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Post 2010 Games Survey
You are invited to participate in a short survey from go2 to help determine the impact of the 2010 Olympic Games on the industry's staffing situation. Your input is important and, upon completing the survey you will be entered for a chance to win one of three Olympic commemorative prizes. Thank you for your participation!
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- BC's Tourism human resources association - continues to help companies raise their performance and profits through innovative, industry-driven programs. Click here to learn about recent additions to go2's services. |
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Tourism Industry Association of Canada - B.C. Government Trips Up on Tourism B.C. Decision; Tourism Stumbles
The Tourism Industry Association of Canada is shocked and disappointed by the recent announcement by the Government of British Columbia to dissolve the province's tourism marketing organization, Tourism British Columbia.
"The B.C. government's unilateral and sudden decision to dissolve Tourism British Columbia demonstrates a total lack of appreciation for the industry-leading work that this organization has done on the province's behalf," said TIAC President and CEO Randy Williams. "Tourism has a profound impact on the economy in B.C., and the dismantling of this award-winning tourism marketing organization will set the industry in the province back by a decade." Read more
ZAV Information Session on Hiring German Mobile Youth
Does your business need experienced cook or chefs, customer service reps, front desk clerks, tradespersons or managers for permanent or seasonal work?
Are multiple language skills an asset for your business?
Would you be interested in tapping into a talent pool of people with working holiday visas to staff seasonal positions?
Click here for more information.
COTA - B.C. TOURISM INDUSTRY RESPONDS TO DISSOLUTION OF TOURISM BC
Vancouver, BC - The Council of Tourism Associations (COTA) held an emergency meeting of its members early Tuesday morning, August 18 to discuss the surprise announcement by the Government of British Columbia to dissolve Tourism British Columbia. Click here for the full press release.
B.C. STRENGTHENS AND ALIGNS TOURISM PROMOTION
VICTORIA - Tourism BC will be brought into the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts, reducing administrative costs and better co-ordinating all of the Province's marketing initiatives, Minister Kevin Krueger announced today. Click here for the full press release.
IMPORTANT: Tourism British Columbia Update
VICTORIA - On Monday the government of B.C. announced that Tourism BC will be brought into the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts. We want to reassure industry stakeholders that it is "business as usual" and that all current marketing programs are fully operational.
We understand this announcement came suddenly to many in the tourism sector. We want to stress that the Province continues to support a strong tourism industry with innovative and consistent branding and marketing programs.
We have already begun consulting with industry with the goal of making the transition efficiently, and we expect full integration to be completed by April 1, 2010.
We will advise Industry stakeholders of any changes to Tourism BC activities as key decisions are made.
For more information on Tourism BC programs and activities, go to www.tourismbc.com.
COTA Member Alert - BC announces harmonized sales tax
British Columbia intends to harmonize its provincial sales tax with the federal Goods and Services Tax effective July 1, 2010, to boost new business investment, improve productivity, enhance economic growth and create jobs, Premier Gordon Campbell and Finance Minister Colin Hansen announced today.
Click here to read the full news release.
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Putting out the welcome mat for games visitors
Canada Scope - Canadian Tourism Product e-Bulletin
Read the latest features on our region:
A Chilcotin Mountain Adventure
Discovery Coast Circle Tour - British Columbia's Central Coast
Spirit Bear Adventures - Great Bear Rainforest
South Cariboo Region of British Columbia
World Class Resort - World Class Adventure - Tyax Mountain Lake, B.C.
Wilderness & Wildlife Coastal Eco-Adventures
Salmon Fishing - Shearwater, British Columbia
"You Gotta Be Here" - British Columbia
Canada Scope also has an online version. Click here for your copy of our latest online version!
News from go2
Click here to read the latest newsletter from go2- The resouce for people in Tourism- which includes information on the newly released 2008 national tourism compensation study.
Web Stats on HelloBC.com
Here are the first reports on how our Cariboo Chilcotin Coast section on HelloBC.com is doing. Click to download the April and May stats.
Stronger together
Click here for recent news headlines from COTA - Council of Tourism Associations of British Columbia.
Managing employees in challenging times - go2 is here to help!
go2 was pleased to be a sponsor of the 2009 BC Tourism Industry Conference. We are a non-profit industry human resources association created to help BC's tourism and hospitality employers to recruit, retain and train to support industry growth. No membership is necessary and many of our resources are free for you and your members/stakeholders to use.
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Post Jobs for FREE - go2's Job Board is for BC tourism and hospitality employers only.
