The excellent
Ontario
Tourism Travel Information
Center (Mon-Fri
10am-9pm, Sat 9.30am-7pm
& Sun noon-5pm; tel
1-800/ONTARIO, within
Toronto tel 416/314-0944,
www.ontariotravel.net
), on Level 1 of the Eaton
shopping centre at Yonge and
Dundas, stocks a
comprehensive range of
information on all the major
attractions in Toronto and
throughout Ontario. Of
particular interest are the
free city maps, the
Ride
Guide to the city's
transport system, and
accommodation and
entertainment details in the
monthly magazine
Where
. They will also book hotel
accommodation on your behalf
both in Toronto and across
all of Ontario.
Alternatively, the Info
T.O. visitor information
centre (daily: May-Sept
8am-8pm, Oct-April 9am-5pm)
is located in the city's
Convention Centre at 255
Front St W, a couple of
minutes' walk west from
Union Station. Privately
run, they are more geared up
for selling tour tickets
than providing information,
though they do have a
reasonable supply of free
literature on the city and
its environs. They are not,
however, nearly as well
organized as the Ontario
Tourism Centre. Finally, Tourism
Toronto , the city's
official visitor and
convention bureau, operates
a telephone information line
that can handle most city
queries and will make hotel
reservations. Phone hours
are Mon-Fri 8.30am-5pm, Sat
9am-5pm, Sun 10am-5pm; tel
416/203-2500 or
1-800/363-1990.
