Tourism

Group Germain plans to start laying the groundwork next week for construction of a 178-room Alt Hotel that will be attached to the airport terminal, the company’s vice-president of operations, Hugo Germain, told OBJ on Thursday afternoon.

Flair Airlines plans to cut some flights to Ottawa next summer, an airport spokesperson confirmed this week. The...

While tourism officials in Ottawa point to some positives for the summer season, they say the industry may not fully recover to pre-pandemic levels until 2024 or 2025.

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.