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News before 1996 is not available online.
These days Karen Milligan is busy preparing the rooms and grounds at The Inn at St Peters for a 2017 tourism season that promises to beat the record set at her operation last year. Operators like Milligan from across the province are reporting increased bookings compared to 2016...
Anyone who has visited Charlottetown is likely familiar with the work of sculptor Ahmon Katz’s. The Three Leaves sculpture, which stands prominently at the entrance to the city by the Charlottetown Events Centre, and the great Blue Heron on the corner of Queen and Water Street in...
The new Prince Edward Island Ferry Task Force wants feedback from Islanders on the importance of the Wood Islands-Caribou ferry service to the province. After Northumberland Ferries Ltd. (NFL) announced that the Island would not have full two-ferry service during summer 2016, the...
Margaret McEachern knows she can offer Island visitors more than just great shopping at her business Knit Pickers in Mayfield. McEachern and other tourism operators will learn how to develop “hands on” experiential tourism packages at workshops this week hosted by Tourism PEI. In...
Stacy MacInnis remembers bundling up on cold winter mornings when he was five years old and going next door with his mother to stoke the coal stove for waiting passengers at the Elliott family’s train station in Pleasant Valley. Fast forward more than 50 years – it’s a summer day...
New capital investments will help maintain and modernize the Beaconsfield Historic Site and the Provincial Artifacts Collections Facility. The provincial and federal governments are collaborating to preserve these important historical and cultural spaces. The Government of Prince...
A new agreement between the Province of Prince Edward Island, successful businessman Islander Don McDougall, and Rodd’s Hotels will establish Mill River Resort as a flagship tourism destination, drive economic growth, protect and increase jobs in the region, and keep the property...
Snowmobilers are getting out and enjoying winter adventures on the former rail line stretching from Tignish in the west, to Elmira in the east. The Prince Edward Island Snowmobile Association leases the Confederation Trail from the provincial government from December until March...
Unprecedented consultation and feedback has led to a proposed five-year tourism strategy for Prince Edward Island. Released by the Tourism Industry Association of Prince Edward Island (TIAPEI), Vision 2021 explores new opportunities and product offerings like expanding the...
Accommodation operators, retailers, restaurants, and other businesses throughout Prince Edward Island are benefitting from what could be the third-straight record year for tourism. The province is well ahead of last year’s record pace for room nights sold, site nights sold at...