Improve your online presence to attract customers and close the sale. The Tourism Digital Assistance Program will help eligible tourism businesses increase their visibility online and provide the services customers expect, like online booking. Tourism Nova Scotia, in partnership with Digital Nova Scotia, will connect you with a qualified digital consultant to enhance or develop effective digital marketing or e-commerce tools.
Tourism Digital Assistance Program
Participants in the program benefit from:
- Consultant services valued up to $5,000
- Expert support in tactics including website design and development, search engine optimization, digital marketing, social media, online booking systems, audio and podcast services, photography and videography, and e-commerce tools
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Enhance your online marketing to reach more potential customers.
Complete the online application to outline how you would like to improve your online presence. Digital Nova Scotia will pair selected businesses with consultants who have expertise in the tactics you require.
Priority will be given to small and medium sized tourism businesses whose primary focus is attracting and servicing visitors.
If you are a municipality, chambers of commerce, regional tourism marketing organizations, or membership-based organizations with a focus on tourism, please consider applying for the Tourism Digital Assistance Program - Communities.
Program Contacts
For more information about the Tourism Digital Assistance Program or the application process, please contact:
Leena Roy Chowdhury
Planning and Development Officer
leena.roychowdhury@novascotia.ca
902-478-1704
Digital Nova Scotia
TDAP@digitalnovascotia.com
902-717-3425
Our Partner
Tourism Nova Scotia is delivering the Tourism Digital Assistance Program in partnership with Digital Nova Scotia. Digital Nova Scotia is the industry association for Nova Scotia’s $2.5 billion ICT and digital technologies sector, representing over 380 members, including start-ups, small and medium enterprises, multinational corporations, government, post-secondary institutions, and more.
Program Partners for 2023-24
- Adventure Bay Whale Watch Co.
- Antigonish Heritage Museum
- Atlantic Shark Expeditions
- Back to the Sea Centre (Back to the Sea Society)
- Baddeck Farmers' Market
- Bakers Bay Cottages
- Barra Shores
- Bayview Pines Country Inn
- Below The Salt Distillery Inc.
- Black Forest Retreat
- Blue Forest Shores
- Breezy Petals Camping
- Cape Breton Backcountry Adventures Ltd.
- Cape George Heritage Museum
- Centre de la Mi-Carême
- Chez Gail Accommodation
- Clarence Country Market
- Compass Distillers
- Comunn Feis an Eilein
- Cove & Sea Cabin
- Cozy Point Retreat
- Crafty Owl Artisans Market
- Devour! The Food Film Fest (Slow Motion Food Film Fest Society)
- Down East Tours
- East Coast Rec Rides
- Elm Tree Cottage
- FireLoch
- Fox Point Shore Rentals
- Fundy Trail Campground and Cottages
- Geldert Guest House
- Geovanno Pizzeria
- Gerrish & Gray Coffee
- Glenora Distillery
- Good Robot Brewing Co.
- Groundswell Pub & Inn
- Halifax Brewery Farmer's Market Cooperative Ltd
- Halifax Citadel Society
- Halifax Tower Hotel
- HaliMac Axe Throwing
- Hank Snow Home Town Museum (The Friends of Hank Snow Society)
- HMCS Sackville - Canadian Naval Memorial Trust
- Holy Mackerel (Six By The Sea Inc.)
- I Heart Bikes Inc.
- Joggins Fossil Institute
- Joy Laking Gallery
- Knoydart Farm Ltd.
- Lake Pleasant Glamping
- Lakeside Luxury Domes Inc.
- Lobster Made Easy Inc.
- Magic Winery Bus Limited
- Mahone Bay Bed and Breakfast
- Makers Studio & Art Market (Total Art Fair Productions)
- May Garden Chinese Restaurant
- Mr Yan Chinese Barbecue
- Musquodoboit Harbour Farmers Market Cooperative Ltd
- Nalu Retreat Inc.
