Atlantic Canada will benefit from LGBT+ market readiness training to help tourism sector recover and attract visitors to region
The Authorities of Canada continues to assist the tourism sector for a powerful restoration and future development.
July 15, 2022 · Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island · Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Canada has a lot to supply guests: breathtaking landscapes and vast open areas; various and inclusive experiences; and welcoming individuals from coast to coast to coast who present excellent service. Mixed with a powerful deal with well being and security and excessive COVID-19 vaccination charges, Canada is among the many most alluring and smartest vacation spot selections.
The pandemic has had an plain affect on Canada’s tourism sector. The Authorities of Canada continues to assist tourism companies recuperate and place the business for sturdy future development.
In the present day, Sean Casey, Member of Parliament for Charlottetown, introduced an funding of $341,804 by the Tourism Reduction Fund (TRF) to assist Canada’s LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC) in Atlantic Canada. The announcement was made on behalf of the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Official Languages and Minister chargeable for ACOA.
This assist will enable the CGLCC to ship an LGBT+ Tourism Market Readiness Program. Inclusion coaching, market info classes, vacation spot audits, enterprise accreditations, and different assets might be supplied to organize tourism operators throughout Atlantic Canada to higher serve the LGBT+ journey market. The initiatve will assist make the area extra welcoming for all, creating an inclusive and affluent tourism business.
Launched in July 2021, the Tourism Reduction Fund (TRF) was created to assist organizations and companies within the tourism sector adapt their operations to satisfy public well being necessities, provide revolutionary services to guests and put together to welcome again travellers. The TRF is run by Canada’s regional growth businesses (RDAs) and Innovation, Science and Financial Growth Canada (ISED).
