10 Factors Which Hurt Community Tourism Ambitions

Since many communities are starting to re-evaluate their tourism plans at this time of year it would be a good time to share with you what is holding so many communities back when it comes to developing a successful 3-5 year plan for growing community tourism in their regions. (read more)

Canada Vision

As part of Budget 2017, the government will invest $95.5 million in Destination Canada on an annual basis. Is putting all our eggs in one basket, in the hands of one association the best path for growing tourism in Canada? (read more)

OTAs Implement "Big Brother" Tourism

How your personal data like your search history, social media profiles, and what device you use, can give companies clues about what they can charge you online. One important note to make here, not all travel websites are created equally. ehCanadaTravel.com has a fair price guarantee. (read more)

Canada Destination Of The Year

Canada, nation of 'tolerance and hope' named Travel + Leisure's destination of the year. For being a beacon of hope, welcoming refugees and immigrants with open arms and for its unspoiled environments and dynamic cities, Canada has been named the Travel + Leisure's "Destination of the Year 2017. (read more)

3 Travel Trends To Watch For

3 travel trends which will impact tourism on many fronts in the years to come. Around the world technology is changing how travelers connect with tourism businesses. (read more)

Haunted Tourism

Canadian haunted accommodations and attractions 365 days of the year. “Usually my goosebumps radar is pretty good when spirits are high”. I thought it would be a nice change of pace to take a look at the tourism industry through a Halloween lens. (read more)

Send Us Your Winter

The first day of Winter is December 21. We are preparing for a winter video for the front page of the website, Facebook and on You Tube. If you would like to participate please send us your winter photos and videos. You get the credit. Free marketing. (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Your First Social Travel Post

Connect with new travelers using our Social Travel system. “Now you can market yourself on Facebook and/or Twitter and you do not even have to have a personal Facebook or Twitter page.” A step by step guide on getting started. (read more)

Welcome Quebec Canada!

ehCanadaTravel.com is proud to announce they have pre-launched the main tourism communities and regions for the Province of Quebec, Canada on our ehCanadaTravel.com website. The communities are open for accepting business registrations and are set up for participating members to begin submitting parks, trails, places and event content, as well as, travel stories, and tips. Check out our blog post on which communities are online. (blog post)

Canada Travel Promotional Video

ehCanadaTravel.com has just launched their Fall Season Travel Video online and on social media. The video is currently posted on the ehCanadaTravel.com website front page and playing in its full length. Abbreviated versions of the travel video are also now playing on their Canada Facebook Page as the cover photo and on You Tube. Click the play button and provide the team at ehCanadaTravel.com your feedback. (view video)

Why Fall For Canadian Autumn Seasons

To celebrate the Canadian Autumn Season ehCanadaTravel.com has posted the “5 Best Well Known Destinations For Autumn Colors in Canada”, the “5 Not-So-Common (No Less Spectacular) Destinations For Autumn Colors in Canada” and the “5 Activities Best Enjoyed in Canada During The Autumn Season In Canada”. (view lists)

10 Best Waterfalls You Do Not Hear About!

To ehCanadaTravel.com waterfalling (hiking, canoeing, backpacking to waterfalls) is one of the most satisfying sightseeing adventures they encounter when researching Canada. Here is a list of their TOP 10 Waterfalls You Do Not Hear About in Western and Northern Canada. (view list)

Dean McMurrer

Top Canadian Travel Influencer (September)

ehCanadaTravel.com is proud to recognize Dean McMurrer from the great province of Alberta, Canada as the TOP CANADIAN TRAVEL INFLUENCER for the month of September 2017! Dean is an amateur photographer, as well as, a talented woodworking hobbyist! (click to view Social Travel Profile)

NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH

My eh Canada Travel Entries

Now, when you create and add a park, trail, historic site, beach, lake, river, wetland, mural route, picnic site, self-guided walking tour, etc information page to your community on ehCanadaTravel.com it will also appear on your personal “Online Social Travel Profile” page. Down the right column of your profile will be a list of your content contributions under the title of “My eh Canada Travel Stories (Entries). This is called piggy-back marketing. It is a tool enabling you to market your business or personal profile on the back of the popularity of a park, trail or place. (Learn more)

TOURISM TIP

How To Make Your First Social Travel Post

Step by step guide on creating your very first cross Canada social travel post on eh Canada Travel Website. Under 2 minutes is all that it takes and a well crafted post can reach tens of thousands of travelers within hours. Now you can market yourself on Facebook and/or Twitter and you do not even have to have a personal Facebook or Twitter page to be effective. (Learn How)

TOP 3 CANADIAN TRAVEL INFLUENCERS (August 2017)

#CanadianTravelInfluencer

Congratulations to August 2017 Top 3 Canadian Travel Influencer Winners Ryan Steer, One Canadian's Journey and Dean McMurrer. Both, Ryan Steer and One Canadian's Journey, are currently on cross Canada road trips and are posting some wonderful photos and videos. Dean "Deano" McMurrer has posted some quality Alberta sunsets and landscapes. Follow these quality Canadian Travel Influencers profiles on ehCanadaTravel.com and watch as they explore Canada and share it all with you in real time. (August Travel Influencer Blog Article)

NEW "eh CANADA TRAVEL" FACEBOOK VIDEO

Book A Vacation Not Just A Room

Recently ehCanadaTravel.com has posted a video for their cover photo on their Canada Facebook page. (View Now)

Moving Satellite Office From Revelstoke to Vancouver Island

On The Road Again

The co founding brothers are on the road again this September as they move their satellite office from Revelstoke, BC in the Kootenays to Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada for the next 6-8 months. Their adventure has gone full circle and they are about to set foot on home soil. (Read Blog Post)

NEW PRODUCT

Tourism Advertising Slideshow Listings

“Our new listing format has morphed from static to storytelling.” (Read Article)

CANADA 150 VIDEO

10 Reasons We Celebrate Canada

10 reasons why we are proud to be Canadian and celebrate Canada (Watch Video)

CANADA SURVEY

“What Do You Like Best About Canada?”

