GNWT Releases Discussion Paper to Seek Input from Tourism Industry
YELLOWKNIFE – The Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI) has released a discussion paper to gain feedback from industry stakeholders on a new tourism strategy.
The document, Tourism 2015: A Discussion Paper, provides background information for the tourism industry to review and consider as the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) seeks its input on what strategy will succeed Tourism 2010: A Tourism Plan. The GNWT has been working with NWT Tourism and industry stakeholders on this project. Tourism 2010 will sunset on March 31, 2011.
“The men and women involved in the NWT’s tourism industry have valuable ideas and opinions to offer on what should be the focus of a new tourism strategy,” says the Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment Bob McLeod. “This discussion paper will help us gather those opinions and ideas from across the territory. It will be an important tool as we develop a new tourism strategy to guide future GNWT investment in a sector that contributes $130 million annually to the NWT economy.”
Comments based on the discussion paper will be accepted until the end of November by ITI and will be used to assist in formulating a new tourism strategy. ITI is also holding tourism industry workshops in all the regions to gain input from industry stakeholders on the new strategy.
Through its support of the tourism sector, the GNWT is working to diversify the economy and provide all communities and regions with opportunities and choices as envisioned in the 16th Legislative Assembly’s Northerners Working Together plan.
For more information contact:
Drew Williams
Press Secretary for Premier/Cabinet
Government of the Northwest Territories
Phone: (867) 669-2304
Email: drew_williams@gov.nt.ca
