Tourism

Declining U.S. traffic pulls down Ottawa airport passenger volumes in July

Tourism

A drop in U.S. traffic hampered total passenger volumes at the Ottawa International Airport last month. The local airport authority reports that 442,893 people travelled

Gatineau Park to pilot shuttle service from downtown Ottawa

Tourism

The National Capital Region’s conservation park will soon pilot a paid shuttle bus service from downtown Ottawa

Province restores funding to Ottawa’s JazzFest, Tulip Festival, other events

Tourism

The show will go on for TD Ottawa JazzFest, the Canadian Tulip Festival and a number of other local events following the Ontario government’s reversal

Lansdowne eyes holiday visitors with European-style Christmas market

Tourism

Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group’s bid to attract more visitors to Lansdowne Park year-round will see it launch an annual Christmas market, modelled after the

Ottawa airport traffic descends in June

Tourism

Despite the slow June, the Ottawa airport’s passenger volumes are still trending higher over the first half of the year

Train traffic to Ottawa up 18% over Canada Day weekend: Via Rail

Tourism

A growing number of Canada Day weekend travellers opted to take the train to the capital this year, according to Via Rail

Ottawa entrepreneurs carve out tourism niche by offering unique experiences

Tourism

Buoyed by platforms such as Airbnb Experiences, a new wave of local entrepreneurs is catering to tourists who want to stray from the beaten path

VeloGO bike-share service not returning to Ottawa this summer

Tourism

A major bike-share service’s sudden decision to pull out of the Ottawa-Gatineau market is “unfortunate” but won’t have a significant impact on the city’s tourism

Feds greenlight northern airlines merger in wake of ‘monopoly’ warnings

Tourism

The federal government has approved a merger between two northern air carriers that Canada’s competition watchdog has said would amount to a monopoly on key