Tourism Central – Central Nova Tourist Association

Join us for the CNTA 32nd Annual General Meeting & Tourism Awards Luncheon being held May 24th at 11:30 AM at the Glooscap Heritage Centre & Mi’kmaw Museum. The Awards Luncheon has been generously sponsored by the Hants RDA. 2011 Tourism Award categories are as follows: Accommodation, Attraction, Festival & Beverage, Food & Beverage, Gift [...]

Nova Scotia Tourism will be kicking off tourism week on CTV’s Live at Five this Friday May 18th with its first of  a series of “live” television remotes.  This will be one of 8 potential live remotes to be held across the province this summer targeting 397,000 maritime viewers.  CNTA (in partnership with several industry [...]

Join us for TIANS Annual General Meeting being held May 24 – 25 in Truro, Nova Scotia. Central Nova Tourist Association is pleased to be hosting this year’s event. In appreciation of your membership, TIANS with the support of our industry partners, looks forward to hosting you for the upcoming events. Thursday, May 24th the Canadian [...]

If you are a voting CNTA stakeholder we encourage you to check out the ongoing auction and bid on the exciting items posted.  Items are listed on our tourism communication portal at www.tourismcentral.ca/auction. Voting CNTA Stakeholders may contact the CNTA office to obtain the password if you have not already received it.  For more information go [...]

Remain “Top-of-Mind” in Key Markets This Summer CNTA is exploring radio advertising opportunities in Halifax, Moncton, and Truro Area to remain top-of mind with key audiences for our region.  The more participation from industry that we have collectively, the more affordable and impactful our campaigns will be. CNTA is gauging interest from industry to get [...]

Saltscapes Toronto (June 21-24, 2012) Did you know that 21% of visitors to Nova Scotia in 2011 were from Ontario?  That’s 447,800 visitors!  Ontario is Nova Scotia tourism’s second most important target market (after Atlantic Canada).  This is why we’re inviting you to be part of CNTA’s space at Saltscapes Toronto 2012 (in partnership with [...]

Pre-Season Checklist – Are you ready for business? You’ve maybe already started to notice the increase in visitor traffic.  But are you really ready for the upcoming tourism season?     Make sure you haven’t missed any of the following items as you prepare for the busy summer ahead: Brochure Distribution – Allow CNTA to assist with [...]

inTOUCH NEWSLETTER Bulletin from the Chair of the Interim Board of the NSTA Dear partners, As we move towards putting the final steps in place to formally establish the Nova Scotia Tourism Agency (NSTA), I’d like to provide you with another update. We continue to make great progress, working in collaboration with the department to [...]

Central Nova Tourist Association would like to express our gratitude for all the donations we have received for the tourismcentral.ca on-line auction. There is already an exciting line up of items for you to choose from thanks to all of the generous local businesses. Donations are still being accepted and items will be continually posted [...]

Check out the Demographic Profile . Nova Scotia’s tourism sector consists of five component industry groups (food and beverage services, transportation, accommodation, recreation and entertainment, and travel services). Employing 43,165 people in 2006, tourism accounted for 10% of the province’s employment. Halifax – the largest urban centre – accounted for 51.8% of tourism employment in [...]