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Shining in the dark, Inuviks new Gateway Sign serves as a beacon on the Dempster Highway. Inuvik unveiled its new tourism strategy Nov. 5 during an online Stakeholder Meeting. The strategy calls for the town to focus in on a specific breed of tourist to maximize the impact of tourism on the community and economy. Eric Bowling/NNSL photo

Inuvik unveils new tourism strategy

by Eric Bowling November 10, 2021

Tourism in Inuvik is more than just generating revenue — it’s about telling Inuvik’s story.

Performance Pavilion opens to fiddles, sweets and smiles

by Eric Bowling June 22, 2021

NWT operators fear for future amid low Indigenous tourism allotment in Budget 2021

by Blair McBride April 30, 2021

Frontier Lodge overcomes bureaucratic headaches, readies for summer guests

by Blair McBride April 26, 2021

Remote tourism operators can host out-of-territory clients this summer: GNWT

by Blair McBride April 21, 2021

New Tourism 2025 strategy good but has few surprises, say operators

by Blair McBride April 9, 2021

NWT businesses fared better than most in 2020: StatsCan

by Blair McBride March 31, 2021

Tourism company thankful for military contract in year without tourists

by Natalie Pressman March 17, 2021

Red tape trap puts another season at Frontier Lodge at risk

by Blair McBride March 3, 2021

GNWT ponies up new lockdown relief fund for tourism

by Blair McBride February 26, 2021

GNWT waives license fees for tourism operators in 2021-2022

by Blair McBride December 21, 2020

NWT economy has weakest outlook of territories into 2021: Conference Board of Canada

by Blair McBride December 14, 2020December 11, 2020

Spurned by governments, Rivers East Arm Tours waits to resume outdoor adventures

by Blair McBride December 14, 2020December 14, 2020

BACK TO BUSINESS: Covid hands Peterson’s Point Lake Lodge a chance to cater more to Northern tourists

by Blair McBride November 20, 2020November 19, 2020

BACK TO BUSINESS: Aurora Village celebrates 20 years with renewed focus on local market

by Blair McBride September 25, 2020November 16, 2020

BACK TO BUSINESS: Tourism operator shifts gears to open staycation lodge, Chinese food business

by Blair McBride September 9, 2020November 16, 2020

Most of Hay River’s 2 Seasons Adventures beach front campground wiped out by weekend storm

by Paul Bickford September 3, 2020

NWT Tourism CEO Cathie Bolstad resigns, will leave role in December

by Blair McBride August 25, 2020November 16, 2020

Renovations for 50-year-old handcrafted cabins at Frontier Lodge in Lutsel K’e

by Blair McBride August 24, 2020November 16, 2020

Hay River’s Hay-Cation promotion described as a success

by Paul Bickford August 13, 2020August 13, 2020

NWT government launches tourism recovery fund

by NNSL News August 12, 2020August 12, 2020

BACK TO BUSINESS: Sundog Adventures gets unexpected boost from summer camp programs

by Blair McBride August 12, 2020November 16, 2020

Welcome to Hay River

by Paul Bickford July 5, 2020

GNWT’s Covid-19 response is harming businesses in the territory, organizations warn

by Blair McBride July 2, 2020November 16, 2020

Yk tourism operators pleased with GNWT’s waiving of licence fees

by Blair McBride June 9, 2020June 11, 2020

B&Bs in doldrums as closed borders keep guests away

by Blair McBride May 27, 2020May 26, 2020

Tourism operators pin hopes on territorial travellers as closed border reduces client base

by Blair McBride May 26, 2020May 27, 2020

Hay River council approves three-year tourism development plan

by Paul Bickford May 14, 2020

All is not lost for Nunavut travel and tourism in 2020, but the Covid-19 toll will be substantial

by Derek Neary April 15, 2020April 15, 2020

COVID-19 batters Nunavut’s travel industry; 75% of tourism businesses may close in second quarter

by Derek Neary April 3, 2020