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Marketplace 2022: OMCA Buyers Stay for Free
OMCA
Member Tour Operators taking appointments at the OMCA Marketplace this November benefit from free registration and a free hotel stay at the Marriott Fallsview Hotel & Spa through the Buyer Hotel Rebate Program. Join us this November 13-16 in Niagara Falls to show the industry that you are still planning tours and get a year’s worth of planning research done in just a few days. Don’t miss this chance to get real face time with organizations ready to cater to your groups. Register today!
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Attention Coach Operators and Products & Service Members: OTE Early Bird Rates Extended to June 24th
OMCA
Early bird rates for the Ontario Transportation Expo have been extended to next Friday, June 24th. This is also the deadline to book your hotel room in the OTE room block. Register now and #ReintroduceYourself to the industry! After two long pandemic years, it’s time to reintroduce the industry to the face of your organization and let them know that you are open and ready for business. Don’t miss the chance to save $100 per person by registering before June 24th!
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Deadline is Today: Tourism Industry Association of Canada's Tourism Growth Strategy — Priorities for Canadian Businesses
TIAC
In its recent Budget, the Federal Government stated that “to continue supporting Canada’s tourism sector, the Minister of Tourism will work with the tourism industry, provincial and territorial counterparts, and Indigenous tourism operators to develop a new post-pandemic Federal Tourism Growth Strategy, which will plot a course for growth, investment, and stability.”
As you know, the Government has initiated national consultations, and the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) will be actively participating in these consultations, including drafting a detailed submission that reflects the tourism industry’s priorities for moving towards growth, investment, and stability. To assist TIAC in this regard, we you to complete the following survey:
ENG: https://www.research.net/r/8M2SVD6
FRE: https://www.research.net/r/8M2SVD6?lang=fr_CA
The deadline, so that we can compile the data before Parliament rises, is Friday June 17th, 2022 at 11:59pm ET. Thank you in advance — if you have any questions, please contact Madison Simmons, Director of Government Affairs, at msimmons@tiac-aitc.ca.
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Travel 180 feet beneath the historic Niagara Parks Power Station to explore the 2,200-foot-long tunnel that leads to the edge of the Niagara River. Make your way to an observation deck where you’ll get a never-before-seen view of the magnificent Niagara Falls!
Book your group tour with us today: groups@niagaraparks.com
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Canada is getting the largest geothermal lagoon in the world
Daily Hive
The small Quebec town of Petite-Rivière-Saint-François is about to get a very comfortable $300 million makeover. Plans for geoLAGON were announced on Tuesday by local developer Louis Massicotte, who will turn the small town into a 120,000 sq ft tourism destination, drawing heavy inspiration from Iceland’s Blue Lagoon, one of the 25 wonders of the world.
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After conservation efforts reintroduced Saskatchewan bison to their traditional lands in 2019, they helped archaeologists uncover 1,000-year-old petroglyphs and the tool used to carve them.
This historic find uncovers a new chapter in the story of the Northern Plains Indigenous People who have gathered on this land for over 6,000 years.
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Canada temporarily suspending random testing
Travel Press
The Canadian government has announced that it will ‘temporarily suspend’ random testing at all airports between June 11 and June 30, 2020.
The announcement was made by Transport Minister, Omar Alghabra; Minister of Health, Jean-Yves Duclos; Minister of Public Safety, Marco Mendicino; and Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Randy Boissonnault.
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Explore magnificent scenery, outstanding dining, craft beverage and farm market trails, outdoor adventure steeped in our nation's rich history, and so much more! Rediscover your inspiration in Gettysburg and Adams County, Pennsylvania.
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Record gas prices making travel and tourism 'very unaffordable' in Ontario, experts warn
CBC News
As gas prices reach record highs, those who work in tourism and hospitality say it will force people to make difficult decisions on where they travel this summer.
The average price of gas in the GTA, and in most of southern Ontario, is expected to reach a new record this weekend. According to the Canadians for Affordable Energy, a group that monitors the cost of fuel for consumers, gas prices were to hit 212.9 cents per litre on Friday. On Saturday, they're expected to reach 215.9 cents per litre, the group says.
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Tourism minister says travel delays could be resolved in a 'matter of weeks'
CTV News
Canada’s Tourism Minister Randy Boissonnault says the federal government is focused on resolving the long delays travellers are experiencing at major airports in a “matter of weeks.”
Speaking to CTV’s Question Period, Boissonnault said he’s not pleased with the reports of Canadians waiting hours to get through regular travel checkpoints, specifically at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
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Broadway, to Radio City Music Hall and around the World – FPP is Where Special Happens!”
Inquire about Monday Afternoon New Horizons Senior Programs.
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From landmark sights and monuments, to national museums, Indigenous culture, festivals and celebrations–Ottawa immerses visitors in the inspiring stories of our amazing country.
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Interest in ecotourism spiking in Sault Ste. Marie
CTV News
With tourism picking up in and around Sault Ste. Marie, officials are specifically marketing the local eco-tourism industry.
Several tour and guide operators sprung up in the city during the COVID-19 pandemic, while interest in an eco-tourism program at Sault College has also spiked.
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