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Thursday, October 25, 2018

August Tourism Statistics Are Now Available

Tourism performance indicators for August are now available at tourismns.ca.

Monday, October 22, 2018

Neil Black Joins Tourism Nova Scotia’s Board of Directors

Tourism Nova Scotia welcomes Neil Black to our Board of Directors, bringing with him marketing, finance and management experience.

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Legal Cannabis and Tourism in Nova Scotia

Recreational cannabis use is legal across Canada as of Wednesday, October 17, 2018. What does this mean for Nova Scotia’s tourism industry and for visitors?

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Five Tips from Google Canada to Help Improve Your Search Results

Trying to get more visitors to your business? First they have to find you. This advice from Google can help make it easier for potential visitors to find you when they are planning their trip.

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Tourism Nova Scotia Staff Announcements

Tourism Nova Scotia would like to welcome these employees to our team!

Thursday, October 4, 2018

Updated Guide to Starting & Running a Restaurant Available Now

Find out what it takes to open a restaurant and, most importantly, make it successful, in the Restaurant Association of Nova Scotia’s updated Guide to Starting and Running a Restaurant in Nova Scotia.

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Community Branding Initiative Boosts Port Hood Community Pride, Provides Positive Impression for Visitors

The Port Hood community rallied behind an initiative that improved the visitor experience through signage, streetscaping and store fronts.

Thursday, September 27, 2018

July 2018 Tourism Indicators Now Available

Tourism performance indicators for July are now available at www.tourismns.ca.

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Inspiring Content Program Partners Capturing Nova Scotia’s Authentic Experiences

Introducing the 12 partners in Tourism Nova Scotia’s 2018 Inspiring Content Program.

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.