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Guidance for Tourism Operators: Travel to Nova Scotia

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

See the latest COVID-19 guidelines for travellers to help your customers plan their trips.

Travel Restrictions & Public Health Requirements COVID-19 Updates

Global Tourism Watch Provides Insights on Canadians’ Travel Intentions

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

See results from Destination Canada’s COVID-19 special survey.

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Apply for the Tourism Accommodation Property Tax Rebate by August 31

Monday, August 9, 2021

The deadline to apply for the Tourism Accommodations Real Property Tax Rebate Program is August 31. Apply online today!

Webinar: COVID Safe Event Planning

Thursday, August 5, 2021

Events Nova Scotia is hosting a webinar series to provide guidance for event planners. The next webinar is on Thursday, August 12.

Events Nova Scotia COVID-19 Safe Event Planning

New Student Work Placement Program Helps Tourism Businesses Connect with Talent

Thursday, August 5, 2021

Tourism HR Canada’s new Propel program offers wage subsidies to hire students for hands-on learning opportunities.

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See the Latest COVID-19 Recovery Insights

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

A new Recovery Signals Digest is available on tourismns.ca.

Tourism Relief Fund Now Open For Applications

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

New $500 million federal fund will support the development of tourism experiences and products to attract more local and domestic visitors and help the sector reposition itself to welcome international visitors.

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Apply Now! Work with Tourism Nova Scotia to Create Packages Appealing to Long Stay Travellers

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Raise awareness of your business through compelling long-stay packages promoted by Tourism Nova Scotia. Deadline to apply is August 9.

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Call for Applications - Crown Accessibility Advisory Committee

Monday, July 12, 2021

Are you an active champion for accessibility in Nova Scotia? With your lived and learned experience, you can help reduce barriers and shape greater accessibility of programs, services, initiatives, and facilities of Nova Scotia’s five economic development Crown corporations.

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Upcoming Webinar - Videography: Bringing New Life to Your Social Media Presence

Friday, July 9, 2021

Learn how to capture and edit videos to use on your social media.

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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.