The Toronto Traveler

Photo Credit: Screen Capture of http://www.torontotourism.com on 2008-03-08
According to their own website, Toronto Tourism is “the official destination-marketing organization for Toronto’s tourism industry.”  They then go on to talk about everything they do in their efforts to promote the Toronto tourism industry and mention that they are composed of dozens of different members from both the public and the private sectors and that this website is just one of the many things that they do in an effort to promote tourism in Toronto.  They have branch offices in Toronto, Mississauga, Ottawa, Markham, Chicago and Washington DC and their non-profit organization …read more

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The third and final Toronto Tourism ad is below. As you can see, the ads are somewhat repetitive in their content, but stay tuned for a full review of the Toronto Tourism website!

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Here’s the second of three advertisements created by Toronto Tourism in promotion of their website:

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Just for a change of pace I thought I’d talk about another one of the many websites focused on tourism activities in Toronto and do a review of the website for your viewing information. The website I’m going to talk about is TorontoTourism.com and in preparation for the review that will be on the blog later today, here is the first of three advertisements they’ve created advertising their website. When I first saw these three advertisements the immediate thought that sprang to my head was that they could have been more original, but the ads are mildly entertaining …read more

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The second addition to the blogroll at The Toronto Traveler is toronto.com, a website that has been around for a very long time and has everything you are going to need when it comes to knowing what is going on in Hogtown.  To give you a brief introduction to the website, let us take a look at the major categories that they cover.
Events: Chances are if it is going on in the city, then toronto.com already knows about it and has posted it on their website.
Attractions: Just like the Toronto Tourism Tendencies series that we did before, toronto.com also has things …read more

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Walk Around: The downtown core of Toronto is a very interesting place; probably more so than most other downtown cores.  With all the varied neighbourhoods and people that tend to hang around outside (especially in summertime), taking a walk through the downtown core can be a fascinating thing to do in and of itself.
Visit the Beaches: Toronto has some excellent beaches available down towards the lakeshore (and a public transit system that will get you to those beaches quite easily), so if you happen to want to experience the beauty of the lake view from one of Toronto’s beaches, a …read more

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