Tourism

As festivals and events in the city continue to recover from the pandemic, Ottawa Tourism has announced it will provide one-time emergency financial support.

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.

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.

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.

While the head of the Tourism Industry Association of Canada warns that businesses are struggling to stay afloat under a pile of debt and a lack of overseas visitors, at least one local tourism operator seems to be bucking the trend.

A growing wave of intensification near LRT stations in Ottawa’s east end is poised to continue with a plan to build a hotel near the Taylor Creek Business Park in Orléans.