- New Glasgow Riverfront Music Jubilee Society
- Norse Cove Camping and Kayak Centre
- Northwood Custom Jewelry
- Nova Scotia Museum of Industry
- Nova Scotia Music Week (Music Industry Association of Nova Scotia)
- Ocean Bay View Guesthouse Ltd.
- Ocean Sunset Chalets
- One Star Hiking
- Pedal and Sea Adventures Inc.
- Pictou Lobster Fisheries Carnival Society
- Picture Perfect Tours
- Quincy Street Market
- Rage Room Halifax
- Ravens Rest Retreat
- Red Asian Fusion Chinese Restaurant
- Riverside Inn
- Sail and See, a sailing experience
- Saltair Nordic Spa & Wellness
- Salty Dog Sea Tours
- Seafoam Lavender Company & Gardens
- Seashore Restaurant & Blue Rock Lounge
- Seaside Cottages at Ginger Hill
- Seaweed Tours Inc.
- Seek Wilderness Accommodations
- Sip and Taste Tours
- Skye Glen Creamery
- Souper Duper Soup
- Sow Local Seeds
- Spirit Reins Ranch
- St. Mary's River Salmon Museum
- Steam Space
- Suncatcher Bed & Breakfast
- Tanner & Co. Brewing Ltd.
- That Dutchman’s Cheese Farm
- The Archie & Isidore Hotel
- The August House
- The Bitsy Bean Café
- The Cooper's Inn
- The Dory Shop
- The Freight Shed Waterside Bistro & Market LTD
- The Hayloft
- The Long Table Social Club
- The Marmalade Cafe Ltd
- The Spoke & Note
- The Union Street
- The Valley Drive In Theater
- The White Cape on the Cove
- Tide Rollers & Mudlarkers
- Time-Out Campground & RV Park
- Tusket Falls Brewing Company Inc
- Valley Ghost Walks
- Vines Pasta Grill Restaurant Limited
- Wildflower Beach Homes
- Will Cooper Art
- Willow House Inn
Program Partners for 2022-23
- 1365 Church Street Vineyard & Winery
- 4344477 Nova Scotia Ltd. o/a The Bridgetown Motor Inn
- 470 Main Boutique Accommodations
- A Walk Through Time Museum
- Acadia Cinema Cooperative's Al Whittle Theatre
- Admiral Digby Inn
- Anemone Dining
- Annapolis Cider Company
- Annapolis Royal Farmers & Traders Market
- Annapolis Valley Macdonald Museum
- Antigonish Farmers Market Association
- Archer's Edge Luxury Camping Inc.
- Art 1274 Hollis Co-Operative Ltd.
- ArtWorks East
- As The River Bends Retreat Inc
- Ashlea House Bed and Breakfast
- Auberge Gisele's Inn (Motel Gisele Ltd.)
- Aurora Inn Limited
- Avon Community Farmers' Market
- Avondale Sky Winery (The Rivers of Avondale Vineyard Inc.)
- Bannockburn Tours Limited.
- Bar Sofia
- Barrelling Tide Distillery
- Bear Paw Cottages
- Beaver Creek Vineyard
- Bell Bay Golf Developments
- Benjamin Bridge
- Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia
- Blue Lobster Public House
- Borrow My Boards SUP Board Rentals Shelburne NS
- Boxing Rock Brewing Company
- Boxwood Retreats
- Braeside Inn
- Bras d'Or Lake Biosphere Reserve Association
- Bras d'Or Lakes Inn
- Bras d'Or Yacht Club
- Breton Air
- Brier Island Lodge
- Cabot Shores Wilderness Resort
- Cabotland Development Ltd. operating as The Red Barn Restaurant & Gift Shops
- Cacao70 Upper Water (10146510 Canada Limited)
- Café Lunette
- Cajun Cedar Log Cottages
- Canadvac Travel Services
- Candy Safari For The Kid In You Inc. (Prelude, HRM Crow's Nest)
- Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design
- Cape Breton Farmers' Market Co-Operative Limited
- Cape Breton Northern Tip Charters
- Cape Smokey
- Centre de la Mi-Carême
- Chedabucto Bay Folk Society
- Chester Playhouse
- Chocolatea
- City Harbour Cruises Ltd.
