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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.

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Tourism Nova Scotia Publishes 2019-20 Business Plan

Tourism Nova Scotia’s 2019-20 business plan is now available on our corporate website, tourismns.ca.

Monday, March 25, 2019

Share Your Ideas for Parks Canada Historic Sites in Halifax

Parks Canada is seeking public input on the future of the five Halifax Defence Complex national historic sites: Halifax Citadel, Georges Island, Fort McNab, Prince of Wales Tower and York Redoubt.

Monday, March 25, 2019

Gros Morne Institute for Sustainable Tourism Leading Spring Best Practice Missions

Best practice missions taking place in May will explore culinary and experiential tourism.

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Update from Develop Nova Scotia: Liscombe Lodge Resort

Develop Nova Scotia has hired Avison Young as the real estate broker to manage the sale of Liscombe Lodge.

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Tourism Outlook and Labour Issues Study – Deadline to Participate is March 31

The Conference Board of Canada and Tourism HR Canada are seeking input from tourism businesses on labour supply and demand.

Thursday, March 7, 2019

China Market Readiness Workshop - April 10

Learn best practices for serving Chinese travellers at a free workshop with Grace Xin, the Tourism Industry Association of Canada’s China readiness trainer.

Thursday, March 7, 2019

Free Webinar: How to Use Facebook More Effectively

Insights on how to market your tourism business more effectively on Facebook.

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.