Economy

Ottawa Airport hires Canada Post executive Susan Margles as next CEO

The Ottawa International Airport Authority has hired a senior executive at Canada Post to be its next...

Ottawa’s nightlife commissioner to unveil advisory council early next month

The man tasked with kickstarting Ottawa’s nighttime economy says he plans to announce the members of his...

New downtown events venue will be ‘best of all worlds,’ Live Nation exec tells mayor

In a conversation with Mayor Mark Sutcliffe after a breakfast networking event at City Hall, Live Nation Entertainment’s Erik Hoffman said the National Capital Region was “overdue” for a place like the planned 2,000-seat hall.

Ottawa tourism provided $3.1B for local economy in 2023, ‘gaining momentum’, latest report finds

The capital’s tourism industry is gaining momentum and has “lots to look forward to,” an Ottawa Tourism executive said after the organization released its 2023 economic impact study this week.

Tiki boat operator Palapa Tours hopes to offer free water taxi service between Ottawa and Gatineau

With a vision of making Ottawa more like a city such as Venice, Ottawa entrepreneur Mike Karpishka is adding solar-powered taxis to his fleet of licensed “tiki” boats to ferry passengers across the Ottawa River between the nation’s capital and Gatineau.

UPDATED: ‘A big win for Ottawa’: Air Canada resumes non-stop flight to London Heathrow from YOW

Air Canada announced today it will be offering non-stop international flights from Ottawa to London Heathrow Airport beginning next spring.

Next week’s Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference to pump $4M into local economy

This year, the conference is expecting a higher number of delegates than in previous years, resulting in a greater projected economic impact for the city, Jérôme Miousse, director of public affairs for Ottawa Tourism, told OBJ.

Porter Airlines continues to expand YOW routes with direct flights to Las Vegas

Porter Airlines is expanding its services from Ottawa with two new winter seasonal routes that will connect Eastern Ontario to Las Vegas.

With corporate travel lagging in Ottawa, leisure travel and festivals key to bolstering tourism

With corporate travel to Ottawa yet to recover from the pandemic, local tourism officials are busy bolstering leisure tourism and making Ottawa the place to be this summer.

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