Tourism Windsor Essex Release 2025/2026 Official Visitor Guide at the Staycation Expo
TOURISM WINDSOR ESSEX KICKS OFF THE TOURISM SEASON WITH THE 11TH ANNUAL STAYCATION EXPO
Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island Releases The 2025/2026 Official Visitor Guide
Today Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island released their 2025/2206 Official Visitor Guide, the unofficial return of the tourism season in Windsor Essex in tandem with the 11th Annual Staycation Expo taking place at Devonshire Mall today (Friday April 25th) and tomorrow, Saturday April 26th.
The Official Visitor Guide is the largest print marketing piece Tourism Windsor Essex creates each year, a lure to highlighting the experiences available for visitors and locals alike in Windsor, Essex County and Pelee Island in an authentic way.
“We are excited to release our Official Visitor Guide, this year’s cover highlights the region’s newest attraction Streetcar No. 351 on the Windsor waterfront, depicting a family enjoying the streetcar, and taking the opportunity to learn more about the automotive history of the city in a unique way.” said Gordon Orr, CEO of Tourism Windsor Essex. “This year more than ever visitors are looking for authentic and unique experiences to plan their travel and our Official Visitor Guide makes it easy. Highlighting buyable experiences, one-of-a-kind itineraries and 260+ businesses, it will be a hot commodity for visitors planning their trip, and also for locals looking to stay closer to home and support local businesses this summer.”
Streetcar No. 351 is now open to the public, celebrating the monumental space with tours and storytelling with Grand Opening events running now through Sunday April 27th.
The Official Visitor Guide was released as part of the Staycation Expo taking place now in partnership with Devonshire Mall. The Expo is the opportunity for locals to visit 70+ vendors showcasing attractions, events and experiences that are available this summer and all season long in our region, plus the first chance to pick up a copy of the 2025/2026 Official Visitor Guide.
“Devonshire Mall is proud to be the host of the Staycation Expo, a unique collaboration that we look forward to each year, an annual tradition since 2014” said Aaron Edwards, General Manager of Devonshire Mall. “The diverse offering of partners that Tourism Windsor Essex profiles at the Staycation Expo allows them to reach a new audience with 10’s of thousands of visitors daily, and we view this partnership as a true win-win for our tenants, customers, and the entire tourism industry.”
“We are grateful to Devonshire Mall for continuing their partnership on the Staycation Expo and the opportunity for our stakeholder partners to be visible to 50k+ visitors over the next two days” said Orr. “This partnership is a win-win for Tourism Windsor Essex and for our stakeholder partners to gain this highly-valued foot traffic. Visiting friends and family continues to be a top visit segment of visitors to our region, so educating locals about things to see and do is an important aspect of our marketing plan each year.”
The Staycation Expo is open Friday April 25th from 10am through 8pm and Saturday April 26th 10am through 6pm offering a variety of experiences including EPIC Wineries and Barrels Bottles & Brews Trail tastings, a W.E. Made It Market, plus an incentive program designed to help visitors explore all the stops at the Staycation Expo. Visitors can pick up a passport as they enter the Expo and get it stamped at 10 different exhibitors displayed at Devonshire Mall for the chance to win a $500 Devonshire Mall gift card. More details are available at visitwindsoressex.com/staycation.
A digital version of the 2025/2026 Official Visitor Guide can be viewed by clicking here.
