IONA, N.S. Nova Scotia’s election campaign continued Friday, with party leaders hitting the road and focusing on tourism, child care and health care. Nova Scotia s Liberal leader arrived at the Highland Village in Iona on Friday with a promise to raise investment to 5-million dollars over two years to maintain a program helping tourism companies use digital strategies to retain and grow their business. “From no touching to digitally connecting products, such as hotels, golf, and restaurants. Travellers will be looking for ease and improved web presence from operators and that means the tourism sector will have to be a leader in digitization,” said Iain Rankin, N.S. Liberal leader.
IONA, N.S. Maritime tourism operators are hoping for a business boom this summer, as they prepare to welcome visitors from across Canada. That includes optimism from staff at Highland Village Museum in Iona, Nova Scotia. As the season opens for the summer, museum director Rodney Chaisson says they’re already off to a better start than last year. “We just opened an hour ago and already we have bookings, so we’re pleased,” says Chaisson. Chaisson says 65 percent of the village’s visitors come from out of province. “Last year we saw a 90 percent drop in our visitation over the course of the season,” says Chaisson. “We were pleased to see people from the Atlantic bubble, but I think opening to the rest of the country allows us to attract a few more folks.”