The Tourism Industry Association of Canada has kicked off its 2023 series of Tourism Town Halls. The coast-to-coast road show is designed give tourism stakeholders across the country an opportunity to meet with TIAC and its partners to better understand efforts on national and local tourism issues, and offers a forum for open dialogue, discussion, and constructive debate.

“We are encouraging and welcoming businesses and organizations in all sectors of the tourism economy to participate in our Town Halls this year,” says Beth Potter, President & CEO of TIAC. “As we strive to rebuild the industry post-pandemic, the time to come together to discuss the challenges we continue to find solutions now.

Each Town Hall – which kicked off on Jan. 19 in Saskatoon – is a full-day event that includes a morning session focused on innovation and sustainability best-practices and the sharing of experiences, while also highlighting digitization, market-readiness, research, and training. Following a complimentary lunch, the Town Hall session will give tourism stakeholders the chance to provide first-hand input on issues affecting their business.

Attendees will also get an overview of the plans to reposition and grow Canada’s visitor economy, including all verticals from leisure/business travel, travel trade, meetings and conventions and sports tourism.

The Town Halls continue through April with the following schedule:

• Jan. 27, Vancouver
• Feb. 1, Toronto
• Feb. 21, Halifax
• Feb. 22, Quebec TBA
• Feb. 23, New Brunswick TBA
• March 7, Manitoba TBA
• March 15, Yukon TBA
• March 17, Nunavut TBA
• March 21, Newfoundland and Labrador TBA
• March 30, Prince Edward Island TBA

• April 4, Northwest Territories TBA
• TBD, Alberta

The Tourism Town Halls series is supported by the Government of Canada and sponsors including Destination Canada, the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada, Tourism HR Canada, and WestJet.

For information and to register, visit HERE.