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Webinar: How to Use Marketing Technologies to Create a Sustainable Tourism Business. March 9 at 10am

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Webinar: Marketing Technologies to Build Your Business

Join us on March 9 to learn marketing strategies to connect you with your customers in a helpful way, before, during and after their visit.

People explore the exhibits at the Black Cultural Centre.

Monday, February 13, 2023

Recognizing African Heritage Month

The 2023 theme is Seas of Struggle: African Peoples from Shore to Shore. See how you can participate in events and activities.

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Festival and Events Development Opportunities

Register for upcoming in-person and virtual training sessions offered through Grose Morne Institute for Sustainable Tourism.

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Temporary Suspension of WestJet Transatlantic Service for 2023

WestJet will not be offering seasonal service between Halifax and Europe in 2023, but will evaluate the return of the service in 2024.

A man in a life vest carrying a kayak toward the shore at Mavillette Beach Provincial Park

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Businesses Can Now Apply to Provide Recreational Services at Nova Scotia Provincial Parks

Submit your application for non-food services at any Provincial Park by February 10.

2023 Digital Days in Bridgewater, Truro and Antigonish

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Get Hands-on Training from Digital Experts to Boost Your Online Marketing

Join Tourism Nova Scotia and Digital Nova Scotia for interactive workshops to build your digital skills and attract travellers online.

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Webinar: Email Marketing to Boost Your Business

Join us on February 9 to learn how to develop captivating newsletters and email campaigns to engage customers.

October Tourism Performance Indicators Updated Statistics available now at tourismns.ca. Icon of a car with luggage on the roof.

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

See Tourism Performance Statistics for October 2022

October 2022 tourism performance statistics are available now at tourismns.ca.

Monday, January 16, 2023

Province Invests in Permanent Home for Devour! Studios

Devour! Studios will be a permanent home for Devour! The Food Film Fest and provide space for arts events and local food retailers.

Tourism Nova Scotia

Tourism Nova Scotia works with communities and industry to attract visitors to the province and increase tourism revenues through experience and sector development, business coaching, marketing, and visitor servicing.

As a division of the Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage, Tourism Nova Scotia is committed to advancing equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility across Nova Scotia and we support partners who share in this commitment.

Tourism Nova Scotia is located in Mi'kma'ki, the ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaq. We are all Treaty people.