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A porter airplane parked at the Ottawa International Airport

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.

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

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The Tavern on the Falls patio has been busy despite Ottawa's extreme heat warnings. Photo by Tavern on the Falls.

How hot is too hot? Tourism, restaurant operators say they’ll take the heat over the alternatives

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As Ottawa comes to the end of a week of extreme temperatures, some local business owners say the heat is better than many of the

Rainbow Bistro owner anticipates boost from ‘spill-off’ traffic at new ByWard Market music venue

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Danny Sivyer, who opened The Rainbow Bistro on Murray Street in 1984, says the new facility that is expected to take over the former Chapters

New downtown music venue’s potential economic impact pegged at $1.2B, NCC says

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UPDATED: Live Nation Canada to set up new music venue in former Chapters building

Ottawa, Non-Residential, Real Estate, Sports and Entertainment, Tourism

In a move local business leaders hope will help give a jolt of energy to Ottawa’s beleaguered downtown core, Live Nation Canada has signed a

Trina Mather-Simard, CEO of Indigenous Experiences' Mādahòkì Farm with one of the Farm's Ojibwe Spirit Horses.

OBJ In-Depth: On the road to reconciliation, local Indigenous tourism operators see uptick in business

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Indigenous business owners offering cultural experiences are seeing a significant uptick in interest, particularly from domestic travellers, as Canadians seek Indigenous education and experience.

Tourism sector rolls out road map to boost visitor numbers to pre-pandemic levels

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The tourism industry rolled out a road map Thursday it hopes will bring more visitors to Canada after the bruising it took during the COVID-19

More direct flights to Europe from YOW will hinge on demand, airport CEO says

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Ottawa’s airport is in expansion mode as leisure travel picks up and more travellers use YOW to connect to other destinations – but its CEO

With Ottawa’s airport back on the ascent, CEO Mark Laroche announces retirement

Ottawa, Tourism

Ottawa International Airport Authority president and CEO Mark Laroche is retiring after more than a decade in the role, he announced Wednesday during the organization’s