• ANNOUNCEMENT: Reflects concerns of Canada's business and leisure travel sector
  • NAVIGATE: TIAC and Deloitte Release Latest Edition of Popular Report
  • AWARDS: TIAC Announces Recipients of 2011 Canadian Tourism Awards
  • Minister Maxime Bernier Launches Federal Tourism Strategy
 
 
 
 
 

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Chinese Travel to Canada Growing in Wake of Approved Destination Status Agreement

A growing number of Chinese travellers are choosing Canada as their destination, making it Canada’s fastest growing inbound travel market. New Statistics Canada data reveals that China has surpassed Australia as Canada’s fifth largest inbound tourism market, behind the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Germany.

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Perimeter Action Plan To Facilitate Border Process, Spur Tourism Growth

The Action Plan on Perimeter Security and Economic Competiveness will help facilitate legitimate leisure and business travel between Canada and the United States, and spur economic growth, according to the Tourism Industry Association of Canada.

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TIAC And Deloitte Release Winter 2011-12 Edition of Navigate: New Directions in Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure

TIAC and Deloitte have release the latest edition of Navigate, a semi-annual publication developed which examines travel intentions for the coming year.

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Federal Tourism Strategy Will Promote Economic Growth and Create Jobs

The Federal Tourism Strategy is a strong commitment on the part of the government to promoting the growth of the travel and tourism sector, says the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC).

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  • "It is easier to get a box of cherries from California across the border than it is to get a Californian across."

    - David Goldstein, TIAC President and CEO

  • "If we are to convert this upbeat opinion of our country into tourism business, we need a travel and tourism policy that does not create impediments for those valued potential visitors."

    - David Goldstein, TIAC President and CEO

  • "A smarter, more open approach to moving travelers across our shared border would be a significant step towards bringing back millions of American travelers and fuelling Canada's economic recovery."

    - David Goldstein, TIAC President and CEO

  • "The changes at airport security checkpoints will help to speed up the screening process, and will make the traveling experience more efficient for Canadians and our international visitors."

    - David Goldstein, TIAC President and CEO