Stevie McKeeman

With spring around the corner, it’s been amazing to see the return of tour buses in the city I live in- Ottawa, Ontario. In fact, conventions, schools, sports groups, and tourist have kept motor coaches in the city all winter long.  Like most of us in the motor coach business, I’m always taking note of […]

2023 has started off strong with many members reporting strong levels of demand and interest. From an outlook perspective, data shows that our industry continues a strong recovery driven by robust pent-up demand. Even with inflation concerns, consumer confidence remains relatively high as shown by the UNWTO Confidence Index. Data continues to show that we

Posted December 1st, 2022 Last week, Mardi Schueler, OMCA and MCC Vice President, announced her retirement from the association effective December 31, 2022. Mardi officially started at the association in January 2012 but was involved as a member for decades prior. Her legacy with the association will not be forgotten, we the team and the industry

November 2nd, 2022 We are a week away from Marketplace 2022 in Niagara Falls and the OMCA team is looking forward to hosting our members and conference delegates for our first post-pandemic in-person Marketplace. This year we are encouraging delegates to bring a pop-up banner for display around the Marketplace event. This will provide additional

We are a month away from our first full Marketplace event since 2019. Our education session lineup is innovative and our speakers are ready to engage our delegates. Our Marketplace floor will look and feel a bit different with additional networking spaces and more opportunities to engage with our event sponsors and partners.  If you

August 4th, 2022 Tourism and charter bookings are showing signs of life as the economy opens and consumers are gaining the confidence needed to secure trips. Although international travel continues gain momentum, the association continues to work with governments to help facilitate the movement of tourists across borders by removing barriers caused by ArriveCan requirements,

Earlier this month Premier Doug Ford announced his new cabinet. OMCA welcomes Neil Lumsden MPP for Hamilton East—Stoney Creek as the new Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport and welcomes back Caroline Mulroney as the reappointed Minister of Transportation and Francophone Affairs. We like to also recognize the reappointment of Monte McNaughton, who returns as the

As we close off Tourism Week, I was pleased to have the opportunity to sit down with the Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Randy Boissonnault along side John Wilson the President of The Wilson’s Group. The minister was well briefed on the motor coach and group travel segment and was keen to

We are currently preparing our 2023 OMCA Membership Directory that will contain full listings and descriptions of all OMCA members. To ensure that we are communicating the appropriate information, we ask that members take 5 minutes to review and update your profile.  IMPORTANT! Only those who have paid their 2022 membership dues will be listed