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Monday, August 15, 2011

Tourism Minister Not Ready To Throw In The Towel

A couple of big cruise ships in town today with between 5 and 6 thousand passengers on to boost local tourism.

There's a feeling the tourism season has been soft partly because of the weather. Tourism Minister Trevor Holder isn't ready to concede that just yet although the weather this summer has been an issue.

Holder says the weather you can't control but the province is marketing what he calls the four pillars that are unique to the province........the Bay of Fundy, the Acadian culture, great rivers and beaches with some of the warmest salt water north of Virginia.

As for the poor U.S. economy, Holder says it was struggling last year as well and the number of American visitors coming to the province rose by 10 per cent.