<rss xmlns:a10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Nouvelles destinées aux membres</title><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news</link><description>Nouvelles destinées aux membres</description><language>fr</language><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{409CA40A-E182-4F0F-BE4E-013986D5AE3D}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/the_cultural_and_tourism_benefits_of_student_exchange</link><title>The cultural and tourism benefits of student exchange</title><description>Lorraine Brown and Gurhan Aktas, University World News -  
 A growing segment of the international student market is made up of
exchange students who undertake a course of assessed study at an
overseas university, usually for a period of one semester or a year.
Exchange students have been identified as a segment of the international
student market that has significant growth potential. 
 
Yet little research has been conducted into the exchange student
population</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 10:29:02 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{3C7F9E5E-8671-4D90-9C82-FBEDB213E000}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/rendez_vous_canada_2012_ready_to_rev_up_big_business_for_tourism_read_more_here_http_www_sacbee_com_2012_05_08_4474272_rendez_vous_canada_2012_ready_html_storylink_cpy</link><title>Rendez-vous Canada 2012: ready to rev up big business for tourism  Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/08/4474272/rendez-vous-canada-2012-ready.html#storylink=cpy</title><description>Canadian Tourism Commission -  
 International  tourism already contributes
over $15.1 billion in revenue every year to  Canada's  economy, and will
soon be even bigger as the  Canadian Tourism Commission  ( CTC ) gears up to kick-off  Rendez-vous Canada 2012  ( RVC ), the country's largest annual  international  marketplace for the
 tourism industry</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 10:14:24 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{0A00C72B-5F8A-4BCF-8C66-D329F53235AA}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/canadian_government_pushes_to_increase_tourism</link><title>Canadian government pushes to increase tourism</title><description>Edward Leeron, Netglobers -  
Gail Shea, Canada's Minister of National Revenue, has just announced the
nation's plans to increase its tourism sector to improve the economy
and provide more jobs for residents. 
 
As part of the Foreign
Convention and Tour Incentive Program, Canadian businesses that bring
more international travelers with conventions and festivals will receive
a large property tax rebate to further encourage the influx of more
tourists</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 10:03:25 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{A3192507-ED2E-4628-A57B-6595629A1B3B}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/bbc_world_news_reports_on_canada_online_on_specialty_channel</link><title>BBC World News Reports on Canada Online, on Specialty Channel</title><description>Daily News, May 5, 2012 -  
 
 Canada is in the spotlight this month with a new season of programming from BBC World News. 
 Special content is being broadcast globally on the BBC’s 24 hours news channel  BBC World News , and exclusive multimedia content will be  posted and streamed online . 
 ”This series is an opportunity for our global audiences to find out
more about the country and its people, away from the bigger headlines
that dominate the news agenda</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 09:46:55 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{EAEAA3E5-4896-447B-9863-1825A7BDB681}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/how_will_the_future_of_online_travel_search_affect_your_business</link><title>How will the Future of Online Travel Search Affect Your Business?</title><description>Empowering Inspiration 
 The future of travel search 
   
 A recent study commissioned by Amadeus about how consumers will
search for travel in the future reveals travellers’ pain points and
future motivations when planning and booking for travel online</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 09:00:43 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{384A7CE2-4B93-4A9A-898B-E8F2DB61060F}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/alliance_of_sector_councils_warns_of_skilled_worker_shortage_and_urges_educators_to_promote_innovation_in_classrooms</link><title>Alliance of Sector Councils warns of skilled worker shortage and urges educators to promote innovation in classrooms </title><description>[by Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun] 
 
Parents, here’s a depressing fact: you are your offspring’s worst enemy when it comes to helping them work out a career path. 
 Recent research by a broad national alliance of employers ranging from commercial fishermen and grocers to steelworkers, police and engineers, indicates that the group is suffering a collective identity crisis — few people, neither parents nor students, have a clear understanding of Canada’s employment market</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 07:26:21 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{D2A05F7A-0558-4E33-B43E-4FA2FFE07453}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/publication_release_of_may_2012_education_matters_insights_on_education_learning_and_training_in_canada</link><title>Publication: Release of May 2012 Education Matters: Insights on Education Learning and Training in Canada</title><description>(From The Daily, Statistics Canada, 1 May, 2012) 
 
