Since 2007, Festival and Event Services Inc. (FESI) … has championed community discovery across the province through our stories and focus on sharing events through our directory listing platform. FES Tourism brings two flagship sites together: Ontario Visited, highlighting hidden treasures and local perspectives, and Ontario Agritourism, celebrating farm-gate experiences and rural culture. Together they attract visitors, families, and explorers who crave authentic Ontario stories.
FES Tourism
FES Tourism is the storytelling arm of Festival & Event Services Inc., a province-wide hub that unites Ontario Visited and Ontario Agritourism under one banner. It delivers engaging articles, showcases, and trip-planning tools that connect travelers with authentic unique community and agritourism experiences across Ontario and advertisers with the audiences we attract … people looking for things to do, discover and experience.
Ontario Visited
Ontario Visited is a story-driven online magazine that uncovers “Hidden Ontario” gems, fairs, festivals, heritage towns, and unique attractions, giving travelers practical tips and fresh inspiration for planning memorable trips across the province.
Ontario Agritourism
Ontario Agritourism spotlights farm-gate adventures across the province, blending Showcase stories, Agri-Guide tips, Field Notes, and Agri-Flicks to help travellers discover authentic rural experiences and connect directly with Ontario’s agritourism hosts.
FES Tourism Marketing
FES Tourism Marketing delivers cohesive branding, an intuitive Chat Box, compelling video ads, enriched visitor experiences, and a robust Accessibility Program—everything needed to elevate destinations and engage every guest.
Why It Matters
As the editorial focus expanded beyond event schedules to immersive narratives, potential partners began to wonder: Are these platforms still just directories, or full tourism media channels? To answer decisively, FESI launched FES Tourism—a clear, umbrella brand dedicated to marketing both sites under a unified tourism vision.
- What changed at FESI?
FESI remains the corporate owner but now positions itself primarily as acontent studio, educational hub and supportive connecting services. This frees each website to concentrate on storytelling, visitor guidance, and advertiser value. - Why create FES Tourism?
- Clarity for advertisers – A single tourism-focused label signals that campaigns reach engaged readers planning real trips, not merely browsing date grids.
- Brand alignment – OV and OAT keep their distinct voices while sharing cohesive design standards, analytics, and partner packages.
- Growth runway – New thematic verticals (culinary, heritage trails, accessible travel) can plug into the FES Tourism framework without diluting the parent company’s identity.
In short, FES Tourism acts as the outward-facing storyteller, while FESI handles the backstage work. Advertisers gain a clear path to audiences, and travellers gain a richer portal into Ontario’s events, places, and people.
