Tourism officials and organizers of the Sommo Festival say that moving the festival to September was a success and provided $30M in spinoff spending. Data shows that cottage and hotel bookings were up 5% and campground stays were up 16% compared to 2023.
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Arts, entertainment and recreation
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Added on 2024-12-11
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Prince Edward Island, PE
- cbc.ca
Preliminary stats on P.E.I.'s peak tourism season months suggests a good year, with Confederation Bridge traffic up 4% over 2023 and Charlottetown Airport showing similar increases. Passenger numbers from cruise ship visits were also up 60% compared to 2023.
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Transportation and warehousing
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Added on 2024-11-02
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Prince Edward Island, PE
- cbc.ca
The Town of Stratford received $500K to support the new Stratford Waterfront Gathering and Event Space. The new space is part of a waterfront development plan to help with health and wellness, increase tourism, and develop new business opportunities.
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Accommodation and food services
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Added on 2024-10-18
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Prince Edward Island, PE
- canada.ca
The minimum wage is increasing to $16 per hour in P.E.I. Additionally, legislative changes on the number of paid sick days are coming into effect. Some workers are now entitled to three paid sick days per year.
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Accommodation and food services
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Added on 2024-10-01
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Prince Edward Island, PE
- Radio-Canada Atlantique
ACOA announced that it will invest $1,725,333 to support six tourism operators to undertake 10 projects to help improve and advance P.E.I.’s tourism industry. The province will also add $986,575 to go toward nine of the projects.
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Accommodation and food services
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Added on 2024-09-27
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Prince Edward Island, PE
- canada.ca
New changes are in effect with the Temporary Foreign Worker program, which are aimed to shrink the program and push employers to invest more in local employees. Canadian employers will be restricted to a new hiring cap of 10% of their workforce and a 1-year limit to contracts for low-wage positions.
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Accommodation and food services
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Added on 2024-09-27
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Prince Edward Island, PE
- cbc.ca