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A man and woman sitting on a blanket enjoying a picnic in front of the church at Grand Pre National Historic Site.

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Contribute to the Future of Grand-Pré National Historic Site

Give your input on the development of the Grand-Pré National Historic Site Management Plan. Deadline for submissions is August 5, 2022.

Webinar Leveraging Social Media to Attract Leads Thursday, July 14 10am

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Leveraging Social Media to Attract Consistent Leads in 2022

Join Dashboard Living for a webinar on July 14 to learn how you can use social media to grow your business.

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Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Apply Now! Business ACCESS-Ability Grant Program

Apply for the Business ACCESS-Ability Grant by July 29.

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Webinar: Resources for Events

Join Events Nova Scotia and Tourism Nova Scotia for a webinar on June 22 at 2:30pm.

Destination Development Ignite Northern. June 22, 9am-3pm. Three circular images show a lighthouse, two people in lawn chairs by the sea and two people on a boat.

Friday, June 10, 2022

Destination Development Workshop

Get market insights and coaching to develop a travel package or experience in the Northumberland Shore travel region of Nova Scotia.

January - March Tourism Performance Indicators. Updated tourism statistics available now at tourismns.ca. An icon of a car with luggage on the roof in the bottom right.

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

January – March 2022 Tourism Performance

Updated tourism performance statistics are available now at tourismns.ca.

Blue background with text New! Digital Skills Video Series. Circular image of hands typing on a laptop.

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Build Your Digital Skills with this New Video Series

A new video series on the DigiPort resource centre covers topics like improving your website and SEO, running a social media campaign and enhancing your Google My Business listing.

Dining on the ocean floor at Burntcoat Head Park. Blue box over image with text Tourism Sector Strategic Plan

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Province Partnering with Industry on Strategic Plan for Tourism Growth

Tourism Nova Scotia and the Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia to co-lead the development of a new strategic plan for Nova Scotia’s tourism sector.

Thursday, June 2, 2022

Message from Minister Pat Dunn Marking National Tourism Week

A message from Pat Dunn, Minister of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage marking National Tourism Week.

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.