Thursday, 26 July 2018

Tourism Growth in Saskatchewan - Preeceville's Main Street with the Mayor Garth Harris for Thursday July 26th, 2018 8:35 am

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Preeceville's Main Street with the Mayor Garth Harris for Thursday July 26th, 2018 8:35 am

With GX94's Craig Wallebeck > see him @ http://www.gx94radio.com/craig-Wallebeck


This week we focus on: Tourism Growth in Saskatchewan


Stats Canada Numbers Show Strong Tourism Growth in Saskatchewan
Released on July 23, 2018
Saskatchewan’s tourism sector made significant gains in 2017.
"Visits to and within the province by Canadians increased by 9.4 per cent from 2016, placing Saskatchewan well ahead of Canada’s overall growth rate of 2.1 per cent.  Visitor expenditures showed even higher growth, with a jump of 10.4 per cent. Canadian visitors, including Saskatchewan residents travelling within the province, spent $1.88 billion in 2017.
"Relate that to rural Saskatchewan like our area that could reach a number over 5 million."
"We are delighted by the growth in the province’s tourism sector in the domestic market," Minister Responsible for Tourism Saskatchewan Gene Makowsky said.  "Saskatchewan has an abundance of attractions and beautiful natural scenery, and it is good to see visitors from Canada discovering what we in Saskatchewan have always known."
 To further increase engagement and drive visitation to the province, Tourism Saskatchewan has introduced new technologies and online capabilities over the last year. Engagement on Tourism Saskatchewan’s consumer website has grown significantly between 2017 and 2018, with a 99.5 per cent increase in page views and average time spent on the site up by 85 per cent.
"Tourism Saskatchewan made a shift to focus on digital marketing strategies in recent years, and this move is paying dividends in visitor engagement and spending,” Tourism Saskatchewan CEO Mary Taylor-Ash said.  "It is gratifying to see that visitors are coming to the province in ever-greater numbers to enjoy our diverse and unique tourism experiences."
Improvements to the consumer website, TourismSaskatchewan.com, include a new interactive map, advanced search capability, re-categorized and revised tourism operator listings, and a new approach to vacation offerings.  Further enhancements to the website will be introduced in the coming months."
"For more information, contact:
Susan Parkin, Tourism Saskatchewan, Regina
Phone: 306-787-2927 Email: susan.parkin@tourismsask.com"
Check out these sites and see what's new in Tourism in your back yard and Saskatchewan!
http://www.sasksnow.com/ (planning well underway for the busy Winter season ahead)


http://www.townofpreeceville.ca/


Events:
 - Ongoing

- Preeceville & District Lions Club Chase the Ace is now back up and running each week.
Minimum Jack-Pot is now at a $
Draws every Thursday night at the Curling Rink.
Watch their Ad's.   Follow the ACE on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PreecevilleChaseTheAce/


-The Town of Preeceville is pleased to announce the opening of Preeceville Dental. The clinic is now accepting new patients from across the Parkland area. The phone number is 306-547-1555 and the address is 27 Main St North, which is the Library building in downtown Preeceville.

- The Town Newsletter for July/August has information about upcoming events including, Chase the Ace, the Summer Fun Program for kids, Preeceville Culture Days, Vacation Bible Schools and much more.

- Check out the new look on our town web site. It goods great!

 - And as always if you wish to have an event promoted visit and post it to our Community Events Calendar at www.townofPreeceville.ca


Follow the Mayor on the town site at http://www.townofpreeceville.ca/default.aspx?page=65&cid=6 follow me on blogspot at http://mayorharris.blogspot.ca/


















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