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OMCA
Mark your calendars and be sure to register for the 2017 Ontario Transportation Expo (OTE), happening April 9-12. Registration for members of OMCA, OPTA and OSBA will open next week, on Tuesday, Jan. 10.
This year's OTE promises to offer excellent education sessions and networking opportunities. Get the latest information on key industry topics that affect your operations and discover new tools to improve your organization. OTE is the place to expand your professional network and elevate your business. Check out the OTE website for more information.
OMCA
New this year, we are introducing a new process for ordering your log books. In an effort to streamline our services to you, all orders for OMCA and MCC publications will now be done online. Please note that we can no longer accommodate walk-in orders at the OMCA office.
With this change, we are also introducing member codes for bulk discounts, which will replace the current member discounts. An e-blast containing more information for these discount codes will be sent out shortly to all coach operator companies.
To make this transition as smooth as possible, we welcome you to contact us if you have any questions or concerns, or require any assistance ordering through the new system.
Click here to place your orders.
Brockville Recorder
Great summer weather and low gas prices meant nothing but good things for the region's tourism industry in 2016, but on this side of the river there was a bonus.
Canadian respondents to a survey released recently by the 1,000 Islands International Tourism Council tended to view the summer as even more positive than did their American counterparts.
"The low (U.S.) dollar, for the Canadians, doubled the impact," Gary DeYoung, the organization's tourism director, said in a telephone interview.
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Hotel News Now
Hoteliers and industry analysts say there could be pros and cons coming out of recent elections in the United States and Canada for both regions, and believe there are better days ahead for hotels in oil markets.
Here's what sources had to say about currency, election impacts and oil markets going into the new year.
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Government of Ontario
On Feb. 1, 2017, tolling will begin on the province's new Highway 407 and Highway 412.
Highway 407, which runs eastward from Brock Rd. in Pickering to Harmony Rd. in Oshawa, and Highway 412, which connects Highway 407 and Highway 401, opened this past June. While the tolling infrastructure was being installed and calibrated, customers were able to travel free of charge.
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The Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa offers the opportunity to bring a truly and authentic Canadian cultural experience to groups of all sizes throughout the year. Our tours are offered in both English and French and provide your group the opportunity to experience the fascinating process of coin production.
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Radio Canada International
Canada's 150th anniversary is being celebrated in a variety of ways this year, and the Liberal government's idea to open our national parks to everyone is already a resounding success.
Nearly a million people have already applied for the free passes.
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CBC News
Ontario motorists are paying more for gas now that the provincial government's cap-and-trade program is in place, with one expert warning prices will keep climbing throughout 2017.
The province estimates its cap-and-trade program, which is designed to curb carbon emissions in the province, will drive the price of gasoline up 4.3 cents per litre.
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Sarnia & Lambton County will be celebrating Canada’s birthday in true Canadian style.
We invite you to join us on the new Red & White Birthday tour themed in our nation’s patriotic colours.
Tour highlights include; Canadian art, wine, floral gardens, live theatre and even some Moose!
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Explore Four Points by Sheraton hotels across Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick & Nova Scotia for OMCA group blocks. We have what matters most like comfortable beds, delicious breakfast, fast & free WiFi, and great local beer with Best Brews™. Submit an RFP and enjoy exclusive offers for OMCA members.
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Ottawa Business Journal
As a former general manager of two of Ottawa's largest hotels, Pat Kelly is all too familiar with the peaks and valleys of an industry that tends to boom in the summer when tourists flock to the capital but can be sluggish at other times of the year — especially the dead of a Canadian winter.
But the hotelier-turned-travel consultant doesn't see a lot of down time on the hotel calendar in 2017. With Ottawa being the focal point of many of the nation's glitziest Canada 150 events, local hotels are revving up for what will almost certainly be their busiest year ever, he says.
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Windsor Star
A section of the building which is home to Canada Customs secondary truck inspection for the Ambassador Bridge had to be shut down recently to allow workers to remove some mould created by a faulty hot water pipe behind drywall.
Some employees of the Canada Border Services Agency had to be shifted to allow repairs, but customs inspection operations were not impacted, said Stan Korosec, director of security and government relations for the bridge company's Canadian side.
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Discover more than 150 remarkable works by this modern indigenous master.
Alex Janvier, Untitled, 1986, NGC, Ottawa. Photo © NGC
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Blockbuster musicals and award-winning productions from around the world come to four Mirvish theatres in the heart of downtown Toronto. MORE
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Parry Sound North Star
"How to attract visitors to Parry Sound and area," was the question of the day recently with those in the tourism industry and government highlighting the headwinds, offering suggestions and listening. Suggestions included: cutting red tape to level the playing field for traditional businesses competing with the new so-called sharing economy; training employees; and improving infrastructure (business accessing loans, more timely data, and more funding to market the riding to the world).
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CBC News
Ottawa did not effectively communicate a new requirement to enter Canada that's become a source of confusion and frustration for travellers coming from abroad, says a national tourism organization.
The Tourism Industry Association of Canada is urging Canadians to tell friends and family who plan to visit the country about the electronic travel authorization (eTA) in hopes of avoiding more confusion.
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If you haven’t been to Sudbury lately, you just haven’t been to Sudbury!
Discover Northern Ontario’s most popular tourist attractions – Science North & Dynamic Earth – Home of the Big Nickel. Science North and its team of Bluecoat scientists are known around the world for its unique style of science entertainment and education.
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Tropicana Atlantic City is a 24-hour gaming destination located on the beach and Boardwalk. Featuring 2,079 hotel rooms and home of The Quarter, a 200,000 square foot entertainment complex, Tropicana is the premier resort in Atlantic City. With 24 restaurants, 25 shops, 18 bars and lounges, 2 pools, and a spa, Tropicana was highlighted as one of the “Coolest Casinos in the World” by PopSugar.
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Global News
Toronto Mayor John Tory is asking Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne to grant TTC enforcement officers the power to direct traffic and tag and tow vehicles disrupting transit routes.
Tory wrote a letter to Wynne, saying the recommendations would help alleviate congestion in the city.
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Toronto Sun
One minute you're looking at the bright lights of Las Vegas from 150 metres in the air. Then, you're bouncing in a safari in an African jungle. Finally, you're navigating the slopes at Whistler Blackcomb on a stunning spring day.
And you haven't even left your living room.
Virtual reality, sometimes called VR, is a growing marketing tool for the tourism industry, giving potential travellers the chance to sample cities and special events from the comfort of home.
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CBC News
The City of Ottawa's $160 million plans for a new rapid transit corridor between Billings Bridge and Bayshore Station could face hordes of opposition at an upcoming committee meeting over concerns of installing bus-only lanes in the middle of Baseline Road.
The proposed 13.8-kilometre Baseline Road Rapid Transit Corridor also requires the partial expropriation of more than 200 residential and commercial properties, as well as the complete acquisition of up to 15 properties, to maintain two lanes of traffic on each side of the road, and include segregated bike lanes for cyclists and sidewalks for pedestrians.
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CP24
New increased rates for TTC riders using a Metropass or their Presto card took effect recently.
The cost of a Metropass has increased to $146.25 from $141.50, while Presto or token fares went up to $3.00 from $2.90.
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