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Thursday, April 25, 2019

Upcoming Tourism Industry Events

Connect with other tourism operators at these upcoming events from our industry partners.

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Tourism Revitalization of Icons Program Investment in Annapolis Royal

The Province of Nova Scotia is investing in infrastructure to improve the visitor experience at the Annapolis Royal Farmers and Traders Market.

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Province of Nova Scotia Supporting Revitalization of the Big Boat Shed in Lunenburg

Funding from the Tourism Revitalization of Icons Program will help revitalize the historic Big Boat Shed on the Lunenburg waterfront.

Monday, April 15, 2019

Higher-spending visitors drive Nova Scotia’s tourism revenue growth in 2018

Tourism performance results for 2018 are now available on tourismns.ca

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Want to Create Nova Scotia’s Next Great Visitor Experience? Apply to the EXCELLerator Program

Apply for the 2019 World-class Experience EXCELLerator Program by 12 noon on Wednesday, April 24.

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Selling Now: New Must-Do Experiences for 2019

Check out these six exciting new visitor experiences from our EXCELLerator partners.

Friday, April 5, 2019

2019 Nova Scotia Travel Guides Now Available Online

Download the 2019 English and French travel guides on NovaScotia.com.

Friday, March 29, 2019

Contact and Shipping Information for Visitor Information Centres

Updated contact and shipping information for provincial and community visitor information centres is available on tourismns.ca.

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

2019 Doers & Dreamers Travel Guide is Now Available!

Nova Scotia’s official trip planning guide for 2019 is now available.

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.