Posts tagged SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Partnership Helping to Fill Staffing Gaps in Hospitality and Tourism Industry
Partnership Helping to Fill Staffing Gaps in Hospitality and Tourism Industry

Like many industries, the hospitality and tourism sector has been hard hit by staff shortages over the past few years with a declining youth population and an aging workforce combining to create significant challenges.

But a new program designed in partnership by Okanagan College (OC) and the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) will help to reduce those shortages.

The first of four new cohorts of students enrolled in the Hospitality Professional Program this fall, a flexible program open to students anywhere in the Thompson-Okanagan-Shuswap regions. The 17-week online course is followed by nine weeks of work experience in the students’ local community.

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TOTA NewsThompson Okanagan Tourism AssociationTOTA Training Centre, TOTA, Okanagan College, SDG 4: Quality Education, SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals, Hospitality Professional Program
Get a Free Listing on Canada's Garden Route & Directory
Get a Free Listing on Canada's Garden Route & Directory

Destination Canada is a sponsor of the Year of the Garden 2022, which encourages the public to get out, explore, and enjoy Canada’s beautiful gardens and garden experiences again.

Tourism and hospitality businesses that embrace gardens as part of their venue or thematically in service offerings, can register their business for free on the Live the Garden Life Directory.

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View Garden Route Directory →

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Get InvolvedThompson Okanagan Tourism AssociationDestination Canada, Gardens Canada, The BC Effect, SDG 3: Good Health & Well-being, SDG 11: Sustainable Cities & Communities, SDG 15: Life on Land, SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals
New Tourism Emergency Management Framework to Guide Industry During Crises
New Tourism Emergency Management Framework to Guide Industry During Crises

In conjunction with Emergency Preparedness Week, the industry-led Tourism Emergency Management Committee (TEMC) has released a new BC Tourism Emergency Management Framework to help reduce the industry’s vulnerabilities and risks and lessen the potentially adverse impacts to visitor experiences during emergencies.

The framework provides a unified structure to support tourism partners and visitors on matters related to the four pillars of emergency management:

  1. Mitigation

  2. Preparedness

  3. Response

  4. Recovery

The framework also supports the Province of British Columbia’s comprehensive emergency management plans by strengthening integration of visitors and the visitor economy before, during, and after an emergency event. This includes addressing visitors’ unique needs during emergencies, improving tourism industry preparedness, managing long term destination reputation, and reducing economic impact to tourism businesses.

As B.C.’s visitor economy continues to recover from the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a strong need for a coordinated approach to emergency management for the tourism sector, particularly given anticipated future crises such as wildfires, flooding, heat domes, and another pandemic.

View Framework Document →

View Framework One Pager →

View TIABC Announcement →

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Thompson OkanaganThompson Okanagan Tourism AssociationSDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals, TIABC, Province of BC, BCRTS