At the recent strategic forum on major projects hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal, Tourisme Montréal stated that the city is at a pivotal moment in its development and is entering a new era of large-scale projects. Montréal has a unique opportunity to accelerate its growth by building on tourism and event infrastructure that fully reflects its potential, it said.
Tourisme Montréal highlighted the strong global growth in demand for major events and immersive experiences, creating a concrete opportunity for Montréal to generate significant economic benefits.
“Major events, whether cultural or sporting, are now key drivers of travel. The success of Taylor Swift’s concerts in Toronto demonstrates this and underscores the importance of investing in versatile infrastructure designed to host large-scale events. This is essential if Montréal is to capture accelerating global growth, generate significant economic benefits and strengthen its competitiveness over the long term,” the organization noted.
Tourisme Montréal reaffirmed the importance of viewing tourism infrastructure as a key lever for economic, social and cultural development. The organization calls for:
- accelerating investment in modern, flexible and multifunctional infrastructure
- strengthening Montréal’s capacity to host major international events
- enhancing collaboration between public and private stakeholders
Tourisme Montréal also highlighted a particularly promising outlook, marked by the development of major tourism and recreational projects that will reshape the city over the coming years. These include the new Montréal Metropolitan Airport (MET), the YUL–Montréal-Trudeau Airport REM station, the Casino hotel, the Montréal Holocaust Museum, the new roof of the Olympic Stadium, the urban hotel at the Olympic Park site, PHI Contemporary and the reopening of the Musée d’art contemporain, it added.
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