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December 2011

Halifax Hotspots

Posted by: Brigid McWhirter
Halifax is a hotspot for both business and for business travelers. After conducting business all day, you want the opportunity to wind down, have fun and get out there and explore your surroundings - Halifax is the place for all three. The strength is in our compact downtown. A lot of our meeting space and hotels are located in downtown Halifax, an area that is completely walkable from one end to the other in about 20 minutes. But don’t mistakenly think that means we’re lacking in things to do! Within this condensed core we pack in all the history, art, culinary,... Read More

Date Posted: 12/22/2011

Oh Canada!

Posted by: Jennifer Hitchcock
A big round of applause goes out to the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC), Canada's national tourism marketing organization, for promoting product and industry development around the world so well that for the second year in a row, Canada has been named the #1 most powerful country brand in the world.At the 32nd annual World Travel Market (WTM) in London, England in November, FutureBrand, a leading international brand and design consultancy, announced that Canada remains in the top spot in its 2011 Country Brand Index (CBI), the most comprehensive global study of how travelers perceive countries around the world. The rankings... Read More

Date Posted: 12/07/2011