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

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Stories to watch in 2023: The top 10 – Part 2

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Business leaders react to Sutcliffe mayoralty win

Ottawa

Ottawa’s business community will have many points of intersection and discussion with the city’s new mayor-elect Mark Sutcliffe and his team.

Ottawa Tourism doles out federal relief to long and varied list of recipients

Tourism

From bees to cheese and boating to bus tours, 55 tourism businesses in the Ottawa and Prescott-Russell region have received funding to help them recover

Ottawa’s hotel industry still faces ‘big hurdles’ to return to pre-pandemic levels, leaders say

Tourism

Despite a surge in domestic travel this summer, sector’s recovery still lags behind that of other big Canadian cities, officials argue.

Yes, festivals are back – but Ottawa’s tourism sector ‘not out of the woods,’ industry leaders say

Tourism

While hotel occupancy rates last month were up 42 per cent over 2021 and 130 per cent higher than two years ago, they remained below

Everything’s coming up tulips: Ottawa’s tourism industry on upswing as summer nears – but challenges remain

Tourism

The return of in-person Canada Day celebrations is yet more good news in what’s shaping up to be the best summer tourism season in a

Protests deal another blow to reeling downtown businesses, merchants say

Ottawa

Hotel association boss suggests trucker convoy could continue for a while yet as some protesters book rooms for next weekend.

Canadian Heritage eyes Canada Day festivities at LeBreton Flats

Tourism

Federal department that hosts annual celebration is also seeking bids for a contractor to provide pyrotechnics, fireworks, music and a minimum of 200 drones for

Frozen out: Tourism businesses lament shift to virtual Winterlude

Tourism

The Department of Canadian Heritage, which runs the popular winter festival, says it is moving all programming online due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.