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Explore Sask Photo Winners

Nov 26, 2024 | 4:45pm
Tourism Saskatchewan has announced the winners of this year’s Explore Sask photo contest, which is being a considered a huge success. According to Tourism Saskatchewan, nearly 2,400 entries were made between June and the closing date of September 15th. Winning submissions and honourable mentions were determined by a panel of judges who based their decisions […]
Tourism Numbers and Dollars Growing in Saskatchewan

Tourism Numbers and Dollars Growing in Saskatchewan

Jun 10, 2024 | 10:00am
Saskatchewan has been seeing a steady increase in tourism visits, and spending. According to numbers from Statistics Canada travel spending hit 2.85 billion in 2023 an increase from 2.4 billion in 2022. More Americans are crossing the land border, with a 54 percent increase in traffic.  More Americans are visiting by air as well, with […]

Multi-million dollar investment being made in Saskatchewan’s tourism industry

Mar 16, 2023 | 12:23pm

Saskatchewan is getting a multi-million dollar boost from the federal government. $5.8 million is being provided to 14 different tourism projects in the province through the Tourism Relief Fund. Tourism Minister Randy Boissonnault says this investment will help drive Saskatchewan’s economy and Canada’s economy along with it. “Tourism is Canada’s number one service export. This […]

Tourism Saskatchewan thinking good summer is on the horizon

May 21, 2021 | 3:45pm

Tourism is one of the major drivers to the Saskatchewan economy. Before the pandemic, Tourism Saskatchewan reported a record 2019 with over $2 billion dollars in total expenditures.   Those numbers dropped by half because of COVID-19 last summer. With the unofficial start to the summer tourism season starting on Friday as the long weekend hits, […]

Hospitality Sask. excited for the reopening of dining rooms at Regina and area restaurants

May 10, 2021 | 7:53am

Restaurants in Regina and area are going to be able to open one week from today, which is welcome news for Hospitality Saskatchewan. President and CEO Jim Bence says it really shows how well the business community in Saskatchewan is dealing with COVID-19. “I think that from a tourism perspective, it’s really well received, for […]

Felipe Gomez announced as new “Saskatchewanderer”

Apr 5, 2021 | 8:15am

Tourism Saskatchewan has announced their new “Saskatchewanderer”. Felipe Gomez, a musician and educator, is excited for his new role, even in the midst of a pandemic. “I’m really excited, this is like a dream come true,” said Gomez. “I have been exploring in Saskatchewan before, I traveled Saskatchewan from south to north on a bicycle […]

Tourism Sask. highlighting sector’s importance through social media during Tourism Week

May 26, 2020 | 6:30am

This week is Tourism Week in Saskatchewan, but it’s a different feel this time around because of the COVID-19 pandemic. While many destinations or businesses have taken a hit from being closed or have been offering limited opportunities to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the province, Tourism Saskatchewan says it’s even more important to celebrate […]

2020 Grey Cup festival getting $3 million from Tourism Saskatchewan

Mar 2, 2020 | 1:41pm

A big boost for the 2020 Grey Cup festival has been announced. Tourism Saskatchewan says it will be providing $3 million in support for the festival which will run November 17-22 at Evraz Place in Regina When Regina last hosted Grey Cup celebrations in 2013, the event had an economic impact of $93 million.  It […]

Tourism Saskatchewan signs MOU with Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada

Feb 16, 2020 | 9:56am

A memorandum of understanding to advance Indigenous tourism in the province was signed between Tourism Saskatchewan and the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada earlier in the week. The agreement will focus on providing partnerships with other organizations hoping to create more economic development with tourism in Indigenous communities across the province. Tourism Sask CEO Mary […]

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