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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!

Thursday, January 16, 2020

Workshop: Grow Your Business with Experiences

Learn about opportunities to expand your tourism business by creating experiences that attract customers. February 12 at the Fundy Geological Museum.

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Business Opportunities at Nova Scotia Provincial Parks

The province is welcoming applications for activity-focused businesses to offer services at provincially-operated parks for the 2020 season.

Thursday, December 19, 2019

Tourism Nova Scotia’s Highlights for 2019

Awards, partnerships, investments and more – see why 2019 was a fantastic year for tourism in Nova Scotia.

Thursday, December 19, 2019

October Tourism Performance Statistics Now Available

Tourism Nova Scotia has posted tourism performance indicators for October 2019.

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.