“What Do You Like Best About Canada in 1 Word?” This was the survey question we posed to thousands of people on social media over the month of November 2015. (Read Survey) . Follow us on Facebook or Twitter and watch for this years survey coming out in the fall.

Misty River Lodge
Radium Hot Springs, BC, Canada

Merritt Speedway
Merritt, BC, Canada

Doukhobor Discovery Centre
Castlegar, BC, Canada

Award Winner : ehCanadaTravel.com is the #7 Canada Travel Blog in Canada

Top 60 Canadian Travel Bloggers on the Web by FeedSpot. The Best Canada Travel Blogs from thousands of top Canada Travel blogs in our index using search and social metrics. (View List)

Prize Winner : Canada 150 Daypack Winner Announced for June

Congrats to Thomas Vondrosek. One of your social posts on ehCanadaTravel.com during the month of June was randomly selected as the winner of a Daypack filled with Canadian flags, buttons, t-shirt, cap, books and more. Thank you to our sponsors (1) "Amazing Stories" provided by Canadian War History Tours (alberta) and (2) Take a Hike with your Children (Alberta) provided by Three Mountain Family Hikes.

Tourism Marketing Tip : Submitting a Guest Post

2 minutes is all it takes to Guest Post and reach thousands of people online planning travel in Canada. Learn how to guest post on our website and on our Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn and Tumblr social media pages. Would you like to connect with more travelers, increase your own social media followers, blog readers and website interactions? Here is how to maximize your posts. (Learn How)

Chrome Will Start Marking HTTP Sites in Incognito Mode as Non-Secure in October 2017

Google today announced the second step in its plan to mark all HTTP sites as non-secure in Chrome. Starting in October 2017, Chrome will mark HTTP sites with entered data and HTTP sites in Incognito mode as non-secure. Contact us for quote in tranfering your website to an Https: format. (Read More)

Canada 150 Daypack Winner Announced!

Congrats to Sarah Bandersall. One of your social posts on ehCanadaTravel.com during the month of May was randomly selected as the winner. Sarah won a Daypack filled with Canadian flags, buttons, t-shirt, cap, books and more. Next draw June 30. Canadian books "Amazing Stories" provided by Canadian War History Tours (alberta) and Take a Hike with your Children (Alberta) provided by Three Mountain Family Hikes. NEXT DRAW JUNE 30th!

RESIZING PHOTOS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA

SNAP, POST & WIN CANADA CONTEST

Hello from eh Canada Travel

Have you received your email instructions yet on how to transfer your current listings to the new format? Have you followed the online instructions and completed your listing? Have you opened the email? Technology is changing. Tourism is changing. Our business profiles and listings are changing.

Here is an update.

Think like a photographer when marketing your business

When marketing your business socially on ehCanadaTravel.com one must try to look at your business through the eyes of a photographer not as an owner. The smallest detail with a good caption makes for good marketing. Take a photo of the bronze shoe in the garden, spider web after a rain, door knocker, patio chairs, meal preparation, events, antique, guests list comments, gifts, etc. Use your creativity and each post is targeting a new group of travelers.

One and done marketing practises do not work. Promotion takes repetitive consistency.

Canada's Only Tourism Business Marketing Portal & Social Travel Interactive Website

CANADA'S 150TH BIRTHDAY

Biggest promotion ever! Starting in 2017 we will be launching our CANADA DAY SURVIVAL BACKPACK CONTEST. We will give away a Canada Day Backpack stuffed with 150 items celebrating Canada for winners to enjoy during their Canada Day Celebrations and for them to continue to celebrate Canada all year long! We are already accumulating items like t-shirts, hats, umbrellas, tattoos, stickers, key chains, magazine subscriptions, books, gift certificates, coupons and more (business promotional items welcomed). You too can contribute for just 1 month or 5 months (contest duration based on prizing). Prizes must be transferable (so they can give it away to someone close to your business if need be). What is in it for you? A whole month of promotion on our website, social media, blog and video celebrating Canada!

80,000 TRAVELER VISITS!

WINTER DECEMBER PHOTO WINNERS

Post your winter photos for a chance to be featured in January 2017!

Every month this winter season we will feature 2-3 photos (or collages) on the photo slider on the front page of our Canada website. Photos selected depict our Canadian Winter Wonderland.

View Photo Slider on Canada: www.ehcanadatravel.com

April 2016 Top 3 Canadian Travel Influencers

Congratulations to the TOP 3 eh Canada Members who have made the biggest impact in how Canada is perceived through the eyes of the world!

 

What does your Canada look, taste and sound like?

Click to View Michele Dash's Profile & Bio (Saskatchewan)