Halifax Tourism

• ‘It’s beautiful art:’ Halifax Mural Festival wraps with big reveal of new paintings

  The second annual Halifax Mural Festival took place throughout the city on Saturday as 15 new paintings, crafted by a wide range of Canadian artists, were revealed to the public.

  Entertainment

  Jul 9, 2023
  
• How a Halifax woodworker hopes to give famous lake dragon a fresh new look

  Since the 1950s, a lake in Fall River, N.S., has been home to an iconic wooden dragon, dubbed the Miller Lake Dragon. Now, one woodworker wants to give the dragon a new look.

  Canada

  Nov 2, 2022
  
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• Events, pent-up demand pushing hotel bookings past pre-COVID levels

  “We are outpacing 2019 occupancy levels and pre-pandemic, and we anticipated that would not happen until 2024,” said Paulette Hicks, the CEO of Envision Saint John.

  Canada

  Jul 22, 2022
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• ‘We need staff’: Halifax hotel owners attend job fair to overcome staff shortage

  The Hotel Association of Nova Scotia organized a hospitality job fair to bring together employers and potential staff together in preparation for the summer months.

  Canada

  Apr 30, 2022
• Large N.S. tourism operators receive boost from provincial decision to back loans

  The province says the goal is to allow large tourism operators to receive better interest rates and more favourable terms at their bank of choice.

  Politics

  Oct 16, 2020
• Report looks into what the Halifax tourism sector could look like in summer 2021

  "We identified some early strategic responses the sector could adopt in these highly fluid and uncertain circumstances in order to better prepare for next year."

  Canada

  Sep 25, 2020
• Access granted: Halifax harbour’s Georges Island opens to the public

  The island will remain open until Labour Day, when it will once again close until next season.

  Canada

  Aug 8, 2020
• Calls from Nova Scotia tourism industry to relax rules around provincial borders

  'That's the only real way we'll see any growth for our industry or make things sustainable for our businesses.'

  Jun 22, 2020
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• Halifax named among top tourist destinations ‘on the rise’ globally

  Halifax placed fourth on the list, after Ishigaki in Japan, Kapaa in Hawaii, and Kenya's capital of Nairobi. 

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2018
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• Halifax’s Brooklyn: Downtown Dartmouth one of country’s hippest neighbourhoods

  For years, Dartmouth stood in the shadows of Nova Scotia's capital, its nickname the darkside, its reputation affectionately summed up as a little "rough around the edges" by locals.

  Canada

  Nov 6, 2017