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Yarmouth ferry closing affects local hoteliers

YARMOUTH, NS—The high-speed ferry running between Nova Scotia and Maine has sailed its last trip, and the local accommodation industry will been hard hit.

In a town hall news conference just before Christmas, Yarmouth mayor Phil Mooney said, “As of this morning, we have calculated 189 jobs will be eliminated in the 2010 season.”

 
 
   

Canadians overcome the red tape in Scottsdale, AZ

SCOTTSDALE, AZ—“You’d think that building a hotel in Banff National Park would involve lots of regulations, but they were nothing compared to Scottsdale.”  So says Allan Henderson, a third-generation hotelier who has Best Western properties in both places, as well as Calgary airport.

 
 
   

The Winner's Circle ~ January 2010

SAINT JOHN, NB—The Tourism Industry Association of Canada announced the recipients of the 2009 National Awards for Tourism Excellence as part of a gala ceremony and dinner at the Delta Brunswick in Saint John, NB on Nov. 3.

 
 
 
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