The department of Business Administration & Tourism and Hospitality Management hosts an annual Sustainability Business Tour for Business & Tourism students. During the tour, students will have an opportunity to learn about sustainability, the impact of small business on rural communities, and how various beverages are made.
A big thank you to our Annapolis Valley business partners for a fantastic and educational day!
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Business Administration and Tourism & Hospitality Management students embarked on the Sustainable Business Tour to the Annapolis Valley. Students learned from leaders at Schoolhouse Brewery, Bent Ridge Winery, Annapolis Valley Cider Company and Tangled Gardens about the positive impact that small businesses have on rural communities and the demand for local product and venue space post pandemic. Students and faculty sampled delicious food and beverages made in Nova Scotia and learned about the process of creating these products. A big thank you to our Annapolis Valley business partners and Markie Bus Tours for a fantastic and educational day!
Check out our 2022 photos
Thank you so much for your time Patrick!
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Trout Point Lodge is an intimate, secluded resort with delectable, locally-inspired cuisine and a roster of nature-oriented activities. Located 3 hours from Halifax and only 40 minutes from the Yarmouth Ferry Terminal, which offers daily ferry service from Bar Harbour, Maine.
A member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World, every room, suite, and cottage boasts stunning river views. Nestled In UNESCO Southwest Nova Scotia Biosphere Reserve, Trout Point is a 5 star Inn set amidst a 100 acre wooded estate that borders the remote Tobeatic Wilderness Area & the scenic waters of the scenic Tusket & Napier Rivers. Enjoy canoeing & kayaking, expert-guided star gazing, geo-tours, forest bathing, cooking classes, an outdoor barrel sauna & wood-fired hot tub, swimming in refreshing river water, hiking trails, & nature walks amidst wilderness splendour. A true eco-lodge, Trout Point follows leading sustainable tourism practices, recognized by the Parks Canada Sustainable Award and the National Geographic Society. Guests enjoy gourmet table d’hôte meals featuring local ingredients.
Sustainability:
As a nature lodge located in a pristine protected wilderness area adjacent to a major river system, Trout Point Lodge, Limited carries out various policies and practices that:
Trout Point Lodge has received a 5 Green Key rating from the Green Key Global program:
“A hotel that exemplifies the highest standards of environmental and social responsibility throughout all areas of operations. The hotel employs cutting edge technologies, policies, and programs that set the international standard for sustainable hotel operations.”
Green Accolades:
These tours provide students with a simulation of an existing location. During October 22 virtual tours, students had the opportunity to “meet” Adam Bower from the Grand Banker and Max Rastelli from Segway Nova Scotia.
Our virtual tour hosts used multimedia elements such as sound effects, music, narration to make this an experience like none other.
Thank you Adam and Max!
What did we do and where did we go?
Tour and Tasting at Church Brewing Co.
Tour and Tasting at Lightfoot Vineyard
Lunch at Lightfoot Vineyard
Tour and Tasting at Gaspereau Vineyard
Tour and Tasting at Tangled Garden
Schedule:
8:15 am Arrive in front of Seton
8:30 am Depart the Mount
9:30 am Tour and Tasting Domaine de Grand Pre
10:45 am Tour and Tasting Luckett Vineyards
11:45 am Lunch at Luckett Vineyards
1:15 pm Tour and Tasting Annapolis Cider Company
2:45 pm Self-Guided Tour and Gelato Tasting Foxhill Cheese House
3:45 pm Leave the Annapolis Valley
4:30 pm Arrive in Halifax
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Sustainable Business Tour 2017This year we have added a stop at the Barrelling Tide Distillery.
Schedule:
8:15 am Arrive in front of Seton
8:30 am Depart the Mount
9:30 am Tour Domaine de Grand Pre
10:45 am Tour Luckett Vineyards
11:45 am Lunch at Luckett Vineyards
1:30 pm Tour Barrelling Tide Distillery
2:45 pm Tour Just Us! Coffee
4:00 pm Leave the Annapolis Valley
4:45 pm Arrive in Halifax
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This year we also made a stop at Just Us! Coffee to learn about worker co-operatives and small scale sustainable agriculture.
Schedule:
8:15 am Arrive in front of Seton Academic Centre
8:30 am Depart MSVU
9:30 am Domaine de Grand Pré
11:00 am Tour and Lunch at Luckett Vineyards
1:15 pm L’Acadie Vineyards
2:45 pm Just Us! Coffee
4:00 pm Leave the Annapolis Valley
4:45 pm Arrive at MSVU
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The department hosts an annual Wine Tour for Business & Tourism students. During the tour, students will have an opportunity to learn about local wines from experts at three different wineries.
