation of the region’s tourism experiences. It is imperative that it receives the very best care from current and future generations to ensure the sustainability of the industry. Taking the first step in creating a more sustainable tourism business can be as simple or as complex as you choose.…
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Great Advice for Improving Your Cottage Resort’s Ratings and Profits
Three years ago, Kate and Rob Harcourt found themselves rethinking their careers and browsing real estate listings, like so many of us at the height of the pandemic. When they stumbled on a cottage resort near Sault Ste. Marie for under $300,000, they jumped in the car the next day to have a look, put…
Keep readingWant to Run a Tourism Business in Northern Ontario? Start Here
If you came across a real estate listing for a hundred-year-old small bakery in a small northern town, or an affordable cottage resort deep in the boreal forest, would you be tempted to buy it? If the answer is yes, then the new Destination: Northern Ontario podcast is for you. By the end of this…
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Destination Northern Ontario and Partners Plan for a Big Impact at Rendez-vous Canada 2023
RVC 2023 | MAY 30 – JUNE 2 2023 | QUEBEC CITY A team of Northern Ontario partners, led by Destination Northern Ontario, are well prepared to showcase Northern Ontario at Rendez-vous Canada 2023 in Quebec City ensuring that Northern Ontario market-ready product is at the forefront of buyers’ minds. Established in 1976, Rendez-vous Canada is…
Keep readingDestination Northern Ontario Launches Tourism as a Career Awareness Campaign: Tourism Rocks
Tourism in Northern Ontario can provide an incredible career path and Destination Northern Ontario is working hard to attract individuals to this vibrant and growing industry. Every year, tourism in Northern Ontario generates approximately $1.6 billion and contributes $450 million towards Ontario’s annual GDP. With tourism responsible for 1.8 million jobs in Canada and over…
Keep readingWhat’s ahead for Northern Ontario’s 2023/2024 tourist season and a look back at the Staycation Tax Credit
Destination Northern Ontario provides an update on the tourism industry in Northern Ontario. Tourism is one of the major economic drivers in Northern Ontario with receipts ranking higher per capita than those of other regions in the province and many other provinces in the country. In fact, tourism is the largest employer of young workers…
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