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Thousands of people are expected to pass through the doors of Kelowna International Airport (KLW) for spring break, many of whom are arriving with skis or snowboards in tow. More than 130,000 passengers are expected to travel through the airport between March 15 and April 3 and YLW is warning …

The number of annual visitors to Alberta’s parks has been steadily rising, sparking a question of how to balance the desire for recreation with environmental concerns. “Places like Banff National Park and Waterton are being loved to death,” said Jody Hilty, president of Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative. The number …

Two major sports events in Penticton, B.C., will remain in the South Okanagan city for the next five years. On Wednesday, the City of Penticton announced it had reached agreements with a massive cycling event, the Okanagan Granfondo, and the Canadian Sport School Hockey League. Last year, the Granfondo drew …

The International Indigenous Tourism Conference is in Manitoba for the first time. Hosted by the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC), the conference will see 1,100 delegates from Canada and around the world gather at the RBC Convention Centre in Winnipeg from Wednesday to Friday. According to organizers, the goal …

New numbers from Statistics Canada show that New Brunswick tourism lags behind the national average when comparing numbers from 2019. Their latest report showed a massive decline across Canada when comparing numbers to pre-pandemic times. New Brunswick’s tourism numbers are twice below the average and are currently the worst in …

The tourism sector in Kingston and the Islands has received a financial boost from the federal government. Monday, FedDev Ontario announced support for five projects as part of Canada’s Tourism Relief Fund to “help small tourism business and organizations recover and thrive.” Mark Gerretsen, member of Parliament for Kingston and …

Feel like having a beer on the beach in Penticton? In mid-February? You can do that now. On Tuesday, city council upgraded a bylaw regarding the public consumption of alcohol at select parks and beaches. The upgrades included changing it to year-round instead of just during tourist season. Colloquially known …

The County of Simcoe is opening up applications for people to apply for up to $400,000 in funding for tourism, culture, and sorts. As of Monday, applications opened for the county’s 2023 Tourism, Culture, and Sport Enhancement Fund to support projects or experiences in those respective fields. “Tourism is extremely …

The province of New Brunswick is making $40 million available to the province’s regional service commissions (RSCs) to pursue their new economic development mandate. Until recently, RSCs were primarily responsible for solid waste collection, but the province’s local government reform program handed a suite of new responsibilities to the regional …

Fort Henry National Historic Site in Kingston, Ont., is among four slated to receive a combined $12,000,000 over the next three years for projects related to critical infrastructure improvements. In Kingston, the funds will help restore deteriorating stone walls, update sanitary systems and replace the main entry bridge at Fort …