150 Secrets of the Northwest Territories to be Revealed

YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories, Jan. 24, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northwest Territories Tourism is seizing the opportunity provided by Canada's 150^th anniversary to reveal 150 spectacular secrets about Canada's Northwest Territories (NWT); and give 150 Canadians the extraordinary chance to travel to the NWT.

?We'd love to see more Canadians visit the Northwest Territories and share the spectacular secrets of the place we call home,? said Don Morin, Chairperson of Northwest Territories Tourism.  ?When you connect with the land, the people and our stories, there is something about the Northwest Territories that reaches inside you and then with a sense of surprise and awe, subtly changes you.  It's a land of many secrets just waiting to be discovered by you.?

For 150 days, from January 1 to May 30, NWT Tourism is sharing one secret each day at nwtsecrets.com and via social media. These include:

• Big secrets like the fact that the Northwest Territories offers the best Aurora viewing in the entire world.
• Unusual secrets like the celebration of the return of the sun after six weeks of darkness. 
• Fun secrets about a Snow King, who builds an exotic snow castle on frozen Great Slave Lake and hosts a month-long festival in it each March.
• Culinary secrets like having the best fish and chips in Canada.
• Superlative secrets: the biggest fish, tallest teepee, oldest rock and longest river. 

Giving 150 Canadians an opportunity to see our secrets up close is also part of the reveal.  In association with Air Canada, NWT Tourism is offering 150 complimentary round-trip tickets from one of seven major Canadian airports to Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.  These tickets will be awarded to individuals in various ways: an online contest, at Outdoor Adventure shows, in restaurants, on city streets, and at Go Transit stops.

Our contest draw will also feature five ?Super Prizes?, one for each of the five regions of the NWT.  These consist of travel packages for two including airfare to the Northwest Territories, local transportation within the NWT, hotel accommodations, and a sampling of travel experiences in the region.    

Complete contest rules and entry forms are available at nwtsecrets.com. 

Northwest Territories Tourism is the destination marketing organization for the Northwest Territories.  It is an industry-driven, government-funded organization responsible for marketing the Northwest Territories and advocating for the NWT tourism industry.