Destination: Prince Edward Island Meeting & Event Planning City Guide
Destination Articles
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Always Cool
By Lisa Kopochinski
April 23, 2013
Actor Bruce Wills said it best in Die Hard: With a Vengeance: “I had no idea this much fun!” More Americans and international meeting overing this, too, as they increasingly book events in the United Anorthern locales. With a population of 23.1 million, eastern cludes Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Edward Island, is home to 70 percent of Canadian residents.
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A Colorful Cultural Quilt
By Steve Winston
May 30, 2012
Eastern Canada is technically just half of one country, but it contains enough cultures, traditions, lifestyles and geographic features to comprise multiple countries. Meeting planners are finding that there’s also an advanced meeting infrastructure, superb hotels and restaurants, and diverse recreational opportunities.
Learn about Prince Edward Island for Event Venues, Services & Meeting Destinations
Destination Description
The smallest Maritime Province in Canada, Prince Edward Island—PEI to those who know and love it—has earned its title of Garden of the Gulf due to the rich foliage and thriving agriculture on the island. Located off the eastern side of Canada, the island’s coastline is reminiscent of other northern territories, having the same gray-green aesthetic as Scotland and Greenland.
The unique geology of the region has created a series of sandstone arches along the coast. The site is similar to what one would expect to see in Canyonlands National Park, or trekking through Arizona, but these red rock formations are coupled with a decidedly pastoral setting and cool surrounding waters, making for an unexpected attraction.
PEI may be small, but it is a big name in one industry—oysters. Malpeque oysters are coveted and sold to restaurants across Canada and the United States, but nowhere are they as sweet and fresh as they are at a waterside eatery on Prince Edward Island itself.
