The Community Tourism Foundations program assists communities to develop a comprehensive multi-year tourism plan. By providing a range of tools, proven resources and customized destination and market development assistance, the program can accommodate the needs of communities in various stages of tourism development.
There are three phases to the program: initial assessment, planning, and implementation.
Initial Assessment Phase – A number of factors are considered including, how well the community understands the value of tourism, its specific development needs, and how and where program resources can best be applied.
Planning Phase – Development activities in this phase can include developing long-term strategies or examining the community’s tourism organizational structure.
Implementation Phase – This phase can include assistance with partnership development and designing visitor service programs.
Community submissions will be evaluated against the following criteria:
The ability and willingness of the community to act as a coordinated group to engage in program-supported tourism planning activities.
The ability and willingness of the destination to work more effectively within the provincial tourism infrastructure, including provincial, regional and product cooperative program. The ability and willingness of the community to participate in community and provincial research programs. The ability and willingness of the destination to contribute their own resources into the program. Information included in the completed Expression of Interest form and available program resources.
All communities interested in the Community Tourism Foundations program must fully complete an Expression of Interest form. Please contact the Northern BC Tourism office nearest you for further details.
Prince George Office – Clint Fraser 250.561.0432 ext 202 clint@nbctourism.com
Prince Rupert Office – Jillian Greenwood 250.627.8990 jillian@nbctourism.com
Fort St John Office – April Moi 250-785-2544 april@nbctourism.com