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Get Practical HR Information - find timely articles, research, legal section, and industry success stories on go2's website. Be sure to sign up for go2's "On the Go" e-newsletter for fresh HR content delivered monthly to your inbox.
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Access Training Resources - go2 administers Serving It Right, FOODSAFE by correspondence, and emerit Tourism Training products.
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Trades Training - go2 is the industry training organization that delivers the apprenticeship training programs for Cook, Baker and Meatcutter through its industry training division, Propel.
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Health & Safety - In partnership with WorkSafeBC go2 now has an occupational health and safety division for tourism and hospitality. See full press release here.
go2 is also available to conduct HR sessions or workshops for your members and stakeholders. Visit www.go2hr.ca today to help your organization grow through good HR practices.
2010 Olympic and Paralympics Torch Relays
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Learn more about the 2010 Olympic and Paralympics Torch Relays. Visit the website for more details and sign up to become a Torchbearer in your community. |
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| 150 Mile House | Day 91 | January 28, 2010 | ||
| T'exelc | Day 91 | January 28, 2010 | ||
| Williams Lake | Day 92 | January 29, 2010 | ||
| Kersley | Day 92 | January 29, 2010 | ||
| Lhtako | Day 92 | January 29, 2010 | ||
| Quesnel | Day 92 | January 29, 2010 | ||
| Hixon | Day 92 | January 29, 2010 | ||
| Bella Bella | Day 96 | February 2, 2010 | ||
| Lillooet | Day 100 | February 6, 2010 |
EU-Canada aviation agreement
A breakthrough in the EU-Canada negotiations on a large aviation
agreement was made on 9 December. Negotiators from the EU and Canada
had initialled a few days ago a comprehensive agreement on air services
in line with the conclusions of the EU-Canada summit on 17 October. The
agreement will be a major step in the opening of markets and investment
opportunities. It both completes the transatlantic market started with
the EU-US first stage aviation agreement, and goes well beyond it. The
agreement will generate major benefits for both partners' consumers,
airlines and broader economies.
Click here to read more
go2 - the tourism human resource website
The go2 website will give you the most current news about tourism human resource issues in British Columbia.
We encourage all BC tourism operators to get connected with the go2 website, www.go2hr.ca, as it contains a lot of information to assist employers with all aspects of finding and keeping staff.
The CCCTA would like to thank John Leschyson from go2 for the very informative Foreign Workers Roundtable that was held in Williams Lake on November 7th 2008. The free workshop gave participating stakeholders a better understanding of the Expedited Labour Market Opinion, Working Holiday Program, Provincial Nominee Program, Occupations Under Pressure and more.
Please click here to download more information about go2's Human Resource tool kit.
Green your Business: Toolkit for Tourism Operators
The BC Wilderness Tourism Association provided the Green your Business Toolkit which was introduced at the recent Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference. Please click here to download the toolkit.
CTC news
Catch up on the latest news from the Canadian Tourism Commission. An international survey has ranked Canada as the second-strongest national brand in the world. Click here for CTC news.
Business Essentials Workshop
Who's interested in a Business Essentials Workshop and the Advanced Business Essentials Workshop?
The
Business Essentials Workshop has been designed to teach participants
the basics of packaging including how to develop products and packages,
how to package with other suppliers and how to effectively price for
different sales channels. The workshop will also address the basic
elements of marketing and sales including determining market demand,
working with tour operators, working with municipal, regional,
provincial and federal tourism offices, exhibiting at trade shows and
other relevant sales activities. Participants will practice developing
and pricing a package and walk through the steps of distributing this
through the many sales channels.
The Advanced Business
Essentials goes into how to develop the necessary relationships to
create distribution partners for tourism products or services. This
workshop is geared toward businesses looking to expand their marketing
reach. This hands-on, tactical workshop focuses on the skills required
to make contact with the potential partner, present the product
offering and create an agreement. Ideally, participants taking this
advanced workshop will have taken the introductory course or are
actively pursuing packaging agreements with business partners.
Each course is 3 hours in length.
Miriam
and Kim are gathering information, and we would like to know if anyone
is interested in these Tourism BC Workshops. We are hoping to hold the
workshops in each of the sub-regions however; locations will be
dependent on interest. Email either Miriam or Kim.
Visitor Study update
So far we have a total of 1086 returned cards from our stakeholders. Please send in your cards if you haven't already done so.
The following chart shows the origin of visitors that we entered so far.
Nissan Challenge in the Chilcotin
Twelve participants from Germany where competing in the Nissan Challenge. Outdoor activities and offroad tasks were part of the challenge which took place in the Chilcotin.
Click here to look at the video and pictures of the Chilcotin adventure.
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