- Coastal Inn Antigonish
- Cole Harbour Heritage Farm Museum
- Cornerstone Motel
- Craft Brewers Association of Nova Scotia
- Crafty Owl Artisans Market
- Curated Tours and Events Company Incorporated
- Customs House Inn
- Doryman Pub & Grill Incorporated
- Doug Fraser Art
- DreamDrive Vacations Inc
- Drift
- Driftwood by the Bay
- Dundee Resort & Golf Club
- Dunlop Inn
- East Coast Paddle Company
- East Hants Unplugged/Chill Street Craft Beverage Co.
- East Peak Climbing
- Eastern Shore's Gallery
- Elevate & Explore Black Nova Scotia Inc.
- Eliot & Vine
- Emporium Guru Ltd.
- Eskasoni Cultural Journeys
- Evangeline Inn and Motel Inc.
- Flynn's Dairy Bar & Convenience
- Food Fantastique / Dining on the Ocean Floor
- Forest Glen Adventures
- Fortress Louisbourg Association
- Fossil Farms Ltd.
- Four Seasons Retreat
- Freewheeling Adventures Inc.
- Freya & Thor Gallery and Café
- Fundy Treasures Gifts and Tours
- Gaelic to Go Tours
- Gallery 215
- Galloping Cows Fine Foods
- Garrison House Inn
- Grand Hotel Company Limited
- Grape Escape Wine Tours of Nova Scotia (3259293 Nova Scotia Ltd.)
- Gray Gables Bed & Breakfast
- Halifax Brewery Farmers Market Cooperative LTD (Halifax Brewery Market)3247342
- Halifax Busker Festival (3251499 Nova Scotia Ltd.)
- Halifax Comedy Festival Limited
- Halifax Harbour Tours Limited
- HaliMac Axe Throwing
- Hall's Harbour Restaurant and Gift Shop
- Hampton Inn by Hilton Halifax Downtown (3311051 Nova Scotia Ltd.)
- Harbour Villa West (3317520 Nova Scotia Ltd.)
- Harbourview Inn
- Harvest Gallery
- Hideaway Campground
- Highwheeler Cafe (1995) Limited
- Hill Top Hops
- Hope Blooms Youth Entrepreneurial Ventures Inc
- Horton Ridge Malt and Grain Ltd.
- Hubbards Beach Campground & Cottages
- Iron Mountain Wilderness Cabins
- J Farwell Sailing Co Inc
- Jeddore Lodge and Cabins
- Kannon Beach Surf
- Keltic Lodge Golf Resort & Spa
- Kirribilli EcoRetreat - Pictou Island Yurts
- Knotty Pine Cottages (Ingonish Harbour Resort Inc.)
- Kohkos Events
- La Brise Stained Glass Studio
- La Chaloupe Maison Vacances
- La Cuisine Robicheau Ltd.
- La Société des Acadiens/Acadiennes de Tor Baie/Society of Tor Bay Acadians
- Larinda's Landing Oceanfront Cottages (RRF Recovery Resources Financial N.S. Inc.)
- Le Conseil de Développement Économique de la Nouvelle-Écosse
- Le Portage Golf Club
- Lightfoot & Wolfville Vineyards
- Lighthouse Cottages
- Lighthouse Motel & Cottages
- Live Life In Tents Inc.
- Locust and Starr Inn
- Luckett Vineyards
- Lunenburg Academy Foundation
- Lunenburg Doc Fest Association
- Lunenburg Farmers' Market Association
- Lunenburg Heritage Society (Knaut-Rhuland House Museum)
- Lunenburg Oceanview Chalets
- Lunenburg Walking Tours (Sea Spot Travel Ltd.)
- Lynwood Inn
- Mackenzies Motel and Cottages
- Magnet Investments Inc.
- Main Street Restaurant & Bakery
- Maision Fiset House
- Manga Hotels (Toronto) Inc.