 OTTAWA, ON -- The May&amp;nbsp;2012&amp;nbsp;issue of Education Matters: Insights on
Education, Learning and Training in Canada contains three articles</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 08:41:08 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{46FD02BC-470E-40CD-9C2F-43ABC990DAAF}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/the_bucks_and_canada_s_top_tourism_show_stop_here</link><title>The bucks, and Canada’s top tourism show, stop here</title><description>By Nick Lees, edmontonjournal.com 
 
 More than 1,500 tourism professionals from around
the world will visit Edmonton May 13-16, generating an expected $400
million or more in business transactions. 
 Rendez-vous
Canada, the country’s top tourism show, is in its 36th year and Tourism
Industry Association of Canada officials say business has grown
exponentially</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:32:05 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{E0208254-B60B-417D-8DD7-6A2A637140A0}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/calgary_shares_a_white_hat_welcome_across_canada</link><title>Calgary Shares a “White Hat Welcome” Across Canada</title><description>Toronto, ON – As Calgary enjoys its title as Canada’s Cultural Capital
in 2012 and the Calgary Stampede celebrates a banner year— its
Centennial anniversary — Canadians are invited to spread Alberta’s warm
western hospitality across the nation, with the Calgary Stampede,
Tourism Calgary and Travel Alberta</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:51:30 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{4EEEAE57-47C3-4EFD-B761-C9248F0E3BB9}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/locals_get_their_game_on_for_tourism</link><title>Locals get their game on for tourism $$ </title><description>by:  SooToday.com Staff 
 
 
 Economic impact of sports tourism on local communities  
 
&amp;nbsp; 
 
Sports tourism is a multi-billion dollar niche in the tourism industry
that not only attracts media coverage and spectators; it draws
investments and visitor spending that benefits local economies. &amp;nbsp;As a
result, the economies of destinations around the world rely heavily on
the visiting golfer, skier and travelling hockey, and football sports
enthusiast</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:42:47 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{FBACDA79-E238-4DEA-90F7-F42D318FAF15}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/canada_s_first_lighthouse_is_a_long_way_from_its_glory_days</link><title>Canada’s first lighthouse is a long way from its glory days</title><description>By Ken MacLeod - Cape Breton Post 
 If any structure in Canada deserves to see another century, it’s the historic Louisbourg lighthouse. 
 
 Two years ago, the Louisbourg lighthouse
was listed as one of the 480 active and 490 inactive lighthouses that
Fisheries and Oceans Canada declared surplus to its needs</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:56:29 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{B03BF978-AC54-42A5-84AF-C8EB38E1836E}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/nominate_your_favorite_fishing_town_for_title</link><title>Nominate your favorite fishing town for title</title><description>Kris Johnston, Daily Comet -&amp;nbsp;  Here's your chance to help put your favorite fishing community in the national spotlight. 
 
 This story has been corrected to attribute information in the last
three paragraphs to Terrebonne Parish Councilman Daniel Babin.
 
 The World Fishing Network
is seeking nominations for the top fishing towns in the U.S. and
Canada. It's part of the cable TV network's Ultimate Fishing Town 2012
contest</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:53:36 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{179C9E49-FE61-4B61-A93D-ECEB57A10E73}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/meet_the_brothers_behind_canada_eh_tourism</link><title>Meet the Brothers Behind Canada EH Tourism</title><description>[from  www.canadaeh.net ] 
 
So, it seems, many are a tad curious to learn more about who is behind the writings, photography, research and development of the   CanadaEH.net Travel Network  . Who wouldn’t be, it is a unique travel website. 
 We are sure you would like to meet our massive writing department, our scores of photographers located around the country and our website creation team. But we cannot introduce you to them because they do not exist</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:56:42 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{08B48DF7-E136-4ED9-804C-62D770A56566}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/government_of_canada_invests_in_tourism_and_supports_local_economy_in_south_central_b_c</link><title>Government of Canada Invests in Tourism and Supports Local Economy in South Central B.C.</title><description>ASHCROFT, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Mar 30, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
Today, Mark Strahl, Member of Parliament for Chilliwack-Fraser
Canyon, announced federal funding of $151,000 for the Gold Country
Communities Society to enhance and expand their successful GeoTourism
Program that has stimulated the economies of Gold Country
communities</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:48:24 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{24D62A0A-A5B0-4B62-B884-877FCA71E9CD}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/a_passion_for_education_at_college_of_the_rockies</link><title>A passion for education at College of the Rockies</title><description>By  Jessica Schwitek - Golden Star . 
 She came for the ski hill, but she stayed for the community. 
  Karen Cathcart, originally from Sarnia, Ontario,
moved to this small town nestled between the Rocky and Purcell Mountains
in 2002.  
  “We came out here originally for Kicking Horse
Mountain Resort, because my husband got a job there,” said Cathcart,
manager of the Golden campus of College of the Rockies. “And I’m glad we
did, I absolutely love it here</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:26:52 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{B4B72362-CEEC-4695-98BB-3A382F6109E0}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/ceo_says_shift_could_hurt_tourism_sask</link><title>CEO says shift could hurt Tourism Sask.</title><description>By Will Chabun, Leader-Post 
 
