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Pride Month is here and small businesses in Peterborough may consider incorporating rainbow-themed logos into their branding to show support for the LGBTQ2S+ community. However, at OmniWorx Design we believe it's essential to go beyond symbolic gestures and focus on authentic allyship that resonates with both the community and your audience.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly popular. There are AI tools for many things, from creating social media content to website design. As a business owner in the tourism industry, your time is valuable. You are stretched thin ensuring everything from guest experience to marketing is ideal, so using AI to free up your time is absolutely tempting. AI generated images, videos, etc. are fast, cheap, and easy to use. However, tourism branding requires personalization to be effective. AI generated content may be harming your brand, which leads to less sales. This month we will go over how AI use may be harming your brand and how you can effectively use AI in your business. 

You probably already have a sense of who your best guests are. You can picture them: the couple who spends three days paddling and asks for trail recommendations at checkout, the family that wants to know where the food comes from before they order, the older guests who’ve been coming back to the same cottage for fifteen years. The question isn’t really who they are. The question is whether your marketing is actually speaking to them.

Scammers and phishers sometimes attempt to scam or steal access to your website through official looking emails that could appear to come from either Loon in the Mist Creative or Squarespace. Don’t be fooled by these emails. Here are some tells and things to look for when you get a suspicious email and some general advice. When in doubt, feel free to reach out to us using known email and phone numbers for authentication.

The web has become the main resource of information for a majority of people. Travellers are not only using Google to find hotels, restaurants, festivals, and attractions, they are also comparing prices and booking online. Having a strong online presence, especially a solid website, is becoming more important than ever. 

If you run a tourism business in Canada, a lodge, outfitter, attraction, restaurant, or tour company. your website isn’t just marketing. It’s bookings, credibility, and often your primary point of contact with visitors from around the world. Lately, some Canadian business owners have asked us a fair question: “Given current geopolitics, is it risky to keep our website hosted by a U.S. company?” It’s a reasonable concern. Headlines can make things feel uncertain. The good news is that for most Canadian small businesses, especially in tourism, the real-world risk is much lower than it might seem. Let’s break it down.

For tourism and hospitality businesses in Peterborough & the Kawarthas, your website is often the first point of contact with potential visitors. Before they see your photos, read your story, or book an experience, they see your domain name. A domain isn’t just a technical requirement, it’s a branding decision. The right domain can instantly communicate what you offer, attract the right audience, and make your business easier to remember in a competitive tourism landscape. While many businesses default to a traditional .com or .ca, premium top-level domains (TLDs) offer an opportunity to be clearer, more descriptive, and more aligned with your experience-driven brand.