16 Dec 2015
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (December 15, 2015) – This Holiday Season give travel inspiration and start with these wonderful Ontario gift ideas. From a hockey weekend in Ottawa, Canada's Capital, to an Extreme Icewine Weekend in the Niagara region, there's an endless number of ways to discover Ontario, Canada. And now, Ontario Tourism has made it easier than ever to Give the Gift of Ontario with customized trip packages on OntarioTravel.net. Every day until December 24th, a different package will be featured.
There's an Ontario Getaway for everyone. Here is a snapshot of the trip inspiration travelers can find from these carefully curated Ontario travel gift ideas:
Hockey Night in Ottawa Getaway
Ontario is hockey country and your ticket to an exciting action-packed getaway! Here's your chance to see the Ottawa Senators in action this season. Your Hockey Night in the Capital Package includes best available tickets to a Sens game (including the Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins and other great teams) and overnight accommodation in a hotel of your choice.
Winter Log Cabin Adventure
Travel to the wilderness and enjoy an all-inclusive, three-day Algonquin Park winter adventure from the rustic comfort of a 120 year old explorer's log cabin in the middle of the woods. Experience guided snowshoeing and cross country skiing adventures, kick sledding, lakefront ice skating followed by a sauna to warm up, cabin accommodation, outstanding candle-lit meals, and stories of Algonquin Park history by the fire. A three-hour dog sledding option is also available.
Cooking in the County Experience
Travel to food and wine hotspot Prince Edward County, Eastern Ontario's vacation playground located just west of Kingston. “The County” (as the locals call it) boasts sensational vistas of Lake Ontario in every direction. Consider checking out (or checking in at) the brand new Drake Devonshire, recently named to Travel + Leisure's 2015 “It list” and the first outpost of Toronto's popular Drake Hotel.
Or, learn the secrets of cooking like a pro at The Waring House Cookery School. These recreational classes are suitable for all levels of cooking expertise and will expand guests' culinary repertoire. Create a holiday meal without turkey, learn the secret to soufflés, take a Christmas Eve primer, or create hearty winter fare - there are lots to choose from.
Canadian Icewine Experience
Niagara's Inniskillin winery is known around the world for its award winning Icewine and this experience is designed for the true Icewine enthusiast. Guests will be greeted with a glass of Inniskillin Sparkling Icewine before experiencing the Inniskillin Classic Tour which touches on the story of our founders' history and their contribution to the Canadian wine industry as well as nature's gift of Icewine.
About the Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation (OTMPC)
The Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation (OTMPC) is an agency of the Government of Ontario with a vision to position Ontario as a preferred global destination. OTMPC's mission is to generate increased visitation by Ontario, Canadian and international tourists, enhance tourism expenditures in Ontario, and contribute to provincial economic prosperity through impactful marketing and results oriented investment partnerships. Launched in 1999, the OTMPC, together with its industry partners, develops and delivers exciting, integrated marketing programs in Ontario and eleven countries around the world. For more information on travel to Ontario, visit www.ontariotravel.net, like Ontario Travel on Facebook, or follow @OntarioTravel on Twitter and Instagram and follow #DiscoverON.
Media Contact:
Kattrin Duncan
Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation
416-325-8447
