TIAO's Visionary Partners
The Visionary Partners of the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario (TIAO) represent a coalition of forward‑thinking organizations that help strengthen, promote, and grow Ontario’s tourism sector. Together with TIAO, this network helps advance collaboration, innovation, and visibility for Ontario’s diverse tourism experiences.
About Our Visionary Partners
Destination Toronto is the official destination marketing organization for Toronto’s tourism industry. Destination Toronto focuses on promoting and selling the greater Toronto region as a remarkable destination for tourists, convention delegates and business travellers. Destination Toronto has over 1,100 members and is a partnership of public and private sectors.
Destination Northern Ontario is an organization formed at the direction of the northern Ontario tourism industry and funded by the Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries. There was a clear message from tourism businesses in the North that a pan-northern organization was needed to lead economic growth in tourism for the region.
Air Canada is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Canada by fleet size and passengers carried. It is headquartered in the city of Montreal, Quebec. The airline, founded in 1937, provides scheduled and charter air transport for passengers and cargo to 207 destinations worldwide.
Ottawa Tourism has been bringing visitors, tours, media and conventions to Ottawa and Canada’s Capital Region for more than 40 years! Through industry leadership and destination marketing, Ottawa Tourism works together with more than 400 tourism-related member businesses to profile Ottawa and Canada’s Capital Region as a diverse place to visit.
The Globe & Mail leads the national discussion by engaging Canadians through its award-winning coverage of news, politics, business, investing and lifestyle topics, across multiple platforms. The Globe and Mail print and digital formats reach over 6 million readers every week, with Report on Business magazine reaching over 1.5 million readers every issue in print and digital.
Smart Serve's mission is to support the industry in the endeavors to ensure responsible alcohol service is aligned with public safety for the good of our communities. Our primary goal is to be an active participant in helping to change the culture and behaviour of all who engage in the sale, service and consumption of beverage alcohol.
Airbnb was born in 2007 when 2 hosts welcomed 3 guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.
Indigenous Tourism Ontario (ITO) is the province’s first and only dedicated Indigenous tourism organization that focuses on uniting communities, Indigenous organizations and industry leaders to support the growth of Indigenous tourism in Ontario. ITO establishes a platform for Indigenous cultural expression and preservation through tourism.
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is our province’s primary funding body for the arts. Since 1963, we’ve helped artists and arts organizations to realize their creative visions, build careers and audiences, and bring arts activity to communities of all sizes across Ontario.
The arts are essential to the health and prosperity of our communities, and the impact of the arts is profound, touching every corner of our lives. The arts inspire us, challenge us, and connect us in ways that are both deeply personal and remarkably universal. Not to mention, arts activities can be engaging, entertaining – and just plain fun!
TUG offers customizable private city tours and experiential games that strengthen your cultural connection to the city, providing the sophisticated business and leisure traveler with self-guided and refined access to local places and spaces.

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