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[ad_1] For those wanting to escape to the mountains without taking their vehicles with them, new bus routes will soon make that easier to do. Roam Transit unveiled its new passenger bus on Thursday. The new bus will take people from the town of Banff to Lake Louise. An additional …

[ad_1] Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says they’re about “99.6 per cent ready” for Grand Prix as preparations for the summer event are currently underway. Race organizers say renovations on the paddock at the Gilles-Villeneuve race track will be ready in three weeks. “We’re doing the fine-tuning right now,” says Plante. …

[ad_1] No one likes to pay more for gas. However, tourism communities in the B.C. Interior, including Sicamous, are worried the high price at the pump will actually keep their much-needed summertime customers away. “If you fill up in Alberta, you might want to bring some jerrycans,” said Sicamous councillor …

[ad_1] Airbnb is an accommodation sharing website that allows members to rent out their properties or spare rooms to guests, to date they have over 500 million bookings. While some may balk at the idea of welcoming total strangers into their home, it’s a way to make an income for …

[ad_1] Kelowna attracted 2.1 million visitors in 2018, according to Tourism Kelowna. Of that 2.1 million people, 55 per cent travelled for leisure and nine per cent travelled for business while 35 per cent came to visit family and friends. Yet only 37 per cent of those visitors stayed in …

[ad_1] A well-photographed tourist attraction in Peggy’s Cove that was recently stolen — and thankfully returned — has more reason to stay put. Shorty, the five-foot-two wooden carving of a fisherman, will soon be joined by Mrs. Shorty. READ MORE: Thieves make off with popular tourist attraction from Peggy’s Cove …

[ad_1] A pint-sized statue of a Nova Scotia fisherman is back in its rightful location at Peggy’s Cove — all thanks to a group of heroic Dalhousie University students. Shorty, a wide-eyed, 5’2″ wooden fisherman, was stolen from outside a tourist spot in Peggy’s Cove, N.S., earlier this week. READ …

[ad_1] According to Peterborough and the Kawarthas Tourism, 3 million people visit the area every year. Keeping those tourists coming and encouraging others to join them in places like Peterborough was the focus of a rural tourism symposium at lang pioneer village Thursday. Now in its second year  the Rural …

[ad_1] From the shores of Prescott on the St. Lawrence river you can see Ogdensburg, New York. Until the 1960s, travellers could take a ferry between the two communities. Now, municipal officials in both towns are hoping to make that happen again. READ MORE: St. Lawrence Seaway marks 60 years …

[ad_1] A bill has been introduced in the New Brunswick legislature which would allow municipalities to charge a hotel levy in their communities. Local Government Minister Jack Carr says a number of communities including Saint John, Edmundston and Miramichi have establishments charging the levy already. While it is currently voluntary, …