Ottawa eyes 4% hotel and Airbnb room tax
Whether they choose a traditional hotel room or make use of platforms such as Airbnb, Ottawa tourists may find a new tax on their stays
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Snowy Grey Cup thriller caps off week of celebrations in Ottawa
Tens of thousands of people flooded through the Glebe in Ottawa to enjoy the week-long Grey Cup festival, generating a surge in foot traffic for
Parliament’s $5.6M skating rink to stay open until end of February
The $5.6-million skating rink constructed on the east lawn of Parliament Hill will remain open to the public until the end of February – not
Lord Elgin Hotel among celebrated Ottawa tourism staff at 2017 Stars of the City
The Infinity Convention Centre was full of stars on Tuesday night as Ottawa Tourism honoured local hospitality and service industry staff that went the extra
Trudeau predicts new Stanley Cup monument will be major Ottawa tourist attraction
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau predicts a monument in Ottawa to the 125th anniversary of the Stanley Cup will become a major attraction in the national capital. In
Gatineau’s MosaïCanada150 wraps up with more than 1.3M total visitors
A final few visitors took in the top-notch topiaries of MosaïCanada150 this past weekend as the horticultural exhibit wrapped up its widely successful run in
Parliament Hill skating rink to cap off Canada 150 festivities in Ottawa
Tourists and residents will be able to play shinny and skate a lap on Parliament Hill in December, as the government announced plans Thursday to
Ottawa’s Shaw Centre coming up short on $4M loan
The Shaw Centre has a $4-million debt payment it can’t currently make, leaving the centre’s management having to work with the province to try to
Nordik Spa-Nature aims to attract more tourists with 60-room hotel
The popular Nordik Spa-Nature in Chelsea is poised to start construction of a $10-million hotel next year – a “dream” the company’s CEO says has
Much-photographed ‘Ottawa’ sign finds permanent ByWard Market home
A section of York Street is being turned into a 450 square meter asphalt plaza to give a clean backdrop for the letters.
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