Tourism

Hotel business heating up despite dicey winter weather so far in 2023, local industry says

Head of the Ottawa Gatineau Hotel Association said it’s still too early to tell how much of an impact the weather will have on leisure traffic at downtown lodgings in February.

Mark your calendars for Feb. 8 launch party of downtown’s new name: SoPa

These restaurant owners have come up with their own way of breathing new life into a downtown that has yet to fully recover from the fallout of COVID.

Vorlage ski resort aims for new heights

Fresh off celebrating its 75th anniversary last year, Ski Vorlage is kicking off 2023 with a new name and new owners

‘We’re busy’: Convention industry’s comeback in full swing as bookings approach 2019 levels

Ottawa Tourism says that while the industry hasn’t fully recovered from the effects of the pandemic, all indicators suggest it is gaining momentum.

Porter Airlines adding direct service from YOW to Boston, Newark, Quebec City and Thunder Bay in 2023

The new flights are slated to begin on March 27, the Toronto-based airline announced Wednesday.

EOBJ Podcast: Tourism recovery in 2022 and 2023

The pandemic was hard on everybody. From a business perspective, however, few were harder hit than hospitality and tourism operators.

Ontario’s tourism sector won’t fully recover from pandemic until 2025: report

Tourism businesses in the province are generating 64 per cent of the revenues they saw in 2019, on average, and seven in 10 report they have taken on debt to stay afloat.

Porter Airlines announces Pearson-YOW route with its new Embraer aircraft

Porter Airlines will fly four times a day from Toronto to Ottawa with its new Embraer E195-E2 aircraft, the airline announced Thursday.

Taking flight as an ‘adventure city’? Ottawa needs to bolster outdoor offerings, add more air routes to boost tourism rebound, new report says

Ottawa could see a return to pre-pandemic visitor spending levels as early as next year, a top tourism official said Wednesday as the local industry’s main marketing agency unveiled a 10-year blueprint for attracting more travellers to the National Capital Region.

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