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It may come as a surprise to some that Ontario’s $21 billion tourism sector did not have a provincial advocacy organization until now. As of this year, the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario (TIAO) is filling this role, and the board of directors has hired 33-year veteran career civil servant and former deputy minister of tourism Bill Allen to take the helm as president. TOURISM asked him why he felt the need to undertake this new challenge:
“I am very passionate about the tourism industry,” Allen responds. “We’ve got a great province, a great country, and we should be presenting it to people from around the world. Tourism is such a positive industry. When I was in government, I was always frustrated by the fact there wasn’t one strong voice for tourism. I felt because of that Tourism was losing out to some of the other industries like the auto industry, agriculture, ...Full Story
About 400 tourism industry stakeholders met September 24 and 25, 2007, in Regina for the first-ever Saskatchewan Summit on Tourism, organized by Tourism Saskatchewan at the request of Provincial ...Full Story
About us: Our vision is compelling the world to explore Canada.
The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) is a national marketing organization. With our partners in the tourism industry and ...Full Story
With the deplorably high employee turnover rate in the tourism industry, it is time to reflect on current practices. What is the turnover rate of your staff? What are the causes? How much does this ...Full Story
