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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.
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Tourism SkillsNet North (TSNN) is a partnered initiative designed to identify specific workforce labour gaps, train up to 300 potential employees and match them with available job opportunities within Northern Ontario’s tourism sector.
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Tourism Excellence North seeks participants for tourism training mission in Traverse City, MI
Tourism Excellence North is looking for individuals to join them on their first-ever Best Practice Mission in Traverse City, Michigan. A Best Practices Mission (BPM) is a working trip that showcases success stories from other leading travel destinations. The BPM connects you directly with the entrepreneurs, destination managers, and civic champions that are leaders…
Read MoreTourism Excellence North goes LIVE!
With a new site that is. After several months of development, Tourism Excellence North has unveiled a new website at www.tourismexcellencenorth.ca. The site is more dynamic, offering users a comprehensive online learning platform that will track their progress through the program, give them their own unique login and provide opportunities to apply for new experiences…
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