Tourism

The Town of Chapleau is working on a branding and marketing plan to attract visitors to the region and promote economic development.

Budget-conscious companies and organizations are increasingly looking to colleges and universities as popular and affordable venues for staging meetings and conventions.

Business travellers and conferencegoers to Fort Frances can get a taste of the lakeside life in northwestern Ontario’s Boundary Waters with a stay at La Place Rendez-Vous Hotel and Convention Centre.

Thanks to one of its latest additions, the Days Inn in downtown Sudbury has become a more competitive option for business travellers and organizations in need of space for conferences and meetings.

More than $1 million has been poured into interior renovations of Thunder Bay ’s Sportsdome. “It was time to update the dome and offer something new and exciting,” said facility spokeswoman Sandi Boucher.

A conversation will start this spring about whether Timmins’ hoteliers and tourism-oriented businesses have an appetite to adopt a destination marketing fee.

For 30 years Science North has created a reputation as one of Northern Ontario's premier tourist destinations. But according to those who work there, the science centre also has a lot to offer the business community.

The City of Timmins was awarded the first annual President’s Award at the recent Tourism Northern Ontario Annual General Meeting and Gala.

A private member’s bill is seeking to reinstate the spring bear hunt in Northern Ontario. On Oct.

Thunder Bay is trolling for business partners to help finance, operate, and find a hockey team for its proposed arena and convention centre.