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UPDATED: ‘A big win for Ottawa’: Air Canada resumes non-stop flight to London Heathrow from YOW

Air Canada announced today it will be offering non-stop international flights from Ottawa to London Heathrow Airport beginning next spring.

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

Ottawa, Insider Only Tourism

PWHL, World Juniors mean hockey tourism will score big in Ottawa this year, officials say

Insider Only Ottawa, Sports and Entertainment, Tourism

Grant and Pam Hooker BeaverTails lifetime achievement award

With recent mild weather, BeaverTails taking ‘slower’ approach to skateway season prep

Ottawa

Grant Hooker of BeaverTails says his fingers are crossed that the Rideau Canal Skateway will open this winter, but admits he’s taking a cautious approach.

Concept drawings for Andaz Hotel addition

City committee OKs plan to expand Andaz Hotel with new 16-storey building

Real Estate, Non-Residential, Ottawa, Tourism

A city committee has given Claridge Homes the green light to build a 16-storey addition to the Andaz Hotel in the ByWard Market. The planning

Ottawa is ‘off to the races,’ hotel association boss says, and higher hotel room tax won’t hurt

Ottawa, Tourism

While hotel guests spending a night in Ottawa will face a tax increase next year, at least one local industry expert says Ottawa’s “unique” situation

Tourism may not recover for another two years, foot traffic ‘still missing,’ officials say

Ottawa, Tourism

While tourism officials in Ottawa point to some positives for the summer season, they say the industry may not fully recover to pre-pandemic levels until