N.S. flood victim surprised by apartment makeover | SaltWireCHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Kevin Wood, who runs Mrs. Peakes Fancy Goods in Charlottetown, has been quite busy the past few months, especially during the summer tourist season.
Kent MacDonald, the CEO of Tourism P.E.I., addresses the conference attendees. To his left are Brodie O'Keefe, the director of operations and industry investment, and Keith Hansen, who is the acting director of Strategic Initiatives. - Thinh Nguyen/SaltWire "P.E.I.’s tourism recovery as measured by tourism spending has outperformed our original forecast and the country as a whole."“We see that P.E.I.’s tourism recovery as measured by tourism spending has outperformed our original forecast and the country as a whole,” said Hansen, who is acting director of Strategic Initiatives.
There have also been “impressive gains” in traffic to P.E.I., Hansen said, with bridge and air traffic now surpassing pre-pandemic levels by five per cent, making this year poised for a record-breaking one. Corryn Clemence, CEO of Tourism Industry Association of Prince Edward Island, says looking ahead, one of the big focuses for the association is on collaborating with operators to develop new products and expand their operations to operate year-round, including in winter and early spring. - Thinh Nguyen/SaltWire