Great Excursions Welcomes Saskatchewan’s First Major Tourism Budget Increase in Years

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 invest

Ice & Fire Carnival to turn Victoria Park into a "Crystal Habitat"

Regina, February 8, 2007 -- With this 4th edition, the Regina Downtown Ice & Fire Carnival (February 8-17) reaches new realms. Energized by the possibilities “The C

Nebraska Governor invites C-J Harel as a presenter at his Agri/Eco-Tourism Workshop

Nebraska’s Agri/Eco-tourism Conference, “Turn Your Acres into Bigger Money Makers”, will take plac

Canada! by Great Excursions at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum on January 16, 2008, at 7:30 PM

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 photo

Great Excursions' C-J Harel to lead tourism workshop for Québec City region agricultural producers

Great Excursions' Claude-Jean Harel will deliver a full-day agritourism development workshop for Québec City area agricultural

C-J Harel to deliver keynote address at the Saskatchewan Greenhouse & Vegetable Growers 2007 Conference and Trade Show

Make the Most of Your Rural BusinessSaturday November 9, 2007 8:00 amTCU Place, SaskatoonCEO and President of Regina based GreatExcursions, Claude-Jean

Great Excursions Founder delivers address on Saskatchewan's untapped cultural tourism potential at the Saskatchewan Summit on Tourism

*** C-J Harel's presentation notes may be downloaded below *** Saskatchewan Summit fosters industry-wide collaboration About 400 tourism industry stake

Great Excursions’ C-J Harel to moderate CFBMC international Agriwebminar Series

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. Agriweb

The Great Excursions Company Wins a Tourism Saskatchewan Award of Excellence

(Updated on April 20, 2007. Please note that Great Excursions went on to win the award on April 19)FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR SASKATCHEWAN TOURISM AWARDS OF EXCELLEN

C-J Harel to address the Saskatchewan Association of Agricultural Societies and Exhibitions Convention

Great Excursions President & CEO Claude-Jean Harel will address members of the Saskatchewan Association of Agricultural Societies and Exhibitions at their convention in Moosomin on March 17.

Positive comments following Harel's placemaking workshop in La Ronge

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.

C-J Harel to address the Growing Rural Tourism Conference in Alberta (March 5-7)

Rural communities in Alberta and across Canada have begun looking towards tourism as a viable industry to diversify their local economies. The Growing Rura

Ice & Fire -- Help Support Regina's Winter Carnival!

The Queen City's Spirit of Place celebration brings out the distinctive character of our home on the Great Plains. Join us and help with us establish the kind of legacy th

C-J Harel's Agritourism Workshop at North American Farmers' Direct Marketing Association Convention in Calgary (February 12-17, 2007)

How to Package and Market Irresistible Agritourism ExperiencesThe tourism industry may come across as

C-J Harel to Address Canadian Capital Cities Organization in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

How to Package the Tourism Potential of Urban Cultural LandscapesIf cultural landscapes are the express

C-J Harel To Deliver Tourism Development Workshop in Manitoba

Great Excursions Founder Claude-Jean Harel will deliver a rural tourism product development workshop sponsored by the Canadi

Canada's Worst Tornado Revisited (Regina in 1912)

Join us for the opening reception of  "A Window Into The Regina Tornado of 1912" at the Regina Plains Museum on Friday, May 26

Great Excursions' 2006 Spring and Summer Program Highlights Need For Plains Ecomuseum

Regina, May 1, 2006 - The Great Excursions Company (Great Excursions) today launched its most ambitious

Meet The Great Excursion Company's Resource Experts

The Great Excursions Company calls upon some of the most noted authorities in their field to stage its me

The Great Excursions Company and Station Events Inc. Form a Strategic Alliance

Regina, April 19, 2006 - The Great Excursions Company (Great Excursions) and Station Events Inc. (SEI) are pleased to announce the creation of a strategic alliance enabling them to

Sask. angle to Space Shuttle's 25th Anniversary Commemoration

CBS' Early Show aired an interview with Michel Fournier this morning on its network. The interview fil

C-J Harel Recipient of a 2006 Tourism Saskatchewan Award of Excellence for Travel Journalism

Tourism Excellence Celebrated at Awards Gala The tourism industry honoured businesses and individuals at the 17th annual Saskatchewan Tourism Awards of Excellence Gala, he

Dickinson State University Invites C-J Harel to Speak at its North Dakota Entrepreneurship Conference

The Sixth Annual "Entrepreneuring in North Dakota" is an event sponsored by Dickinson State University, with the supp

Create Engaging Tourism Experiences Through Heritage Interpretation Workshop in Outlook on March 14th

Session speaker: Claude-Jean Harel. Mr. Harel owns his own tourism company, Great Excursions, and has been a regular columnist on CBC Radio. "This session will help you identify the r

C-J Harel to Deliver Trade Marketing Workshop at Aboriginal Tourism Canada Conference in Quebec City

"How to Get the Most Out of Your Trade Show Participation"Travel trade shows operate in a world of their own, whic

How To Stage Great Rural-based Tourism Experiences Workshop in Abernethy

Organized by the Pheasant Creek Rural Development Co-op, at 7:00 PM Memmorial Hall on Mains Street.

Vacations by Great Excursions Named Among Top Five Learning Holidays in Canada

REGINA, February 14 -

Heartland Canada for Agricultural News

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Canada: le reportage vécu

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CJ Harel to be presenter at the 63rd Annual Convention of the Western Colorado Horticultural Society

CJ Harel to be presenter at the 63rd Annual Convention of the Western Colorado Horticultural Society

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Culture.ca's My Perspective: Sacred Ground

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