 Six days in, the CEO of Tourism Saskatchewan says she knows little
more about her organization's future than she did on budget day. 
 On
that day, she and the board of directors of the tourism marketing
organization - which gets almost all of its money from the provincial
government, but also has some smaller sources of income - learned it
would lose its status as an autonomous organization and return to the
provincial government as a Crown corporation</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:53:11 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{3C487993-EEE1-4FD9-A82D-8E839413E0B6}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/professional_development_opportunity_for_trainers_employment_counsellors</link><title>Professional Development Opportunity for Trainers &amp; Employment Counsellors</title><description>Help us, help you! 
Are you interested in participating in a national training project?  
 The Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council (CTHRC) is updating the emerit Workplace Essentials (WOE) eLearning program. This program will provide basic skills training to entry level employees such as youth, newcomers and first-time employees. We are seeking knowledgeable and seasoned trainers and employment counselors who work with our target audiences to review the course materials</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:41:28 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{3BF35DDD-9521-4B7B-8062-FF66C9D86C03}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/peggy_s_cove_lighthouse_needs_new_owner</link><title>Peggy's Cove Lighthouse Needs New Owner</title><description>[CBC News] 
 
 
 The future of the world-famous Peggys Cove lighthouse is in jeopardy. 
 The Nova Scotia landmark is one of hundreds of lighthouses across the country that were declared surplus by the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans in 2010. 
 The surplus lighthouses are those the Canadian Coast Guard officials determined "could be replaced with simpler structures whose operation and maintenance would be more cost-effective," according to the DFO website</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:43:22 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{70C2BD80-1556-4BBA-BA24-FCA1CC9A917A}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/nominations_open_for_westman_tourism_awards</link><title>Nominations open for Westman Tourism Awards</title><description>[by Staff at the Brandon Sun] 
 
 There's lots to see and do in southwestern Manitoba, and now it's time to recognize those who work hard at it all.  
 Tourism Westman is looking for award nominations to honour those who have made a difference in tourism over the past year.  
 Awards will be given out in the categories of  aspiring youth , marketing excellence, partnership, product development, service excellence,  volunteer of the year  and event of the year</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:38:23 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{87B5DEC6-BD4D-4979-BCF2-C69C6F0072B0}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/travel_alberta_s_video_wins_tourism_oscar</link><title>Travel Alberta’s Video Wins Tourism “Oscar”</title><description>Breathe. &amp;nbsp;Goosebump images of Alberta fill the
screen. Breathe. Dog sleds, deep powder and hoodoos transport you&amp;nbsp;into
familiar landscapes that&amp;nbsp;make you more and more proud&amp;nbsp;to be&amp;nbsp;an Albertan
with each passing frame. A friend of mine said she cried the first time
she saw this&amp;nbsp;”Oscar-winning”&amp;nbsp;video</description><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:28:27 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{9B658E02-A67B-4B7C-9133-1B8011B91821}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/canadian_regions_lead_on_innovation</link><title>Canadian Regions Lead on Innovation</title><description>OTTAWA, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
New report shows that innovation is led at regional and community level
in Canada
 
 
Canada's Public Policy Forum today
released Leading Innovation: Insights from Canadian Regions, a report
from an initiative which sought to uncover what makes some of
Canada's key regions more innovative, and what lessons can be learned
from these leading examples</description><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:15:53 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{EC9527EB-7CCA-40C0-8EAB-E944F288BE2C}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/travellers_get_their_geek_on</link><title>Travellers get their geek on</title><description>(by Heath McCoy, Calgary Herald) 
 
