Economy

Ottawa-based Breathe Vacation Rentals is continuing its expansion across Ontario and western Quebec with the acquisition of Sandbanks Vacations, a popular tour and rental agency in Prince Edward County.

Ottawa Tourism is ramping up efforts to attract visitors and encourage locals to explore the city with the new virtual Visit Ottawa Pass. 

The Marriott Ottawa has been sold to Toronto-based Manga Hotels Group in a deal that closed last week. The purchase price was not released.

“Johannes Ziebarth's support for the mental health community appears to know no bounds," said Chris Ide, president of The Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health.

Ottawa is “trending in the right direction” as a tourist destination for Parisians and visitors from other parts of Europe thanks to new direct flights between YOW and Paris, the CEO of Ottawa Tourism says.

An Ottawa firm plans to build a new Holiday Inn near a growing cluster of industrial parks and fulfilment centres in the city’s southwest end.

Attracting marquee sporting competitions such as rugby's Pacific Four Series is the primary goal of the “bid more, win more, host more” strategy, a joint effort between Ottawa Tourism and the City of Ottawa to promote the capital as a world-class event-hosting destination.

There’s a new charity golf tournament coming to Ottawa this summer, but if you’re what they call a weekend hacker, forget it. This tourney is geared toward more devoted disciples of the game.

The Ottawa business community hit the links recently in support of The Ottawa Hospital Foundation at the sixth annual Golf Quest 4 Clinical Trials.

Clouds of smoke and smog might have obscured the view but didn’t deter too many adrenaline-seekers from ziplining across the Ottawa River this weekend, operators say.