Latest News from TRIP
«Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
- Personalized Community Signage Presentation in Chase
On the shores of the Little Shuswap lake lays a beautiful family friendly beach that if you did not know it was there, you would not know to visit it. Signage plays such an important role in connecting visitors to experiences (or product) and yet in many rural BC communities, signage is non existent or confusing.Chase is taking a proactive role to ensure they connect their visitors to what is available in the community. Barbra Maher, Chamber Manager in Chase requested that Randy Love, Central BC's Regional Liaison make a presentation on community signage at their Chamber of Commerce dinner, May 29th. Randy spent two days in Chase...
- Read More»
- Gem of the Gulf: Hornby Island's effort to plan and manage tourism
One of the case studies completed by TRIP last year was on the community development efforts of the residents of Hornby Island to manage the tourism industry that already exists on their island. Unlike many communities in British Columbia that are seeking to develop tourism, some, like Hornby Island is looking for potential strategies to manage tourism for the social, environmental and economic health of the island.
With a year round population of approximately 950 people, and a summer population of anywhere from 3,000 to 5,000 people, Hornby Island has clearly identified the type of visitors they want. They undertook research with TRIP to understand who their visitors currently are. Nicole Vaugeois and Lea Thuot attended a meeting on Hornby in June to share...
- Read More»
- TRIP helps fund student based community planning project in Golden, BC
During the week of Feb. 26 to March 4, seven students from the Recreation and Tourism Management program at Malaspina University-College took their knowledge of tourism planning on the road to Golden B.C. These fourth year students had the opportunity to work alongside community planner and former graduate of the Malaspina program, Cleo Corbett.
The seven students were invited by Ms. Corbett and the town of Golden to participate in the process of creating a new official community plan (OCP). The team members were divided into two project teams which looked at different areas of the OCP process. The first team was responsible for education and awareness of the new OCP within the community by creating and dispersing a newsletter and calendar of events which...
- Read More»
- Critical Success Factors for Rural Tourism Development
Outside of British Columbia, much attention has been paid to the complexities of developing tourism in rural areas. Some of these insights may assist communities in our province to assemble the right mix of partners and strategies to enhance tourism. According to researchers Suzanne Wilson and her colleagues there are 10 critical success factors to rural tourism development.
1. Develop a complete tourism package by creating a destination that is appealing to visitors and that has an adequate mix of amenities and services.
2. Develop good leadership capacities where people understand what tourism is and its importance in creating a diversified economy.
3. Encourage support and participation of local government to fund development...
- Read More»
