Save the Date for the Northern Ontario Tourism Summit
by Sara Currier | May 29, 2025
We’re thrilled to bring together tourism professionals, stakeholders, and community leaders for an engaging event dedicated to shaping the future of travel in Northern Ontario. Whether you’re looking to connect with industry peers, gain valuable insights, or showcase your brand at our tradeshow, there’s a meaningful opportunity for everyone.
This year’s theme is Experience. Engage. Empower. Excel. Inspired by the voices of our tourism industry, developed in partnership with Nature and Outdoor Tourism Ontario and shaped by your feedback, our sessions, speakers, and workshops are designed to help you.
The agenda committee is working on over 20 incredible sessions to bring you this year, covering a diverse and timely range of topics, including:
- International Marketing and Artificial Intelligence
- Building Authentic Partnerships with Indigenous Communities
- New and Emerging Visitor Market Trends
- Student Panel - Exploring the next generation of tourism employees
- SPARK - featuring previous winners from the Northwest
- First Impressions – A case study/panel on gateway signage, wayfinding, and attraction signage
- Nonprofit Networking or Capacity Building – Exploring governance, the Corporations Act, and organizational growth
- Arts and Culture - Celebrating creative sectors and their vital role in community identity and tourism
- Adapting for International Travel – Insights on tourism, global trends, and actionable data
- Winter and Shoulder Season Tourism Development
- Wildlife Sessions – Focused discussions on moose research and bear tourism allocations
- Succession Planning: Ensuring Sustainable Leadership for Organizational Longevity
- Accessibility Guidelines in Ontario
- Blueprints for Resilience: Capacity Building and Succession Planning for Operators
- Transportation - Challenges and opportunities
...and much more.
Now more than ever, collaboration is key. By working together, we can amplify our successes, eliminate redundancy, and create a more vibrant, abundant future for tourism in our region.