Economic development professionals can assist with all stages of tourism investment:

• With 2.1M visitors and 2M regional residents, there is a need for increased visitor accommodation, especially along waterfronts and the 400 series highways.
• Proven revenue-generating adventure and food/hospitality businesses are available for purchase to complement sports tourism, craft breweries and the region’s farm to table initiatives.
• Attractive historical downtowns build upon a critical mass of quaint settings for major events and day-trips.
• Available low-cost land to turn rural landscapes into international attractions
• Continuous consumer marketing is done by strong tourism organizations.
• Year-round high visitor rates.
• Skilled, business – focused, tourism experienced workforce.

 

Connect with our Investment Tourism sector members to help with your future projects and opportunities:

Linda Lisle	City of Quinte West
Richard Allen	County of Frontenac
Rob Plumley	County of Lennox and Addington
Andrew Redden	Hastings County
Donna Gillespie	Kingston Economic Development
Dan Borowec	Northumberland County
Rhonda Keenan	Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development
Alastair Baird	Renfrew County, Ottawa Valley Economic Development
Bonnie Ruddock	The Great Waterway/Region 9 Tourism Organization
Shelley Hirstwood	Town of Gananoque
Karen Cronier	Town of Petawawa
Ann Weir	United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
Carol Lavigne	United Counties of Prescott-Russell
Terry Besner	United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry