Saturday June 20, 2020 ~ BC
by Mary Brooke, editor ~ West Shore Voice News
Through the BC Tourism Resiliency Network there is access to program experts in finance, human resources, business strategy, marketing and a digital-information hub and webinars.
To date, over 1,192 tourism businesses have registered in the BC Tourism Resiliency Network, with more registering each week.
This service is helpful to businesses in the hospitality and tourism sectors that have lost some, most or all of their usual summer customer base due to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The BC Tourism Resiliency Network is available to support the 19,000 tourism-related businesses in the province and is delivered through B.C.’s regional destination management organizations. These organizations have extensive knowledge of the tourism sector and local challenges, and strong relationships with tourism operators. The network was supported through an additional $600,000 from the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and culture.
Province-wide expansion:
The network is a province-wide expansion of the Vancouver Island Coastal Tourism Resiliency Program, funded in partnership with Island Coastal Economic Trust.
the Western Economic Diversification Canada has provided $1 million for the BC Tourism Resiliency Network. Canada’s regional development agencies work closely with businesses and innovators in their regions to fuel economic growth.
Tourism sector has broad reach and scope:
In 2018, tourism generated $20.5 billion in revenues in B.C. The tourism industry creates well-paying jobs for over 161,500 British Columbians. B.C. is a top destination for visitors from around the world, welcoming 6.2 million international visitors in 2019.
A unique summer for British Columbians:
Due to COVID-19, this year the tourism thrust is for British Columbians to take the opportunity to travel around their own region and province. Things will be less crowded, and possibly rates for things like activities and accommodation will be less costly as vendors hope to woo people’s interest.
===== Link:
To register for the BC Tourism Resiliency Network, visit: www.tourismresiliency.ca