- Market Between the Mountains
- McCulloch House Museum & Genealogy Centre
- Microtel Inn and Suites - Antigonish (Antigonish Lodging Limited Partnership)
- Mike’s E Bikes
- Mun'Cheez Pizza Mart
- Murphy's Camping on the Ocean
- Normaway Inn Limited
- North Mountain United Tapestry
- North Shore Development Association (Cape George Trail)
- Northeast Cove Geodomes Ltd.
- Northumberland Fisheries Museum
- Nova Glamping Inc.
- Nova Scotia Bed and Breakfast Association
- Nova Scotia Cider Association
- Nova Scotia Summer Fest Assoc.
- NovaNature Adventures and Consultants
- Oak Island Resort & Conference Centre
- Oasis on the Water Retreat
- OCEAN MIST COTTAGES LIMITED
- Osprey Arts Centre Association
- Parkville Campground Limited
- Parrsboro Creative
- Parrsborough Shore Historical Society (Ottawa House By-The-Sea Museum)
- Peacock Wine Bar
- Pepperell Place Inn Inc.
- Planters Ridge Winery Ltd.
- Pleasant Street Inn
- Point of View Suites & RV Park Ltd.
- Porters Peak (365 Build Inc.)
- Potlotek First Nation (Canal Landing)
- Pugwash Harbourfest Association
- Pugwash Yacht Club
- Residence Inn by Marriott Halifax Dartmouth
- Residence Inn Halifax Downtown (1006029 Ontario Inc.)
- Ross Creek Centre for the Arts
- Sail Inn Bed & Breakfast (3316550 Nova Scotia Ltd.)
- Sallys Brook Wilderness Cabins
- Salt Shaker Deli Limited
- Sandhyaji Hotels Nova Inc.
- Scotia Cycle Ltd
- Sea Witch Collectables
- Seabank House Bed and Breakfast
- Seaglass Coastal Cottages
- Seashore Restaurant and Blue Rock Lounge
- Seaside Cottages Ginger Hill
- Settled Nomads Inc.
- Shackup Cabins Ltd.
- Shakespeare By The Sea
- Shelburne Guild Hall Market
- Shelby Ranch
- Shoreline Adventure Center Inc.
- Shreeji Villa Inc./Beyond Temptation
- Sidanna Retreat Inc
- Silver Dart Lodge
- Sissiboo River Retreat
- Springfield Hotels (Halifax) Inc.(Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites - Halifax Airport)
- SS Atlantic Interpretation Centre
- Surfside Inn
- Tabitha + Co Inc.
- Tantallon Village Farmer's Market Association
- Terra Cafe
- The 5 K Cafe / 4365271 Nova Scotia Limited
- The August House
- The Barn Music & Theatre Society
- The Church Brewing Company Ltd.
- The Clansman Motel
- The Crab Apple and Cookery Ltd.
- The Deanery Project
- The Emerald Light Kitchen & Bar
- The Fisherman's Daughter Bed and Breakfast
- The Harbour Watercraft Inc.
- The Inn at Fisherman's Cove
- The Lunenburg Inn
- The Millstone Public House
- The Red Shoe Pub
- The Ridge Campground
- The South Shore Fish Shack Limited
- The Spruces Accommodations Inc.
- The Stella Rose B&B
- The Wheelhouse Seafood & Pasta
- The Worn Doorstep Guest House
- Tidal Bore Inn
- Tipping Point Distillers
- TNT Outdoor Adventures Inc.
- True North Destinations Inc.
- Uprooted Market & Cafe
- Valley Sky Luxury Camping Inc.
- Valley View Chalets
- Village on the Canal Association (VOCA)
- Vines Fusion & Grill
- Vintage Vino Tours Inc.
- Wabo's Pizza, Sub & Donair
- Webbers Lake Charlotte Motel
- Wharf Rat Rally
- Where It's At, Tour Nova Scotia Ltd.
