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Friday, July 9, 2021

Upcoming Webinar - Videography: Bringing New Life to Your Social Media Presence

Learn how to capture and edit videos to use on your social media.

Thursday, July 8, 2021

Latest Recovery Signals Digest Now Available

Tourism Nova Scotia’s bi-weekly digest of the latest tourism recovery research is now available for July 5, 2021.

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Tuesday, July 6, 2021

New Funding Helps Restaurants Extend Patio Season

The Restaurant Association of Nova Scotia (RANS), with support from ACOA, is offering grants to support the seasonal extension of patios for dine-in restaurants across Nova Scotia.

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

New Marketing Campaign Encourages People from Ontario and Quebec to Do More in Nova Scotia

Learn more about the marketing campaign aimed at travellers in Ontario and Quebec.

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Apply Now for Tourism Restart Grants

One-time grants are now available for tourism accommodations and eligible small tourism businesses.

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Atlantic Canadians Can Now Travel into Nova Scotia

Residents of Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador can now enter Nova Scotia without self-isolating. Residents of New Brunswick can enter with self-isolation requirements based on vaccination status and testing.

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

New LGBT+ Accreditation Program Available For Nova Scotian Businesses

The accreditation will help consumers and prospective employees to more easily identify LGBT+ friendly businesses.

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Webinar: Design the Ultimate Getaway

Get tips from Monk and Nun Interiors to design your tourism accommodation for big appeal on a shoe-string budget.

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

New Report Shares Latest Insights on COVID-19 Tourism Recovery

Tourism Nova Scotia is sharing a bi-weekly digest of the latest tourism recovery signals.

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.