Travel to Nova Scotia - Nova Scotia, Tourism, and Travel Issues

By kim

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In 1994 some journalists from Toronto thought that the media and the tourism industry should form a professional relationship and the Travel Media Association of Canada (TMAC) was formed. Since then the ranks swelled to over 450 members with a breakdown of 4-% media and 60% industry partners.

Guided by a volunteer Board of Directors TMAC includes travel writers, authors, broadcasters, photographers and producers working in just about every form of mass media from newspapers to television and from CD-Rom to internet streaming.

From February 3-9, 2009 the Annual General Meeting and Conference of TMAC will be held at the River Rock Casino in Richmond, B.C. Click on to the site for infomrmation updates.

richmond, river rock casino, tmac, tourism industry, travel media, travel writers

Aboriginal Tourism Canada

By kim

I grew up in Western Canada near an aboriginal community and played hockey and baseball with the kids. I took for granted the heritage around me but did learn some of the stories of how “the Hoodoos” were formed and other legends. It wasn’t until I formed a relationship with a German national that I realized what other people thought of the culture that was before my eyes.

Since 1996, Aboriginal Tourism Canada has been generating international interest in native activities and industries. In 1999 aboriginal activities in tourism had brought in close to $270 million in business and expectation are that it will be $1.2 billion in 2009. As of today, the industry employees 14,000 First Nations, Metis and Inuit workers.

My German friend said her favorite activities were the Pow Wow and learning aboriginal lore: healing, natural foods, etc. She says acquaintances of her have traveled North America staying with Sioux, Blackfoot and Mi’kmaq peoples. They said it was as close to actually be one of the people back in the 1800′s as you could get.

In the North there are activities such as building igloos and ice fishing as well as mushing a dog sled team.

It’s a shame that we locals don’t appreciate the First nation’s lore as much as our European friends do. With the vision of the ATC this soon could change.

For more information go to: Aboriginal Tourism Canada

aboriginal community, aboriginal tourism, building igloos, heritage, hoodoos, inuit, mi kmaq, tourism canada