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This blog is about Toronto Tourism which received an award in 2009 for the best travel online campaign from teh web marketing association. It is useful in the Toronto Tourism industry, as it gives information to the tourist and other people about different campaigns held.

Tourism Toronto received the 2009 award for “Best Travel Online Campaign” from the Web Marketing Association, an international, U.S.-based association. The award recognized Tourism Toronto's Toronto holiday campaign that ran October through December, 2008.

The campaign was designed to promote Toronto as a special holiday destination to customers in Ontario including Ottawa, London and Kingston.

No matter what you like to see and do, you can find it in New York State!
Do you enjoy shopping, spas or fine cuisine? Perhaps you seek the excitement of live professional sports or horses racing down the last stretch? For those who wish to take things a bit slower; golf, fishing, boating or relaxing on the beach await. Choose from the options below to find exciting things to see and do. For information about outdoor recreation in New York State, be sure to visit our “Outdoors” area.

 AN ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE, “GREEN” CONVENTION CENTRE

Long recognized as an outstanding example of a “green” facility, our goal is to serve as a global leader within our industry in this area and to provide opportunities for our clients and their events to aspire to do the same. It’s all part of being a good corporate citizen.
Our Top Green Initiatives

Recycling:

Currently we recycle 77% of all waste we generate, which represents a 26% waste reduction over the past 5 years.

Green Electricity:

Clients and event planners can opt for green power to reduce the environmental impact of their events, while the MTCC also uses it to power all of its administrative offices and electronic signage.

Energy Conservation:

We reduced the total energy consumed by our building by 20% over the past 8 years through measures such as increasing efficiency.

Green Roof:

The South Building is home to an enormous, 300,000-sq.-ft. green roof. This 7-acre green space comes complete with a park and benches for the public to enjoy.

Food Bank Donations:

We recycle more than 2,000 lbs of food annually by donating leftovers to Second Harvest, a major local food bank and long-time partner of the MTCC.

Deep Water Cooling:

We were the first facility in Toronto to be on Enwave Energy’s Deep Lake Water Cooling system.

Pioneers of the Zero Waste Event Concept

The MTCC pioneered the concept of holding large-scale Zero Waste Events and has won numerous awards for this unique approach to recycling.

MTCC Wins Awards For Its Efforts

The MTCC’s efforts to lead the way in environmental stewardship have not gone unnoticed. Recent awards we have won include:

• 2008 Environmental Commissioner of Ontario Recognition Award

We’re Canada’s #1 trade show and convention facility – at the center of Toronto. Our venue has over 600,000 square feet of exhibit and meeting space including 64 meeting rooms, a world-class 1,330-seat theatre and two well-appointed ballrooms. We’ve been host to events and conferences as large as the International Aids Conference, to the renowned Canadian International Auto Show, and as intimate as private sales meetings.

Our dedicated staff, technologically advanced facilities and enviable reputation for food and service excellence help to make each event we host a truly unique experience for groups of 40 to 40,000.

The Metro Toronto Convention Centre is located in the heart of vibrant downtown Toronto, a thriving multicultural mosaic. We’re within walking distance of the waterfront, 12,000 plus hotel rooms, and fine shopping, restaurants and attractions. The city’s business, financial, fashion and cultural districts are minutes from our doorstep. Plus, we’re only a 20-minute drive from Pearson International Airport.

Tourism Toronto announced today that Toronto has won the 97th Annual Lions Clubs International Convention for 2014. The convention to be held from June 27-July 10, 2014 is expected to draw 15,000 attendees from around the world, representing 35,426 total hotel room night bookings and an estimated visitor spending in Toronto of over $20 million.

"Toronto's top-notch facilities, attractions and multiculturalism made it an obvious choice for our international convention," said Joseph Wroblewski, Chairperson, International Convention Committee. "We anticipate being able to provide our delegates with a unique and memorable experience in 2014 because of what Toronto has to offer."

Toronto Harbour is a bay on the north shore of Lake Ontario, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is a natural harbour, protected from Lake Ontario waves by the Toronto Island. It is a commercial port on the Great Lakes as well as a recreational harbour. Waterfront uses include shipping, residential, recreational and cultural.

Toronto Harbour

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the African Development Bank (ADB), and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Other shareholders include a number of development banks and over 50 prominent international companies.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the African Development Bank (ADB), and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Other shareholders include a number of development banks and over 50 prominent international companies.

A Day Tour to Niagara Falls

Straddling the Canadian-United States International Border and both in the Province of Ontario and the State of New York, Niagara Falls attracts some 12 Million tourists to her majestic awesome beauty each year. The Niagara is a fairly young river, only 12,000 years old! a microsecond in geological time. The Niagara Escarpment, which was created by erosion, is much older. The glaciers pressed down on the land during the last ice age and laid down layers of sediment, and then the slow process of erosion of ice and water ate at the surface of the escarpment

The mighty river plunges over a cliff of dolostone and shale. Niagara Falls is the second largest falls on the globe next to Victoria Falls in southern Africa One fifth of all the fresh water in the world lies in the four Upper Great Lakes-Michigan, Huron, Superior and Erie. The entire outflow empties into the Niagara river and eventually cascades over the falls.

Niagara Falls Tour Providers

Tours of Niagara Falls from Toronto are available through these online tour providers:
www.eTours.to
www.niagaratours.ca
www.torontotours.ca