TIANS Cares
Opportunity for TIANS Members
To show our gratitude to all of the first responders, health care and front line workers, we have developed TIANS Cares. This platform allows the opportunity for TIANS Members to offer incentives and discounts to those individuals who have worked so hard during the pandemic and tragedies of late. Sign up today, to show you care!
You will be emailed a User Name and Password. Log into the TIANS cares portal to post, edit and update your promotion. It's that easy to take part.
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Tourism Reactivation of Industry Program (TRI)
In partnership with Tourism Nova Scotia, the TRI program has been designed to help operators rebuild business, adapt to the evolving tourism environment, and build consumer confidence. Details are available on TOURISMSTRONG.CA.
COVID-19 Tourism Workforce Impact Survey Results
Tourism HR Canada has released preliminary findings in their Impact Report. Survey responses indicate only a fraction of tourism businesses are operating at full capacity. Many remain closed and intend to remain closed this summer. Those that have reopened or expanded operations are hiring back former staff, but employment is expected to remain well below the levels seen in 2019. Download Report for full results.
Destination Canada
Marketing Tips & Tricks
This video series is designed to help Canadian tourism business get the most out of their marketing efforts, reach travellers and remain competitive. The quick tutorials feature Destination Canada team members sharing their expertise. Additional episodes will be released over the coming weeks.
2020 Digital Mapping Project
The Yarmouth and Acadian Shores Tourism Association launched a new program, free for tourism businesses within Yarmouth County. Their goal is to enhance current Google® Maps imagery of Yarmouth & Acadian Shores to vibrant 360 degree photospheres of local attractions and tourism hotspots. This project will not only refresh the region's brand but also build increased awareness of the destination
What Changes to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy Means
Stuart Ducoffe, HR and Employment Lawyer, Founder of e2r® and the partner behind Ceridian’s HR Advisory solution, addresses the primary changes to the CEWS and what it mean for employers.
A Webinar Series Aimed at Supporting Nova Scotian Businesses
Building for the Future is a 6-part series on what members need to know now to survive and thrive throughout a pandemic and into recovery. This webinar series will feature 2-hour sessions 3 days a week for 2 weeks, for a total of 12 hours of training.
MEMBERS ONLY!
TOURISM STRONG
Call for Webinar Suggestion
Is your business struggling with COVID-19 information overload?
Looking for advise or direction on a specific issue?
Send your suggestions for the COVID-19 Webinar Series on TOURISMSTRONG.CA.
STATS CANADA
EMPLOYMENT
The tourism sector added 190,000 jobs from June to July. This represented 65.1% of all the jobs that were created.
Jobs were lost (10,100) in the transportation industry group, but added in all other tourism industry groups.
Accommodation – 10,300
Food and beverage services – 110,200
Recreation and Entertainment – 74,600
Travel Services – 5,000
363,900 jobs short of February numbers
COMPARISON
Despite three months of increases, at the height of the summer season there were 557,200 fewer people employed in tourism than there were in July 2019.
Slight improvement from June when there were 668,300 fewer people employed compared to June 2019.
in July employment in the tourism sector was only 75% of what it was a year prior.
UNEMPLOYMENT
The tourism unemployment rate has dropped from 25.0% to 18.7%.
For comparison, the overall seasonally un-adjusted unemployment rate is 11.2% (down from 11.9%).
Travel services and accommodation have the highest unemployment rates at 27.2% and 25.7% respectively.
Food and beverage services – 17.0%
Recreation and Entertainment – 20.6%
Transportation – 14.6%