- Wild Orchid Farm
- Wild Roots Restaurant
- Wildertools
- Willow Retreat
- Wine & Beer Tours of Nova Scotia
- Wolfville Farmers' Market
- Woodroad Restaurant
Program Partners for 2021-22
- Bayside Inn Bed and Breakfast
- Good Robot Brewing Company
- TNT Outdoor Adventures Inc.
- Bell Bay Golf Club
- Halifax Backpackers
- The Halliburton Hotel
- Cabot Trailers
- Fortress Louisbourg Association
- Freewheeling Adventures
- Harbourview Inn
- Salt Shaker Deli Ltd.
- Smuggler's Cove Inn
- Spirit Spa Inc.
- Wildgrape Tours
- 1365 Church Street Vineyard & Winery
- Antigonish Evergreen Inn
- Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
- Bay of Fundy Scenic Lobster Tours
- BayBreeze Motel & Cottages (FJORD Motels Ltd.)
- Black Loyalist Heritage Society
- BernArt
- Broad Water Inn & Cottages
- Cabot Discovery Tours Inc.
- Cape Breton Sailing Charters
- Ceilidh Trail Motel
- Chain Yard Urban Cidery
- Cheese Curds Gourmet Burgers + Poutinerie
- Claymore Inn & Suites (Tri C Management Ltd.)
- Customs House Inn
- Eliot&Vine (NAECO Restaurant Inc.)
- Fishermans Cove Development Association
- Flower Beds & Breakfast
- Food Fantastique - Dining on the Ocean Floor
- Gillespie House Inn
- Gova Adventure Co.
- Habaneros Modern Taco Bar
- Halifax Citadel Society - Regimental Shop
- Hall’s Harbour Lobster Pound
- Hen and Goose Pet Supply Co.
- Ingonish Chalets
- Kayak Cape Breton & Cottages
- Larinda's Landing Oceanfront Cottages
- Main Street Café (Sweet Home Hotels Inc.)
- Nova Scotia Kayak and ATV Outside Adventure Tours
- Novastar Motel on the Lake
- Pictou Lodge Beach Resort
- River Ridge Lodge
- Ross Creek Centre for the Arts
- Saltbox Brewing Company
- Segway Nova Scotia
- St. Anns Lobster Galley Ltd.
- Cabot Trail Motel
- Galloping Cows Fine Food
- Atlantic Tours
- Blarney Stone Restaurant Ltd.
- Festival Antigonish Society
- Fossil Farms Limited
- Kitch'Inn
- Meat Cove Campground
- King's Theatre Society
- Birkinshaw's Tea Room and Coffee House
- Cabot Coast Limited
- Glenora Distillery
- Kluskap Ridge RV and Campground
- Mabou River Inn
- Maritime Mosaic
- Petite Riviere Vineyards
- Pugwash Farmers Market Cooperative Ltd.
- Sea Level Brewing Company Inc.
- Ship Builders Cider Ltd.
- The Harbour Watercraft & Adventure Rentals
- Windswept farm/The Opulent Alpaca
- Rusty Anchors Enterprise Ltd.
- Lantern Hill & Hollow Ltd.
- Cape Sable Historical Society
- Amoeba Sailing Tours
- Bayview Pines Country Inn
- Red Cap Restaurant & Motel Ltd.
- Ship Hector Society
- The Maple Inn
- Celtic Air Services Ltd.
- The Shore Club (Hubbards Food Services Ltd.)
- Fox Point Inn
- Shearwater Aviation Museum
- Shelby Ranch
- Sidanna Retreat
- Sober Island Brewing Company
- Storytellers Gallery/Siudaic Air An Urlar/Judique Historical Society
- Taste of Nova Scotia
- The Biscuit Eater Café & Books
- The Tuna Blue Inn, Restaurant and Marina
- Toba's Bed & Breaktfast
- Travelodge Suites New Glasgow
- Two Islands Brewing Company
- Valley Ghost Walks
- Where It's At, Tour Nova Scotia Ltd.
