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...
Creating jobs for Islanders - The 2017 tourism season proved once again the vital importance of the industry to the provincial economy, employment, and local entrepreneurs. Figures released today by Tourism PEI project record spending and visitation for the fourth straight year...
Investments will lead to increased tourism traffic It’s summer – open the doors and bring on the visitors. It’s not quite that simple - just ask representatives from Cavendish Beach Music Festival Inc. (CBMF), Sandspit Entertainment Ltd., and Tourism Cavendish Beach. Like most...
Creating jobs for Islanders - Overnight stays on Prince Edward Island have surpassed the one-million mark for the first time. Total overnight stays is a measurement of room nights sold at roofed accommodations combined with campground site nights sold. The next-highest total was...
Prince Edward Island’s 2017 tourism marketing campaign is underway with the theme of “Come Find Your Island.” The plan was unveiled today to industry members from across the province. It was based on Vision 2021, the five-year tourism plan developed by the Tourism Industry...
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...
Minister of Economic Growth, Tourism and Culture, Bloyce Thompson issued the following statement congratulating the Tourism Industry Association of Prince Edward Island and Tourism PEI for receiving a 2022 Skift IDEA Award for the category of pandemic response: “As challenging as...
Creating jobs for Islanders Numbers released today by Tourism PEI for September show that 2018 will likely be the fifth straight record season for tourism visitation to the province. At Treetop Haven in Albany, owner Sheila Arsenault has had very little time to wind down after a...
As required according to the Tourism Industry Act, occupancy information (room nights sold and room nights available) for all fixed roof accommodation and campgrounds on Prince Edward Island must be submitted to the Tourism PEI compliance section as a condition of licensing...
Together, the Government of PEI and Government of Canada are working with the Tourism Industry Association of Prince Edward Island to provide free training programs and workshops to support Island tourism operators impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The past year has devastated...