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.ASSOCIATION NEWS
Calling All Tour Operators
OMCA
OMCA Marketplace wants to help you expedite your tour packaging this November! Three days of face-to-face appointments in Niagara Falls, Ontario will provide you with the information and connections you need to curate the perfect trips for your clients. The best part? It is absolutely FREE! We will even cover the cost of your hotel room if you are an OMCA member. So what are waiting for? Register today for FREE and join us November 13-16 for networking appointments, evening receptions, breakfast, lunches, and a day of educational business sessions.
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Get Your Golf On: August 23rd
OMCA
The first OMCA golf tournament since 2019 — and the 50th OMCA golf tournament ever held — is happening on August 23rd at the Legends on the Niagara golf course. A short reception will be held for overnight participants at the host hotel, Best Western Plus Cairn Croft Hotel & Doc Magilligans Irish Pub, on Monday, August 22nd at 5pm.
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Cape May MAC
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Visit Cheyenne.
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.INDUSTRY NEWS
Tour operators confirm prices will rise, so how can you help clients?
Travel Pulse
Everyone knows that prices are rising everywhere for everything and travel is no exception.
The Travel Agent Next Door asked two major tour operators what prices look like for next winter, as programs come on line and travel agents are dealing with lots of queries and bookings. They offer some good advice.
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Staycations help Ontario tourism rebound, but still a long road to recovery
Toronto Star
Staycations have helped Ontario’s battered tourism sector rebound — but when it comes to recovery, there’s still a long road ahead.
On top of the “staycation” tax credit that covers a portion of hotel or other accommodation costs, some local tourism organizations are offering gas cards or discounted hotel stays — Ottawa has a “stay two nights, get one free” offer — the lifting of many COVID travel restrictions has helped bring travellers back.
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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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Ottawa admits some travellers were incorrectly told to quarantine due to ArriveCAN app glitch
CBC News
Ottawa says that due to a glitch with the ArriveCAN entry app, some travellers who recently entered Canada were sent erroneous notifications instructing them to quarantine.
The admission comes at a time when the federal government is facing mounting pressure from politicians and tourism groups to scrap the COVID-19 screening tool, arguing it impedes tourism and creates headaches for some travellers.
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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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New Northumberland bus shuttle service in September will connect communities to GO Transit
kawarthaNOW
Northumberland County is launching a new pilot shuttle bus service in September that will connect communities in the county with each other and, for the first time, with the GO Transit network.
Called Commuter Connect, the regional service will operate from Trent Hills to Brighton to Port Hope, with stops in between, and will connect with GO Transit in Oshawa.
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TED@DestinationCanada
Destination Canada
Destination Canada and TED are collaborating to create TED@DestinationCanada — 14 TED talks from the brightest speakers, best storytellers and biggest changemakers connected to Canada. The talks will highlight the fresh ideas that drive our country forward in tourism, the creative economy, culture and business innovation.
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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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Great Northern Ontario Roadshow stops in Sudbury
CTV News
The Great Northern Ontario Roadshow was an idea that came about at the beginning of the pandemic.
“We said what if we leveraged the power of what we do at Science North to bring communities together to really start to bring back tourism at a hyper local level and then a regional level and that’s really what we’ve been able to deliver this summer is visiting communities bringing vendors, tourism operators, culinary organizations together to remind people the amazing things that are right in their own backyard,” says Ashley Larose of Science North.
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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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New national parks res system causes headaches for tour operators
Travel Weekly
A well-intended measure to promote sustainability at U.S. national parks is backfiring for the tour operators that offer those destinations.
The reservation system, introduced at some of the most popular national parks earlier this year, often only allows bookings to be made within a few days or even hours of a park visit. It was designed to limit high visitor volume and better preserve natural resources.
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