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Destination Northern Ontario plans for big impact at Rendez-vous Canada 2019
Canada is an international tourism destination that is seeing tremendous growth from overseas markets. Destination Canada’s Northstar initiative, supported by Destination Ontario, is looking to increase the number of international visitors to Canada to 25 million by 2025. Northern Ontario, with its iconic natural assets and robust tourism industry, has not achieved its full potential…
Keep readingTourism Northern Ontario reminds visitors that Northern Ontario is open for business.
Despite a busy forest fire season, Tourism Northern Ontario is reminding visitors that it is business as usual for tourism operators in Northern Ontario. Although the affected areas in Northeastern Ontario only make up for one percent of the region’s geography, tourism operators have noted challenges as a result of the perceived danger of the…
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An Update for the Northern Ontario Tourism Industry
Tourism Northern Ontario is reminding the industry of its importance as an economic driver in Northern Ontario. Our tourism economy in Northern Ontario is greater than that of five provinces (Manitoba, Saskatchewan and the Atlantic provinces) and the three territories. As an update to our industry, we have put together several quick facts: Northern Ontario welcomes…
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The Northern Ontario Tourism Summit is quickly approaching… Register now to save 50%!
Tourism Northern Ontario is encouraging the industry to register for the largest northern tourism event of the year, the Northern Ontario Tourism Summit, this fall in Sault Ste. Marie Ontario. The early bird deadline falls on September 14th this year and we want to make sure our industry partners can take advantage of the special…
Keep readingTourism Northern Ontario Partnership Program yields outstanding results: Over $2 million dollars leveraged in 2017-18.
Tourism Northern Ontario with its partners at FedNor worked with eight communities to develop bilingual tourism wayfinding signage to help to ensure an enjoyable visitor experience. This is a three-year initiative that offers partners 2/3rds of the funding they need to undertake their wayfinding signage programs. This past year saw 185 new signs created and…
Keep readingNorthern Ontario aims to go Global
Canada’s tourism industry continues to see strong growth as a favoured destination of overseas visitors. Tourism Northern Ontario’s international initiative began with a training, sales and marketing strategy that sees working with Jonview Canada, the leading Canadian inbound operator, and lead sub-regional partners like Northeastern Ontario Tourism, Algoma Country, Tourism Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder…
Keep readingSnowmobile from Hearst to Greenstone….and On and On: New Regional Trail Generates Excitement
“You’re telling me I can ride a new trail, over 200 kilometres, then once I get there, I can ride another 200, all while experiencing the beauty of the boreal forest? Yes please!” That’s what Greenstone’s Tourism Coordinator Brent Henley says he’s been hearing a lot of lately. After several summers of clear cutting by…
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TEN Coordinator interviewed by CBC Radio
Karen Peacock represented Tourism Excellence North and Tourism Northern Ontario in a CBC radio interview earlier this month. Tourism Excellence North was recently given an opportunity to speak with CBC radio. TEN’s coordinator, Karen Peacock, did an excellent job at representing TEN, and informing listeners about the program and upcoming workshops. Karen described the…
Keep readingTourism Excellence North talks with CBC Radio
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Keep readingTourism Northern Ontario represents MTCS in Winnipeg
The Canada Games were in Winnipeg from July 28 – August 13, 2017. This featured over 10,000 athletes and volunteers, over 8,000 room nights with an estimated economic impact of $153 million. The Forks was the epicentre for the games, festival and activities. This area featured a main stage (for bands), pavilions, vendor tents, food…
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