June 7-13, 2010 is Tourism Week in Canada, Presented by Air Canada & Deloitte
Mark your calendars: June 7-13, 2010 is Tourism Week in Canada, presented by Air Canada and Deloitte. Tourism Week in Canada is the national celebration that highlights the economic impact and social benefits of Canada’s tourism sector among the media, general public and governments at all levels.
It provides a focal point for activities organized by the provincial and territorial tourism industry associations, provincial and territorial marketing organizations, destination marketing organizations, individual businesses and other partners. Tourism Week is organized collectively by a number of public and private tourism stakeholders, led by the Tourism Industry Association of Canada, and presented by Deloitte and Air Canada.
Throughout tourism week, provincial and territorial tourism industry associations, destination marketing organizations, individual businesses and other partners organize and engage in a wide variety of local and regional activities and events demonstrating how tourism contributes to Canada’s economy, its standard of living, and the quality of life of all Canadians. Many of these activities also provide tourism marketing organizations and attractions with a heightened opportunity to promote their tourism products within their own communities and beyond.
What Is TIAC Doing For Tourism Week?
Once again this year, TIAC is undertaking several initiatives to raise the profile of Canada’s tourism sector across the country, including the Globe & Mail Report on Tourism Supplement, and the Tourism Week Information Kit which will be released later this spring. TIAC will also host a Tourism Policy Symposium in Ottawa for industry stakeholders and decision-makers in relevant government departments and agencies. The Symposium will be held on June 9th, and information on location and program will be forthcoming.
The information kit will provide you with a tourism industry fact sheet; a sample media release that you can tailor and distribute to your local media; a sample article that you can submit as a guest column or op-ed piece to your local newspapers or use as the basis for preparing your own article; and, new for this year, a Tourism Week Proclamation template that you can customize and submit to your local politicians to have Tourism Week officially proclaimed in your municipality.
The Globe and Mail supplement will be published in the June 8th edition of the newspaper. The supplement is a great opportunity for the industry to make its concerns known to the public from coast to coast. It is also a great opportunity for tourism businesses and organizations to get the word out about their tourism product, service or destination. Advertising space is still available in the supplement – contact Andrea Labelle at alabelle@tiac.travel for more information.
The Tourism Week logos are available for download now at: http://www.tiac.travel/english/events_week_general.asp
What Are You Doing For Tourism Week?
TIAC wants to bring to light the Tourism Week activities of its members across the country in the weeks leading up to this event. If your organization would like to have your activities highlighted nationally, or if you wish to receive more information on Tourism Week in Canada, please contact: David Lauer, Manager, Communications, Tourism Industry Association of Canada at dlauer@tiac.travel or 613-238-9400. |
Deloitte Hosting Free Webinar on Impact of HST on Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure in Ontario
In 2010, Ontario will see the harmonization of the Provincial sales tax and Federal goods and services tax. The implementation of the Harmonized Sales Tax will have significant and unique impacts on those in the tourism, hospitality and leisure industry.
On Wednesday, April 7, 2010, Deloitte will host a free webinar on the impact of the forthcoming HST on tourism, hospitality and leisure from 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm.
Their tax professionals will focus on the three C’s (Costs, Compliance and Customers) and how each of these areas will be affected by the introduction of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST), including how the new HST rules impact:
- Destination marketing fees
- Current lodging tax
- Combined ticket prices
- Combined services
- Utilities for large hospitality companies
In addition, Deloitte professionals will offer a glimpse into the coming changes to financial reporting and the implementation of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for Private Enterprises, or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
To register for the webcast, please click here. |
Statistics Canada Numbers Indicate Declines from U.S., Modest Growth in Some Markets
In the March 18, 2010 edition of The Daily, Statistics Canada released international travel numbers for January.The total number of international visits to Canada declined in January 2010 declined by 8.0 % over the same month in 2009. This includes a decline of 8.7% from the U.S. and a decline of 5.3% from all other countries. Visits of one or more nights from the U.S. declined by 6.0% for the month. Amongst international markets, there were some bright spots, as Canada saw modest year-over-year increases in visitation from France (1.0%), Japan (1.1%), India (1.1%), and Hong Kong (1.1%).
For more information, please see Statistics Canada’s International Travel: Advance Information service bulletin for January 2009.
For more information, please contact Catherine Sadler, TIAC Manager, Research at csadler@tiac.travel or 613-238-6378. |
Call for Nominations: Icarus Foundation Seeking Candidates for 2010-2012 Board of Directors
The Board of Directors for The Icarus Foundation is canvassing the tourism industry for new Directors to fill board positions for the 2010 - 2012 term. The new incoming Directors will be elected at the Annual General Meeting at 3pm (EST), on April 9th, 2010.
The Icarus Foundation is a not-for-profit environmental, policy, research and education organization focused on sustaining a climate friendly tourism industry. The only national organization focusing on the relationship between the tourism industry and climate change, the Icarus Foundation provides practical information, programs and research that enables operators, hosts and guests to minimize the greenhouse gases generated by tourism activity.
Successful candidates will have a unique opportunity to network with senior management and other sustainability advocates from tourism organizations across Canada and to work with a fun team of individuals dedicated to mitigating the impacts of climate change on tourism.
For more information, please click here or contact Christopher Jones, TIAC Vice-President, Public Affairs at cjones@tiac.travel or 613-238-7557. |
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TIAC MEMBER BENEFITS
TIAC is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership with the Avis Budget Group, which establishes another great TIAC membership benefit. All full TIAC members can now take advantage of discounts of 5% to 25% off regular rental rates, by making their reservation booking online with a special discount code provided by TIAC. To obtain your booking code, or for more information, please contact Andrea Labelle, TIAC Director, Business Development at alabelle@tiac.travel or or 613-688-1454.
For more information on TIAC's affinity partnerships and member benefits, visit http://www.tiac.travel/english/membership_affinity.asp.
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