So You Want to Run a Tourism Business in Northern Ontario

Destination: Northern Ontario

Tourism business development experts Gord Knowles and Paul Pepe share their deep knowledge about the region’s tourism industry, and how organizations across the north are helping businesses start up, expand, and tackle common challenges like finding workers.

Learn more about tourism investment opportunities at the new Destination Northern Ontario Investor Website.

Gord Knowles is the Senior Coordinator of Economic Development and Investment Attraction at Destination Northern Ontario.

• Website: invest.destinationnorthernontario.ca
• Twitter: twitter.com/DestNorthernOnt
• Facebook: facebook.com/DestinationNorthernOntario/
• Instagram: instagram.com/destinationnorthernontario/
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/tourism-northern-ontario

Paul Pepe is the Manager of Tourism Thunder Bay, a department of the Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission.

• Website: visitthunderbay.com
• Facebook: facebook.com/VisitThunderBay
• Twitter: twitter.com/visitthunderbay
• Instagram: instagram.com/visitthunderbay

About the Destination: Northern Ontario podcast

If you came across a real estate listing for an affordable cottage resort deep in the boreal forest, would you be tempted to buy it?

If the answer is yes, then the Destination: Northern Ontario podcast is for you. By the end of this five-part series, you’ll learn everything you should know before buying or starting a tourism business in the north, and hear stories from people who’ve walked the path before and would do it all over again.

The podcast is hosted by Michelle Samson and produced by Storied Places Media for Destination Northern Ontario. Learn more about our podcast production services for economic development organizations at storiedplaces.ca.