Tourism

Chateau Laurier set to close amid dire circumstances for hotel industry

“It was a very difficult decision, needless to say,” a spokesperson told OBJ. “But people are being asked to stay home, and we want to make sure that we’re doing our part.”

Hard-hit tourism industry strives to ‘Keep Ottawa Awesome’ amid COVID-19 disruption

Escape Manor, Haunted Walks among local companies forced into hundreds of layoffs by the spreading pandemic

YOW expects ‘profound’ COVID-19 impact as Ottawa loses international flights

The federal government’s plan to restrict international flights to certain airports leaves Ottawa cut off from its overseas destinations

National museums, other public venues in Ottawa closing up as COVID-19 precautions

Canada's national museums are set to shut their doors in Ottawa Saturday as the COVID-19 pandemic hits cultural venues across the country

Ottawa’s tourism industry braces for COVID-19 disruptions

Ottawa’s main tourism marketing agency says it’s taking a wait-and-see approach to what impact the worldwide outbreak of the new coronavirus could have on the industry’s bottom line in the capital

No Parliament Hill stage this year on Canada Day, organizers say

The focal point of Ottawa’s Canada Day celebrations will be moved off Parliament Hill this year amid the escalating renovation work to Centre Block

Alanis Morissette, Blink 182 among hitmakers to perform at RBC Bluesfest

Alanis Morissette, Boyz II Men and Blink-182 are among the hitmakers set to perform at Ottawa's RBC...

Low-cost airline Flair connecting Ottawa to Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Toronto this summer

An ultra-low-cost air carrier will fly into Ottawa this summer with cheap flights connecting Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax and Toronto to the capital

Ottawa’s new food and wine festival set for Shaw Centre in April

With previous iteration dogged by rowdy behaviour, new organizer DNA Live says event will ‘not be a gong show’

Swissport to open Ottawa airport lounge, accessible to all passengers

The Ottawa International Airport is turning to a third-party aviation services company to fill lounge space left vacant a year ago when Porter Airlines pulled up roots from YOW

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