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Appointment Selection Closes October 14th
OMCA
Buyers and sellers are choosing who they want to meet with at the in-person and virtual OMCA Marketplace in November right now. October 14th is the deadline to get your requests in, and be sure to check back often for new registrants.
Not registered yet? Enough dilly-dallying! This is the first in-person Marketplace since the onset of the pandemic and you need to let the group travel industry know that your doors are open and that you are ready to get back to business!
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.INDUSTRY NEWS
Ontario Northland rolls out Every Child Matters locomotive
Yahoo!
Nipissing First Nation Chief Scott McLeod has plenty of praise for Ontario Northland Railway officials.
That’s because the provincial transportation company has rolled out a locomotive that is painted orange and has the phrase Every Child Matters emblazoned on it. The unveiling comes just before the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation Sept. 30. The train will travel throughout northern Ontario.
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Promoted By
Kentucky Department of Tourism
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Visit Cheyenne.
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REPS4RENT: Start-up seeks to fill industry void
Travel Industry Today
Reps4Rent, a new concept designed to fill a void in the Canadian travel industry by providing affordable short-term or project-based representation, consultation, and other services for tour operators, tourist boards, hoteliers, cruise lines, airlines, and retail travel agencies, is off and running.
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Tourism group welcomes elimination of border restrictions
Northern Ontario Business
An advocacy group representing Northern Ontario tourist operators is applauding the federal government's decision to remove all remaining border-crossing restrictions related to COVID-19.
On Sept. 22, the federal government announced travellers into Canada would no longer be randomly tested for COVID-19, international visitors would not be required to be vaccinated against coronavirus, and the government would be scrapping the use of ArriveCAN — a smartphone app travellers used to verify health information related to COVID-19.
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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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ArriveCAN, mask mandates among changes as Canada drops COVID-19 border rules
Global News
After more than two years of being in place, Canada’s COVID-19 border rules are coming to an end, the federal government announced Monday.
The Liberal government officially announced the changes after Global News and other media reported last week that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signed off on them.
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Why the hotel industry is still worried about labour shortages
Hospitality Insights
Hotel customers can expect to continue to pay higher room rates, but their service expectation should potentially not be as high. A pervasive labour shortage that doesn't appear to be subsiding is forcing hotels to do more with less staff and that oftentimes means that guest will have to temper their service assumptions.
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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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Major retailers call for tax refund for international tourists
CTV News
A group of major Canadian retailers is asking the federal government to re-implement a Visitor Tax Refund in an effort to boost tourism and invigorate the Canadian economy.
The group, which includes Hudson’s Bay Company, Cadillac Fairview, Birks Group Inc., and Harry Rosen, says bringing back the refund could be a major incentive to the country’s tourism industry.
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Northern Ontario tourist operators have lost $100 million in revenue, says tourism working group
North Bay Nugget
The lifting of border crossing requirements can’t come soon enough for Northern Ontario tourist operators. Tourism operators in the north have lost more than $100 million in revenue as a result of border crossing requirements, such as random COVID-19 testing, vaccination and the use of ArriveCAN, according to a media release issued by tourism industry’s Northern Ontario Border Working Group.
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Sault tourism numbers exceeding some pre-pandemic years
Northern Ontario Business
Sault Ste. Marie is experiencing a tourism boom so far in 2022, with numbers exceeding totals in some pre-pandemic years.
Between the Agawa Canyon Tour Train, the Miss Marie tour boat and a number of other options open to tourists, more tourists are spending dollars on accommodations and group tours in the city.
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Kick off the Andouille Festival Oct. 14-16 along the Andouille Trail in Louisiana’s River Parishes. Out here, makers put their own stamp on seasonings for this local delicacy, ensuring the finished product is as distinct as the smokehouse where it’s made. While you’re here, discover eye-opening architecture and exciting outdoor experiences.
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Ontario's first 'Diverging Diamond' interchange opens
CityNews
It’s a first for Ontario roads, with the province opening a new style of highway interchange called the ‘Diverging Diamond’ at the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) and Glendale Avenue in St. Catharines.
Construction has been underway at the QEW and Glendale Avenue since April 2021.
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Despite a successful post-lockdown summer for Niagara-on-the-Lake, tourism concerns linger
Niagara Falls Review
Autumn has returned to our part of the world, and in Niagara-on-the-Lake businesses are winding down after what many said was their busiest summer of the COVID-19 years.
Brittany Howell, manager of Queen Street’s Cool As A Moose (a clothing souvenir shop), said with international travellers back — thanks to the end of pandemic lockdowns and looser travel restrictions — Old Town is returning to pre-COVID tourist levels. “Having the European and the American tourists back made a difference,” she said.
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FedNor invests over $238k into Sault's tourism industry
SooToday
Sault Ste. Marie's tourism industry received a $283,828 boost from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario's (FedNor) Tourism Relief Fund to help welcome guests back to the area after the pandemic.
This funding is part of $9,654,641 given to the Northern Ontario tourism sector, supporting 74 projects in municipalities and Indigenous communities across the region, a news release issued by local MP Terry Sheehan today states.
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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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North of Boston has it all just a short drive from Boston’s Logan International Airport. Miles of breathtaking coastline, sandy beaches, acclaimed restaurants, witches, pirates, literature, historic architecture, and a vibrant arts & culture scene combine to make the perfect destination for your group. Plan your next group tour today!
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Experience one of the world’s great museums, in the heart of downtown Toronto. Home to more than 13 million objects spanning art, culture, and nature, ROM is the most visited museum in Canada. Discover the mysteries of Egypt, marvel at medieval armour, explore Earth’s mind-blowing animal diversity, and more.
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Climate crisis will make road and transit maintenance very expensive: Ontario watchdog
The Narwhal
As Doug Ford looks to break ground on new highways, Ontario’s financial watchdog is warning that extreme climate events will drive basic maintenance costs on transportation infrastructure drastically higher.
In a new report out today, the Financial Accountability Office projects that extreme rainfall, heat and freeze-thaw cycles caused by the warming of the planet will increase the costs of maintaining roads, highways, bridges, sidewalks, transit and rail by an average of $1.5 billion per year in this decade.
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