 
 Have nerd-centric obsession – will travel. 
 Teras Cassidy, a 44-year-old Trekkie, comic book fan and miniature war gamer is banking on it with his independent business Geek Nations Tours</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:50:47 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{A469B3DD-4652-4DBC-A694-57B661729550}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/show_time_for_commercial_spaceflight_at_hand</link><title>Show time for commercial spaceflight at hand</title><description>CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 13 (Reuters) - The first 
privately owned passenger spaceship is on track for a test 
flight beyond the atmosphere this year, and nearly 500 people 
have signed up for rides. 
 
Another company just closed on $5 million equity financing, 
enough to finish building a two-seater rocketplane called Lynx</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:06:49 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{CCF77FA1-AA5E-4E5A-8ACB-3DF56CD14915}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/sports_could_be_a_new_industry_for_grand_forks</link><title>Sports could be a new industry for Grand Forks</title><description>Much has been said in recent years about the importance of tourism in
our area, as in other parts of the province; coupled with the subject
of tourism is economic development. 
 In recent years a new sector of tourism has surfaced – sport tourism.
It may come as a surprise that sport tourism is the fastest growing
segment of the tourism industry in Canada. It yields approximately $3.4
billion in annual spending by domestic travellers alone</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:54:47 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{1EB281C6-FDDE-4405-8987-ECF562F85E0C}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/new_cycling_event_announced_for_banff_national_park_alberta_read_more_here_http_www_sacbee_com_2012_03_09_4324841_new_cycling_event_announced_for_html_storylink_cpy</link><title>New Cycling Event Announced for Banff National Park, Alberta  Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/03/09/4324841/new-cycling-event-announced-for.html#storylink=cpy</title><description>BANFF, AB, PRNewswire/ - GranFondo Canada, producers of epic
participation cycling events, has announced the introduction of RBC
GranFondo Banff which will take place later this year on Saturday,
August 25th. Starting and finishing in the beautiful mountain town of
Banff, the 142 km route will take cyclists into the heart of the
Rockies to experience the awe-inspiring nature of Banff National Park
and discover its tradition of mountain adventure</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:46:27 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{88AC2519-A6CB-4365-85EE-EB4AA33AB6EB}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/wagon_days_recognized_by_sask_tourism</link><title>Wagon Days recognized by Sask. Tourism</title><description>By Colin Budd, Lloydminster Source 
An upgrade to the events surrounding the Canadian Professional
Chuckwagon Association finals has paid off for the Lloydminster
Agricultural Exhibition Association.  
The group is a finalist in the Event of the Year category for the
Saskatchewan Tourism Awards of Excellence after the first Wagon Days was
a hit in August.  
“It’s really an honour to be recognized at the provincial level,” said
the Lloyd Ex’s marketing and sales manager Corinne McGirr</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:40:54 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{6B97D971-3E22-4EE2-B253-CDCBD40A548A}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/video_i_am_a_restaurant</link><title>Video: "I am a Restaurant"</title><description>The Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association proudly presents: I am a Restaurant. This new film tells the story of our industry and the many ways in which restaurants nourish communities across Canada.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:10:41 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{40D91137-6321-4E4E-A1D7-38D719969493}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/live_with_kelly_travels_to_beautiful_banff_alberta_canada</link><title>"LIVE! WITH KELLY" TRAVELS TO BEAUTIFUL BANFF, ALBERTA, CANADA</title><description>NEW
YORK, NY -- Top-rated morning talk show "LIVE! with
Kelly" is heading north to beautiful Banff, Alberta, Canada for four
shows airing April 2-5, 2012.
 The April broadcasts are "LIVE's" first visit to Canada since
four spectacular shows from Prince Edward Island. In Alberta, "LIVE"
will originate from the Eric Harvie Theatre at The Banff Centre, a
national arts training center located in the heart of the Canadian
Rockies in Banff</description><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:03:18 -0600</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{0FFDADBF-CC14-4DCB-A9E8-AC50063A61AE}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/tiac_takes_a_stand_for_canadian_travel</link><title>TIAC takes a stand for Canadian travel</title><description>Breaking Travel News - Every industry needs a voice, and for the Canadian travel and tourism
business, that voice is TIAC.travel. TIAC (Tourism Industry Association
of Canada) advocates for the travel industry on important issues such
as customs and border regulations, air policy, marketing investment,
sustainability, and many others.
 
