Tourism Industry Invited to Provide Input for Tourism 2020 Plan
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News Release
YELLOWKNIFE(September 29, 2014) – Initial planning is underway for Tourism 2020, a new plan to guide Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) activities and investments into tourism over the next five years. The Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI) is seeking industry feedback for the new plan, which will build on investments made over the last five years under Tourism 2015.
“The tourism industry faces different challenges and opportunities today than it did when we created Tourism 2015 five years ago,” said Minister of ITI David Ramsay. “Getting input from the industry on what has changed is especially important. With the help of the input we are seeking, we can be confident that Tourism 2020 will identify actions and goals to strengthen the industry, grow visitor numbers and increase visitor spending in all regions of the NWT.”
Individuals are invited to share their feedback through an online survey, by contacting their Regional Tourism Officers, or during upcoming regional meetings.
Meetings are scheduled for:
Inuvik – September 30, 2014
Yellowknife – October 7, 2014
Fort Simpson – October 21, 2014
Fort Smith – October 28, 2014
Hay River – October 29, 2014
Norman Wells – November 4, 2014
French teleconference – November 13, 2014
All Tourism 2020 information, including meeting times, locations, dial-in information and key contacts, is available at: Tourism 2020.
Developed to meet the 17th Assembly’s priority to strengthen and diversify the NWT economy, the NWT Economic Opportunities Strategy, supports tourism investment as a means to provide direct and indirect economic opportunity in every region and community of the NWT.
Media inquiries:
Leslie Campbell Senior Communications Officer Industry, Tourism and Investment Government of the Northwest Territories Tel: (867) 920-3343 Email: leslie_campbell@gov.nt.ca