- Dundee Resort & Golf Club
- Argyler Lodge
- Bean Barn Café Ltd.
- Chebucto Inn (B&G Innkeepers Ltd.)
- Motel Gisele Ltd.
- Planters Ridge Winery
- Positive Action for the Keppoch Society
- The Keepers Kitchen Ltd.
- Breton Air
- Secret Nova Scotia (Truro Buzz)
- Upstreet BBQ Brewhouse
- Atlantic Ambassatours Ltd.
- Avondale Sky Winery & Restaurant
- Boondocks Restaurant
- Burntcoat Head Park - Municipal of East Hants
- From Away Farm
- Halifax Surf School
- Hampton Inn & Suites Halifax Dartmouth
- Local Guy Adventures
- NovaShores Adventures
- PAVIA Gallery - Espresso Bar & Café
- Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo
- Seaweed and Sod Farm & Bed and Breakfast
- Sip & Taste Tours
- The Kinley House
- The Sou' Wester Gift & Restaurant Ltd
- Valley Sky Luxury Camping
- Bird Island Tours Ltd.
- Atlantica Hotel Halifax
- Seaweed Tours
- Settled Nomads
- ArtCan Gallery & Café
- Archer's Edge Luxury Camping Inc.
- La Société Mi-Carême
- The Willow House Inn
- Shoreline Adventure Center Inc.
- The Flying Apron Inn & Cookery
- Chester Art Centre Association
- McLeod's Beachfront Cottages
- NOMAD Happy Campers Ltd.
- Briny Bay Cafe
- LaHave River Campground
- Briarwood B&B
- Lighthouse Lane Cottages
- Chill Street Craft Beverage Co.
- Back Home Bed and Breakfast
- Go North Tours/Uncork Nova Scotia
- Horton Ridge Malt & Grain Co.
- Blue Shark Fishing Charters Inc.
- Eskasoni Cultural Journeys
- Best Western Plus Dartmouth Hotel and Suites
- Holiday Inn Express & Suites Halifax/Dartmouth
- Cabot Trail Adventures (Eagle North Kayak and Canoe Ltd.)
- Chester Playhouse
- East Coast Outfitters Inc.
- Ivy House Inn
- Pleasant Paddling
- Rum Runner Inn
- Northumberland Arts Council/The Fraser Gallery
- Swell Time Board Co.
- Cape LaHave Adventures
- Cliff Waters Vacation Properties
- Digby Pines Golf Resort & Spa
- Harvest Gallery
- Authentic Seacoast Distilling Co.
- Sew Inclined
- The Farmhouse Inn B&B
- The Rope Loft
- The Tea Brewery (Smith & Smith Holdings Inc.)
- True North Destinations
- 3 Moonlight Beach Suites
- Doryman Pub & Grill
- Inverary Resort
- Tangled Garden Herbs
- Trout Point Lodge
- Amos Pewterers Ltd.
- Earth Rhythms Inc.
- Hope for Wildlife
- McIntyre's Housekeeping Cottages Inc.
- Meander River Farm & Brewery
- Siesta Motel
- Wine & Beer Tours of Nova Scotia
- Inn on Prince Hotel & Conference Centre Truro
- Lunenburg Walking Tours (Sea Spot Travel Ltd.)
- Colindale Beach Villas (Colindale Holdings Inc.)
- Gateway Campground
- Chanterelle Country Inn, Ltd.
- Larch Wood Canada
- Beach Pea Kitchen & Bar
- The Lark & Loon Inn
- Cliffs of Fundy Geopark Society
- Laurie's Motel Limited
- Casa Nova Fine Beverages
- The Marmalade Motel
- Historic Sherbrooke Village Development Society
- Shangri-La Cottages
- Neptune Theatre Foundation
- Craft Brewers Association of Nova Scotia
- Wild Axe Productions
- The Pebble Bed and Breakfast
- The Clockmaker's Inn
- Schoolhouse Brewery
- Sober Island Boat Tours
- Clove Hitch Bar & Bistro
- Mabou Farmer's Market