 TIAC</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:45:00 -0600</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{ACA0BCD6-800D-438E-96A6-E7DA51FE6C0E}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/tourism_in_the_beaver_hills</link><title>Tourism in the Beaver Hills</title><description>Bonnie Riddell - Sherwood Park News 
 The Beaver Hills Tourism Development Opportunity
Assessment is a document produced by Alberta Tourism, Parks and
Recreation in collaboration with the Beaver Hills Initiative (BHI),
which is a stakeholder group that includes the municipality of
Strathcona County. 
 The document provides a vision and
opportunities for sustainable tourism, or eco-tourism, in an area that
is unique to North America</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:01:31 -0600</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{36D7FBC9-7CDF-4356-8300-552497019E44}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/destination_halifax_announces_challenge_for_young_halifax_nova_scotia_filmmakers</link><title>Destination Halifax Announces Challenge for Young Halifax Nova Scotia Filmmakers</title><description>(from hospitalitynet.org) 
 
 HALIFAX, NS --  Halifax Nova Scotia  March Break is right around the corner with folks pondering how to spend a Halifax Staycation. Youth living in the Halifax region are invited to enter their short films into the Destination Halifax March Break Movie Contest for their chance to win a Staycation prize package and have their film screened at the Viewfinders International Film Festival for Youth</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:59:02 -0600</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{0088D4A0-DCE5-4A85-A61A-BE868CEE345B}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/microsoft_and_world_tourism_organization_to_drive_innovation_in_the_tourism_sector</link><title>Microsoft and World Tourism Organization to drive innovation in the tourism sector</title><description>Travel Daily News International -  
The  World Tourism Organization  (UNWTO) and  Microsoft 
signed an agreement aimed at bringing the benefits of the most advanced
technologies to the tourism sector and driving the industry’s evolution
towards the computing paradigm of the future</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:08:30 -0600</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{5D4A6525-93E0-4E48-9648-B5D187FEEEB9}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/meh_supports_hrda_s_tourism_initiative</link><title>MEH supports HRDA’s tourism initiative</title><description>Enfield Weekly Press, NS -  
East Hants council will be increasing its funding for the Hants Regional
District Authority (HRDA), which will attempt to foster development for
the municipality’s tourism sector. 
Claude O’Hara, executive director for HRDA, delivered a funding proposal
presentation to council at their executive committee meeting on Feb.
21. The presentation highlighted HRDA’s recent work in East Hants, as
well as their plans for the future of the municipality</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:02:23 -0600</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{2C50E6D4-C86F-42EF-9265-299A5255DDF1}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/creating_an_oasis_of_learning_on_a_belize_island</link><title>Creating an oasis of learning on a Belize island</title><description>The Province, BC News -  
 Victoria’s Joni Valencia Miller has learned that no woman is an
island. In fact, her own deep connection to a tiny island off the coast
of Belize changed the course of her life and led her to dedicate herself
to helping children there succeed with her non-profit school,  Caye Caulker Ocean Academy</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:50:33 -0600</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{9767F057-EACF-43F3-8F44-A567567E656D}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/hotels_filling_up_for_stampede_s_centennial_year</link><title>Hotels filling up for Stampede's centennial year</title><description>Hotel rooms are filling up fast for July as the Calgary Stampede gets set to mark its 100th year. 
 Stampede officials have been working with Calgary Tourism and Travel
Alberta to get the word out about the centennial year of the Greatest
Outdoor Show on Earth. 
 "Well we are nearly sold out for the first weekend and we anticipate
we will sell out mid week very shortly,” said Hotel Arts business
development director Fraser Abbott</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:41:54 -0600</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{26D6D617-0CE1-4844-8D98-3DD2BD0514AF}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/interview_with_heritage_presenter_chantelle_mcdonald_of_parks_canada</link><title>Interview with Heritage Presenter Chantelle McDonald of Parks Canada.</title><description>$0$0Uploaded by  N3XTTV  on  8 Feb 2012 $0$0$0Interview with Heritage Presenter Chantelle McDonald of Parks Canada.$0$0$0$0  $0  $0$0  $0  $0$0  $0  $0$0 http://n3xt.ca/about/ $0</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:34:40 -0600</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{C2450CAB-FCA5-45A2-87FF-565D1E233B3C}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/tourism_richmond_offers_food_blogging_dream_job</link><title>Tourism Richmond Offers Food Blogging Dream Job</title><description>(BY Mia Stainsby Vancouver Sun) 
 
Wanted: Food blogger. Pays $50,000 for a year and a daily dining out stipend for two. 
 
