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Taste of Nova Scotia Awards

Celebrate culinary excellence in Nova Scotia by nominating your favourite restaurant, product or culinary ambassador for a Taste of Nova Scotia Award. Nominations open until August 31, 2017.

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Great June for Nova Scotia Tourism Operators

“Twenty-three thousand more people visited Nova Scotia in June, which is great for Nova Scotia tourism operators,” says Michele Saran, CEO, Tourism Nova Scotia. “Our focus at Tourism Nova Scotia is to attract out-of-province visitors and grow export revenues. We’re happy to see this increase and expect strong numbers for the remainder of the year.”

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Tourism Nova Scotia prepares to host GoMedia Canada 2017, September 30 – October 5

Presented by Destination Canada and held annually in different Canadian cities, GoMedia Canada 2017 will bring together pre-qualified travel media writers and travel journalists from across Canada and around the world, all eager to tell the best tourism stories in the most engaging way.

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Wanted! Nova Scotia Tourism Industry Professionals as Host Volunteers for GoMedia Canada

We are inviting tourism industry professionals from across Nova Scotia to act as host volunteers for this important international tourism industry event. If you are an informed, enthusiastic ambassador of Nova Scotia, and work in the tourism sector, we would welcome you to be a part of our volunteer hosting team for the GoMedia Canada Marketplace. We have many roles to fill from airport and hotel greeters to tour hosts and directional guides. We also have “behind the scenes” jobs such as kit stuffing and gift sorting.

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Gift-Away Your Story to Travel Media!

While our Go Media delegates may not be able to explore all of Nova Scotia while they are here for such a short time, we need your help! We are looking for unique “Made in Nova Scotia” items to share with the delegates to serve as take home memories of their time spent here. We don’t want you to give away your product, we are asking you to gift-away it into the hands of dozens of top-tier international media and Canadian travel experts.

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Atlantic Canada Growth Strategy Partnership

The Atlantic Canada Growth Strategy (ACGS) is a multi-year partnership with the Government of Canada and the 4 Atlantic Provinces. The project will inject $24.5 million to help market Atlantic Canada as a tourist destination.

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Nova Scotia trails connect to longest recreational trail in the world

The Trans Canada Trail (TCT), also known as the Great Trail, connects all provinces, territories and capital cities across Canada with 24,000 km of multiuse trail—making it the longest trail in the world!

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