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Friday, January 31, 2020

UK Region Looks to Nova Scotia for Best Practices in Culinary Tourism

A team from Yorkshire, UK, visited Nova Scotia looking for best practices for leveraging lobster to encourage longer stays and more spending by visitors.

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Nova Scotia to Celebrate First Official Lobster Day on February 28

The province has proclaimed February 28 as Nova Scotia Lobster Day.

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Important Notice for Accommodation Operators Regarding Accommodations Licensing

An important update regarding tourism accommodations licensing.

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Communities, Culture and Heritage Accepting Applications for Festival and Events Program

The deadline to apply for the Festival & Community Event Development Program is February 28.

Monday, January 27, 2020

Grab Visitors’ Attention with a VIC Digital Ad

Book now! Limited advertising spaces are available on the digital screens in provincial visitor information centres.

Friday, January 24, 2020

Parks Canada Attracting Visitors with Exciting New Opportunities to Explore Nature and History

Parks Canada is working with industry partners to bring history to life and give access to some of Nova Scotia’s most exclusive sites, like Georges Island.

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Successful Bluenose II Sailing Tour Generates Excitement About Nova Scotia’s Marine Heritage

Bluenose II visited Quebec, Ontario and the US in 2019, welcoming thousands of visitors on its decks and generating media buzz.

Friday, January 17, 2020

WestJet Launches Another Direct Flight Between the UK and Halifax

WestJet will offer a new seasonal direct flight between Halifax and Manchester beginning June 2020.

Friday, January 17, 2020

Exciting Changes Coming to NovaScotia.com

We’re about to launch a new NovaScotia.com website designed to inspire even more people to book a vacation in Nova Scotia!

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.