Tourism Richmond has put out the call and believe it or not, it’s for real. 
 
Before every single soul who reads this quits their job and applies, think about it. The job requires 365 consecutive restaurant meals. Yay! you say? Regardless, applicants should have a hummingbird metabolism</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 08:38:27 -0600</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{20CCF86A-BBC3-40B2-B4F8-CB5315665E27}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/from_cities_to_resorts_travel_marketers_flock_to_pinterest</link><title>From Cities to Resorts, Travel Marketers Flock to Pinterest</title><description>(by Kate Kaye) 
 
 Pinterest has become the trendiest new destination for the travel industry. From city tourism bureaus to hotel companies and travel publishers, the photo collection and sharing site is yet another social spot online for tourism marketers to spread their messages - in this case, visual ones</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:21:40 -0600</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{5B03E422-6F05-47AE-8497-2C10479AD5CF}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/rick_mercer_visits_ottawa_s_fairmont_chateau_laurier</link><title>Rick Mercer visits Ottawa's Fairmont Chateau Laurier</title><description>On last week's episode of The Rick Mercer Report, Rick visited the Fairmont Chateau Laurier in Ottawa.   
 
During his brief tenure at the hotel, Rick worked as a pastry chef, a housekeeping room attendant, and a guest services attendant. 
 
How did he do?  You tell me!  Click the "visit website" link to watch the video on YouTube.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:27:33 -0600</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{F947ACB0-A980-4307-BE5D-868321FFD93D}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/canada_s_future_is_in_the_west_2011_census</link><title>Canada's future is in the West: 2011 Census</title><description>posted on CTHRC website -  
  Power and population are shifting to the Prairies and B.C. as Ontario enters a period of relative decline.  
   
The results of the 2011 census released Wednesday confirm what many
Canadians already instinctively understand. The country is re-orienting
itself away from Central Canada and toward the Pacific. Oil, gas, potash
and other resources are drawing migrants and the region’s political and
economic influence is growing as a result</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:24:09 -0600</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{629E2DC2-4ACD-4B7C-A542-8CC6AFA965D3}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/glacier_tourism_plan_in_jasper_park_approved</link><title>Glacier tourism plan in Jasper park approved</title><description>CBC News -  
 Visitors to Alberta's Jasper National Park will soon be able to get
"an iconic" tourism experience by walking alongside a glacier,
Environment Minister Peter Kent announced Thursday. 
 The minister responsible for Parks Canada said the federal government
has approved the environmental assessment done for the Glacier
Discovery Walk, a project proposed by a tourism company that already
operates in the national park</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:57:40 -0600</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{C2871617-F337-4267-98BD-1645FF5D1420}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/bow_valley_to_run_tourism_program</link><title>Bow Valley to run tourism program</title><description>Calgary Herald - Bow Valley College is launching a tourism program to address what
officials call a growing business and key contributor to Alberta's job
creation and economic health.
 This fall semester, the college will introduce a two-year diploma program entitled "tourism management and marketing." 
 The business-oriented program will combine tourism sector knowledge with marketing, management and product development</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:49:57 -0600</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{A86F6241-3A8F-4B99-AB43-C54BC046FA7E}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/halifax_plans_tributes_for_titanic_sinking_centenary</link><title>Halifax Plans Tributes for Titanic Sinking Centenary</title><description>(CBC news) 
 
 The Nova Scotia government has planned a series of solemn tributes and tourism marketing strategies to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the tragic sinking of the Titanic. 
 The signature events include a candlelight procession through downtown Halifax on April 14, and an interfaith memorial service on April 15 — the day the luxury liner sank after striking an iceberg south of the Grand Banks, killing 1,500 of the 2,200 people aboard</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:00:26 -0600</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{F22411D4-9B9D-40BF-B1E0-FF1458B9189B}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/social_media_boosting_the_travel_and_tourism_industry</link><title>Social Media Boosting the Travel and Tourism Industry</title><description>(by Namita Ved) 
 
 Social Media is a platform which has changed the way people connect with each other. With the advent of rampant social networking websites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, a dramatic impact on the perception of consumer behavior is seen. Thus, the service industry has access to consumer’s wants and needs via these big social platforms. One such industry that is benefiting from the social media is Travel and Tourism Industry</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:57:58 -0600</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{33F005DC-5D03-4D9D-B2F1-E87E95F44220}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/being_a_travel_agent_means_being_creative_and_doing_lots_of_research</link><title>Being a travel agent means being creative and doing lots of research</title><description>by Melanie Valuck, Lake Country Calendar 
 
 Being a travel agent means being creative and current on travel trends. But every once in awhile a client comes in with a request that is beyond anything even my imagination could come up with. 
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  It can take a bit of searching, but eventually I will find someone to help my clients achieve their dream.   
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  Take for example, a couple who want to do their honeymoon in South Africa. Seems easy enough</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:48:41 -0600</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{C6EA7B4D-537A-4844-8C3A-1DE56B9FD0D4}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/the_best_adventure_travel_videos_on_the_web</link><title>The Best Adventure Travel Videos on the Web</title><description>The Guardian posts six reader-submitted videos of travel adventures including urban skiing in Nelson BC and flying in Norway! 
 
Follow the "Click to visit website" link to watch the videos.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:02:16 -0600</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{166DF692-8DBF-4379-B36A-489E1DD31A93}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/it_s_time_to_heed_the_signs_for_nova_scotia_s_sake</link><title>It’s time to heed the signs for Nova Scotia’s sake</title><description>by Darlene Grant Fiander, NSTHRC 
 
   (Originally published in the Feb. 2012 issue of the Nova Scotia Business Journal)   
     Recently, a vineyard in the Annapolis
Valley made headlines for its signage. The business was threatened with
fines because the metal posts for its blue, uniform directional signs
did not comply with the bylaw</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:08:32 -0600</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{DF13219B-6D69-4261-B5F5-14455F256FB4}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/study_canada_tops_the_10_most_educated_countries_in_the_world</link><title>Study: Canada tops the 10 most educated countries in the world</title><description>( Exerpt from  Yahoo News  article by&amp;nbsp;Charles B. Stockdale and Michael B. Sauter,&amp;nbsp; 24/7 Wall St&amp;nbsp;, &amp;nbsp;1 Feb. 2012 )&amp;nbsp;  &amp;nbsp; 
  NEW YORK, U.S.A. and PARIS, France --   In
the past 50 years, college graduation rates in developed countries have
increased nearly 200%, according to Education at a Glance 2011, a
recently published report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation
and Development (OECD)</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:32:34 -0600</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{26BD6F0D-1B9A-4E5B-A13F-1FF7FAE4FE7F}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/famous_hotel_entity_set_to_buy_historic_algonquin_hotel</link><title>Famous Hotel Entity Set to Buy Historic Algonquin Hotel</title><description>Recent negotiations report a joint venture between New Castle Hotels
&amp;amp; Resorts &amp;amp; Southwest Properties to run Algonquin Hotel 
 
Made famous for its unique salt water baths, Atlantic seaside location,
and restorative humidity free air, the Algonquin Hotel has existed as a
sanctuary for Canadian tourists for over a hundred years</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:17:56 -0600</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{929B5A4A-3511-46F3-AB5B-98F38AF8B7A0}</guid><link>http://acvtcanada.ca/fr/community/member_news/p_e_i_ranked_among_top_foodie_getaways</link><title>P.E.I. ranked among top 'foodie getaways'</title><description>$0$0Zagat picks the Island as a destination for diners$0$0 CBC News  $0  $0Posted: Feb 2, 2012 11:13 AM AT $0$0$0One of the world's top restaurant review websites has named P.E.I. as the No. 2 dining getaway location in the world.$0$0The top eight list includes off-the beaten track locations all over the world, from Cornwall, England, to Vieque, Puerto Rico, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. P.E.I. was one of only two locations named in North America.$0$0</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:33:29 -0600</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
