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Great Excursions Welcomes Saskatchewan's First Major Tourism Budget Increase in Years
March 19, 2008
Saskatchewan’s oldest receptive tour operator is encouraged by the announcement today in the provincial budget of an additional $8 million to double funding for tourism marketing, capital investments, improved highway signage and enhanced partnerships... -
Ice & Fire Carnival to turn Victoria Park into a "Crystal Habitat"
February 15, 2008
With this 4th edition, the Regina Downtown Ice & Fire Carnival (February 8-17) reaches new realms. Energized by the possibilities “The Crystal Habitat” theme implies, Carnival participants and artists are shaping magnificent snow sculptures, curated as one harmonized body of work by the Dunlop Art Gallery’s Jeff Nye... -
Nebraska Governor invites C-J Harel as a presenter at his Agri/Eco-Tourism Workshop
January 11, 2008
Tuesday will kick off with “How to Package and Market Irresistible Agri-Tourism Experiences” showing participants how to offer visitors “time of their lives” experiences during their visits to guest ranches, working farms or related agri-tourism entities. Presenter Claude-Jean Harel of Great Excursions will help owners and operators bridge the gap between what their places offer and what tourists want to buy. The approach is specially designed for attractions in remote areas and for those that want to offer complete, quiet packages and intimate experiences. -
Canada! by Great Excursions at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum on January 16, 2008, at 7:30 PM
January 3, 2008
In honour of Great Excursions’ 10th anniversary, the founder of Saskatchewan’s original “boutique” travel company, Claude-Jean Harel, is inviting the public to a narrated photographic travelogue featuring some of Canada’s most distinctive holiday experiences... -
Great Excursions' C-J Harel to lead tourism workshop for Québec City region agricultural producers
December 7, 2007
Great Excursions' Claude-Jean Harel will deliver a full-day agritourism development workshop for Québec City area agricultural producers and rural tourism stakeholders on January 29 2008 at the Manoir Montmorency. -
C-J Harel to deliver keynote address at the Saskatchewan Greenhouse & Vegetable Growers 2007 Conference and Trade Show
November 3, 2007
CEO and President of Regina based Great Excursions, Claude-Jean is a tourism and rural development consultant who will inspire us all to craft our farm enterprise into a customer favourite. -
Great Excursions Founder delivers address on Saskatchewan's untapped cultural tourism potential at the Saskatchewan Summit
October 8, 2007
About 400 tourism industry stakeholders met September 24 and 25, 2007, in Regina for the first-ever Saskatchewan Summit on Tourism, organized by Tourism Saskatchewan at the request of Provincial Premier Lorne Calvert. Calvert and Tourism Saskatchewan president and CEO Lynda Haverstock were co-hosts of the event, with Senator Larry Campbell, a former Mayor of Vancouver, serving as master of ceremonies. The keynote address was delivered by Saskatchewan-born Pamela Wallin, senior advisor on Canada-US relations to the president of the Americas Society and the Council of the Americas in New York. -
Great Excursions' C-J Harel to moderate CFBMC international Agriwebminar Series
October 8, 2007
The Canadian Farm Business Management Council (CFBMC) has asked Claude-Jean Harel, President and CEO of The Great Excursions Company, to act as moderator for its 2007/2008 Agriwebminar Series. Agriwebminars are web-based conferences bringing the expertise of today’s agricultural leaders to the forefront. These presentations will inform and inspire participants from the comfort of their home or office, wherever they are... -
The Great Excursions Company Wins a Tourism Saskatchewan Award of Excellence
March 30, 2007
Tourism Saskatchewan is pleased to congratulate the 46 finalists whose contributions to Saskatchewan's tourism industry in 2006 will be recognized at the Saskatchewan Tourism Awards of Excellence Gala on April 19, 2007 in Regina... -
Positive comments following Harel's placemaking workshop in La Ronge
February 25, 2007
About 20 people attended the February 21 "Placemaking: The Art of Building your Community" workshop organized by the Visions North Community Futures Development Corporation in La Ronge.
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