Business leaders react to Sutcliffe mayoralty win
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
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
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
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
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
Hotel association boss suggests trucker convoy could continue for a while yet as some protesters book rooms for next weekend.
Summer tourism surge convinces Lord Elgin to reopen
After being closed for more than 18 months as the pandemic all but wiped out tourist traffic for most of 2020 and into 2021, the
Tourism’s curse: First hit, last to recover
Hotel bookings have been spotty and people are mostly booking on weekends (don’t even ask about staffing).
Canadian Heritage eyes Canada Day festivities at LeBreton Flats
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
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