The provincial government, together with the Hotel Association of PEI and Food Island Partnership, launched a new gift card incentive program to support tourism accommodation operators and the industry. For each consecutive two-night stay, guests at a qualifying PEI accommodation...
Two funding programs are available again this year to help operators prepare for the 2022 tourism season. The Tourism Activation Grant assists operators with start-up costs associated with opening for the 2022 season. To learn more about the grant, application process and dates...
The provincial government, the Hotel Association of PEI, and Food Island Partnership are relaunching the Tourism Accommodation Accelerator Program to support tourism accommodation operators and the industry. The program encourages guests to book at qualifying PEI accommodations...
Numbers released today by Tourism PEI for September show that 2019 will likely be the sixth straight record season for tourism visitation to the province. “Thank you to Tourism PEI and all operators for their continued hard work on another successful season,” David Groom, Chair...
A new funding program is available for tourism businesses to invest in ways that will help extend the tourism season on Prince Edward Island. The Tourism – Seasonal Extension Program will provide a grant for tourism operators that meet the eligibility requirements. Funding will...
Tourism PEI is waiving fees for the 2021 season to support tourism operators impacted by COVID-19. The following fees will be waived: accommodation licensing fees for existing and new applicants; highway signage fees for existing signage holders; and Canada Select star rating...
A new funding program is available to inspire tourism businesses to think of new ideas that showcase Prince Edward Island as a year-round destination. The Multi-Season Tourism Product Development Fund provides support to tourism businesses to create and develop new products...
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...
As PEI’s first people, there is much to discover about the vibrant Mi’kmaq community in Prince Edward Island. Now, visitors can get a taste of authentic Mi’kmaq culture in a prime tourist destination on PEI. A new Indigenous cultural tourism space developed by the Mi’kmaq...
The record pace in the tourism industry in 2016 showed no signs of slowing down in August, says Minister of Economic Development and Tourism Heath MacDonald. “The preliminary numbers reported by industry have the province on pace for the busiest August on record, and the third...