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Ottawa to fund $2.5 million after tourism booms in 2017
After the tourism sector boomed greatly last year, the city has decided to rise the funding to $2.5 million for major events as the city likes to keep the tourism boom intact. The city officials believe that the new municipal accommodation tax which was implemented from January this year will guarantee investments that will endorse and develop Ottawa’s tourism industry and further boost the tourism industry’s boom in 2017. The city expects $5,00,000 of the planned tax revenue will go to the convention development fund, which will be used to draw more international and corporate conventions to Ottawa by Ottawa ... Read more