Discover Halifax Names The Canteen Co-Owner Chair of Board
Doug Townsend co-owns The Canteen on Portland Street in Dartmouth, along with his partner Renée Lavallee. The pair opened the eatery in 2014.
Doug Townsend co-owns The Canteen on Portland Street in Dartmouth, along with his partner Renée Lavallee. The pair opened the eatery in 2014.
Things started slow for the city in 2022, but, by some countsl a few key developments helped push Halifax to one of its best-ever tourism years.
The full impact of Covid-19 on Halifax’s tourism economy came into clearer view March 18, as Discover Halifax released key data on visitors to the city.
Discover Halifax recently submitted a four-part plan to the provincial government outlining how the tourism industry in the city can safely welcome visitors this summer.
In the latest episode of the Huddle “Home Office” podcast, Mark Leger speaks with the heads of Discover Halifax and Discover Saint John about what this means for the region’s tourism industry and the renewed vibrancy of our cities.
Make no mistake: Covid-19 has been, and will be, terrible for tourism-related businesses in the HRM. But as the 2020 tourist season begins to take shape, there are a few small reasons for optimism.
According to Discover Halifax, the number of nights booked in sharing economy rooms shot up by 33 per cent last year, to a total of 433,894.