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- Aboriginal Tourism - Workshop at Royal Roads
This introductory workshop provides an opportunity for aboriginal and non-aboriginal tourism entrepreneurs, students in tourism/heritage related programs and interested community members to learn about the benefits of aboriginal tourism and within the context of tourism development, to explore traditional and non-traditional partnership opportunities. Case studies and a review of best practices will provide participants with a better understanding of the sensitivities and approaches to this growing industry that will strengthen their business ideas and overall tourism action plan.
Topics:
ƒ Definition of aboriginal tourism
ƒ Authenticity - an essential element in aboriginal tourism
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- Packaging Unwrapped - a new tour packaging manual released by TRIP
Today's visitors are often time crunched and while they may desire to travel into BC's rural areas, products are often not easily accessible to them. Tourism packaging is a tool that operators can use to combine the best of their products with those of other operators to create "one of a kind" experiences. When operators package their products well, they make these opportunities easier to access thereby enhancing overall visitor experience.
British Columbia is full of products that visitors are seeking. Yet as the Tourism Research Innovation Project (TRIP) teams have been travelling around the province, we have noticed that operators are not taking full advantage of packaging. Many of you have asked for information on how to package and bring your...
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- Rural tourism Chair announced for VIU
A regional innovation chair at Vancouver Island University to support tourism in rural B.C. will provide the knowledge to increase the benefits of the 2010 Winter Games in smaller communities and help them expand their economic base, Premier Gordon Campbell said today."Rural B.C. communities enjoy some of the most spectacular surroundings in the world, and this chair will help them capitalize on their natural assets by providing resources to guide tourism development," said Premier Campbell. "We're looking forward to showcasing rural B.C. to the tourists who will discover our beautiful province...
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- WTA Forum October 31st - seeking input
The WTA will be participating in an upcoming forum sponsored by the BC Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts on issues of land and water resources affecting the B.C. tourism industry on October 31st.
The Purpose of the forum is to:
- establish tourism industry priorities with regard to land and water resource issues.
- identify strategic opportunities for addressing priorities in the short and long-term.
- establish a process involving both industry and government in addressing the tourism industry's priorities.
We are seeking your input for issues that the WTA should bring to this forum. We have developed the following draft list of issues (a running list of issues, which we have been trying...
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- Hiring a foreign worker shouldn't mean learning a 'foreign language'
E-LMO, LMO, OUP, WHP, PNP . . . If this terminology is unfamiliar to you and you've exhausted the local labour pool in your search for staff, you'll want to attend this upcoming Foreign Recruitment Roundtable.
Presented by go2 - BC's tourism human resource association, this tourism-tailored roundtable will be no ordinary, typical information session. go2 has spent a significant amount of time and resources learning about and understanding the issues associated with recruiting foreign workers. We know the programs and can confidently lead tourism employers through the process of hiring beyond local borders.
Many options exist to bring staff to British Columbia from abroad. When you meet with us you will take away an understanding of the Expedited Labour Market...
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