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:
| City of Quinte West | |
| County of Lennox and Addington | |
| Hastings County | |
| Carey Bidtnes | Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO) |
| Northumberland County | |
| The Great Waterway/Region 9 Tourism Organization | |
| Renfrew County, Ottawa Valley Economic Development | |
| Town of Gananoque | |
| Town of Petawawa | |
| Cyril Cooper | Town of Smiths Falls |
| United Counties of Leeds and Grenville | |
| Carol Lavigne |
United Counties of Prescott-Russell |
| Terry Besner | United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry |