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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.
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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
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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
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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
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(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
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(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
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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.
It can take a bit of searching, but eventually I will find someone to help my clients achieve their dream.
Take for example, a couple who want to do their honeymoon in South Africa. Seems easy enough
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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.
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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
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( Exerpt from Yahoo News article by Charles B. Stockdale and Michael B. Sauter, 24/7 Wall St , 1 Feb. 2012 )
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)
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