Venues

Yukon’s Untamed Beauty: A Hidden Gem for Unique Events

Part, seven of my series, highlighting domestic destination events & meeting experiences is (thanks to Air North, Yukon’s Airline) a direct flight from Toronto. A post from the folks at the Yukon…

Dining in the Dunes

Following their experience in Nova Scotia with Destination Canada, a group of international incentive planners stayed two more days to learn about one of my favourite destinations, Prince Edward Island. Planners immersed themselves…

Spooky Stories & Ghost Walks at Exhibition Place

Join the spookiest of the season’s Toronto adventures with Ghost Walks, taking place at Exhibition Place every Friday in October. Exhibition Place is known for its bright lights, shows and events, but…

The Night Oven Bakery, Saskatoon

This is another great story about a signature dish, ingredient and culinary philosophy that proudly represents our Cities in Sync Partners’ culture, heritage, location, and creativity. Located in the middle of some…

The Princes’ Gate

The Princess Gate is actually The Princes’ gate; what I thought was a she is actually two he’s. Turns out I’ve been saying it wrong my entire life because the iconic gates…

Exhibition Place GM Laura Purdy to Chair New UFI

Exhibition Place’s Laura Purdy has been appointed as the inaugural Chair of the newly established North American chapter of the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI), together with vice chairs Kim…

Exhibition Place Signs the Sustainable Tourism 2030 Pledge

TORONTO, March 15, 2023 – Exhibition Place has signed the Sustainable Tourism 2030 Pledge, joining a global movement of businesses committed to creating a sustainable future for the tourism industry. This pledge…

Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island

Spectacular, unique, and one of a kind, the Grand Hotel, located on historic Mackinac Island, just south of Sault St. Marie, is a bucket list destination experience your guests, clients, or boss will…

Passion Brings Festivalgoers to Exhibition Place.

I know your busy, pent-up demand has event professionals scrambling to catch up, but the truth is attendance is down for the majority of events, but that wasn’t the case for two…

The Inn at Bay Fortune

The Inn at Bay Fortune is an unparalleled culinary farm experience that’s on my bucket list and should be on yours. A few weeks back, the folks from Meetings & Conventions PEI visited…

Tranquility Cove Adventure

If you’re not leveraging the unique local experiences of the destination you’ve chosen to host your event, you’re letting your guests down.  Tranquillity Cove Adventures Perry Gotell in Georgetown, PEI, offers a…

Planners “Spudded In” Hosted By Meetings & Conventions PEI

ONLY IN PEI… Last month a select group of planners found themselves “Spudded In” as honorary Islanders with a freshly shucked oyster and a potato-filled shot of moonshine when Meetings & Conventions PEI played…

Authentic Italian at Quadros

A supplier took my dad and me out for dinner in Toronto’s Little Italy not long after we moved to Mississauga in the late 80s from Sherwood Park, Alberta. The experience was…

Exhibition Place Puts Pride Front and Centre

by Alexandra Serrano On June 8th in celebration of Pride Month, Exhibition Place raised The Progress Flag at the iconic Princes’ Gates and unveiled its Rainbow Crosswalk. The Rainbow Crosswalk is prominently…

The PEI Experience

It’s the way the ocean air hit’s your lungs, the movement of the boat beneath your feet, the anticipation of a successful hunt, and the unique thrill of landing a giant bluefin…

A Pearle in The City

A Pearl in the City Introducing the Pearle Hotel and Spa, Burlington’s Most Spectacular New Venue The Pearle Hotel and Spa, situated on the water in Burlington, Ontario, is a spectacular property…

Spectacular Space in Mississauga

If you don’t know about the Living Arts Centre, you should because it’s a spectacular modern event space located just 20 minutes from Pearson in the heart of Mississauga, across from one…

Unexpected Space in Mississauga

By Jason Koop. Here is a unique and multifunctional event space that will surprise you. Considered one of the City’s most significant heritage properties, the Small Arms Inspection Building is a one-of-a-kind…

Hosting in My Hometown Mississauga

By Jason Koop. If you’ve never considered Mississauga as a host destination, I understand. Toronto throws a big shadow. Yet in the real world of producing events, where logistics, location, parking, travel,…

The Rec Room -Your Corporate Event Playground

When one of Canada’s leading financial institutions began coordinating their summer employee appreciation event for 3,000 to 4,000 honoured staff members, they had to take a range of preferences into consideration. “Our…