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OMCA
If you haven't heard, OMCA Tour Operator members can now attend the Marketplace for free, with a maximum of two (2) delegates per company, per booth (including one appointment-taking delegate). Please note that in order to offer this complimentary registration, OMCA is no longer covering hotel accommodations. However, for your convenience, we are pleased to offer a Buyer block at the host hotel, The Westin Harbour Castle, which you may choose to book. To do so, please refer to your email on March 21, or contact us at info@omca.com.
Click here to register for Marketplace
We look forward to seeing you all in Toronto!
OMCA
Members of OMCA are looking forward to the 2017 OMCA Marketplace in Toronto and we are seeking donations for our 20th Annual Silent Auction!
The auction is a great opportunity to promote your services and to give back to the tourism community at the same time. The Silent Auction is always fun and is known for great STUFF! You can donate products that represent your region or company, trips for individuals or groups to use your services, or an item that will entice people to bid on/purchase to help the cause.
To make a donation online, go to https://omca.wufoo.com/forms/20th-annual-omca-silent-auction-donation-form-2017/
Silent Auction proceeds fund future internships and/or scholarships for students in tourism to encourage and support the next generation of travel professionals.
Skift
Congress will play around with Trump's budget and nothing is set in stone. But Brand USA's proposed demise shouldn't come as a surprise from a president who has spent much of his first four months in office imposing anti-tourism policies.
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CBC News
Dan Grant makes a living by showing off Toronto to tourists who love to run.
"I had runners from Sweden and the U.K. and Germany through the winter," he told CBC Toronto. "Mostly, I get Americans."
He is a tour-guide with City Running tours, and takes tourists on 10K runs through the downtown.
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Daily Commercial News
The vision has been created and the commitment to building a regional transit centre at Toronto's Pearson airport is firmly in place. Now comes the heavy lifting required to make sure the hub maximizes its potential, said the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) director of airport planning Eileen Waechter.
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Owen Sound Transportation Company (OSTC) is one of Ontario’s largest ferry operators with a highly experienced and dedicated staff providing state-of-the-art passenger, vehicle and cargo transportation services to northern and southwestern Ontario waterways.
Explore the Chi-Cheemaun and Manitoulin Island!
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Travel Week
All signs point to a robust year of tourism for Canada, with the Conference Board of Canada anticipating a 3.7 per cent increase in overnight visits.
According to its latest Travel Markets Outlooks report, the increase will be a direct result of Canadian and foreign airlines expanding their fleets and adding direct connections to many destinations across the country.
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Renx
A request for qualifications has been issued for a large mixed-use transit hub at Victoria and King streets in Kitchener that's expected to play a major role in the evolution of the area and the "Toronto-Waterloo Region Corridor."
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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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By Donna Balancia
 Technology offers a range of options for travellers in booking and planning vacations and business trips. That means hotels have to plan to accommodate a range of tech-savvy customers, many of whom are still getting acquainted with new ways to experience travel. Today, there are high-tech, low-tech and no-tech options useful for making travel plans and enjoying all a destination has to offer once on the ground.
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CBC News
The city of St. Albert, Alta., is going green — both literally and esthetically — with three electric buses on routes in and around the city this week.
"They're virtually silent," Wes Brodhead, chair of the Capital Region Board transit committee and a St. Albert city councillor, said.
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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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Celebrate Canada’s 150th with a Unique Getaway Package to beautiful Muskoka and enjoy our exciting All-Canadian Summer season with plays & concerts all Summer long!
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MM&D
The "Ribbon of Steel" that binds Canada from coast to coast has reverberated through our collective psyche since the "Last Spike," celebrated in song, folklore and history books.
But what of the "Ribbon of Asphalt," the now vital 8,000-kilometre Trans-Canada Highway that has in so many ways replaced its railway counterpart in tying one end of the country to the other?
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KingstonRegion.com
Kingston city officials are attempting to clear up any public confusion surrounding the municipal share of financing for the proposed third bridge crossing.
Kingston has made no secret of its strategy to expect each level of government to contribute a one-third share of funding toward the $180 million two-lane crossing in order for it to be built.
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Renewed! Experience the iconic underground mining tour like never before… seven stories below the surface with exciting new special effects and multimedia techniques to bring to life the stories of mining, innovation and the mining heritage of Sudbury – a fully interactive and immersive experience at Dynamic Earth in Sudbury, Ontario
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July 15-16 with a free 2 day festival, at the historical site in Birchtown Nova Scotia, featuring African Nova Scotian artists, musicians and playwrights. For more information visit our Website or like our page on Facebook.
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Insauga
Although everyone loves a good car chase in a movie, few people like to see them happening on real-life Peel and Ontario highways. For that reason, residents worried about the dangers inherent in high-speed police chases might be relieved to hear that the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are introducing new GPS-enabled Star Chase trackers that will allow police to monitor a fleeing vehicle remotely.
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CTV News
Ontario-based Wayhome Music and Arts festival is offering free tickets for anyone who is stuck with Pemberton Music Festival tickets.
The festival said it wanted to help its "WayHomies in the West" after the Pemberton Music Festival announced it was cancelling its 2017 event because the organizers filed for bankruptcy.
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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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Are you looking to promote your business? The OMCA Report is delivered to the inboxes of motor coach enthusiasts across Ontario!
To find out how to feature your company in the OMCA Report, contact Joseph Gonzales today at 289-695-5420.
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Hotel News Now
Brand development personnel and lawyers made up the lion's share of the attendees at the one-day Hotel Operating Agreements conference in London, during which much of the talk was about the relationship between brands and owners.
But there also was a renewed cry to ramp up protection against cyber criminals in light of the WannaCry ransomware cyberattack that hit computers around the world in mid-May.
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Northern Ontario Business
According to a recent report on labour supply and demand published by Tourism HR Canada, the tourism industry across the country faces critical labour shortages in the coming years. Projections indicate that Ontario will face the highest shortage of workers, particularly in the restaurant subsector.
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