Are you ready for a busy tourism season?
The pace of tourism in Manitoba certainly quickens once May long weekend hits. It's too bad we don't have a steady pace like some destinations. But because of the nature of the industry, we need a long winter to prepare. What have you done this winter to get ready for the busy tourism season?
Through our meetings with Travel Manitoba, the marketing experts, they can't stress enough the importance of hiring a professional photographer. Building your photo cache is more important than ever for use on social media, websites, and Travel Manitoba's Partner Extranet. If you haven't done so already, creating a profile on the Partner Extranet system is a valuable data-base suitable for business, not-for-profits, groups, etc. If you're on the Partner Extranet, you're on Travel Manitoba's radar. Here are some details.
Benefits to Industry Members
- Submit upcoming events to appear on TravelManitoba.com.
- Place orders for publications.
- Review and update your core business information.
- Review and update your listing information that appears on TravelManitoba.com.
- Review and update the contacts at your business.
- Upload new or change existing images.
- View your partnership history with Travel Manitoba:
- Web stats related to your listing on TravelManitoba.com
- In-kind and expense dollars
- FAM and media trips your business has hosted
- Partnerships purchased
To log into the Partner Extranet, click the link below and enter your user name (your email address) and password.
https://manitoba.extranet.simpleviewcrm.com/login/#/login
If you have forgotten your user name and password, you can click on the Forgot Password link on the login screen and your password will be reset. They have included step by step instructions here on how to login and how to navigate the partner extranet. They have also put together some YouTube videos that will walk you through the navigation for each area. Click here for the tutorials. If you experience any difficulty or have any questions, please contact the Travel Manitoba team at:
Email: tmbpartnerextranet@travelmanitoba.com
Phone Number: (204) 927-7800
Toll Free: (800) 665-0040
Speaking of on the radar, tourism training for entry level staff is essential in delivering a great visitor experience and should be included in your hiring protocol. Much of it is free, making it affordable to send staff on a training day. Here are some training opportunities to put on your radar.
Manitoba Tourism Education Council - Ambassador BEST
Volunteer Manitoba - Volunteer Training Series & Roles & Responsibilities of a Not-for-profit Board
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Tourism week May 27-June 2
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Excerpt taken from Tourism Industry Association of Canada
Tourism Week in Canada is a grassroots initiative that brings attention to the economic opportunity available to Canada through travel and tourism and the public policy challenges preventing the sector from capitalizing on those opportunities.
Tourism Week in Canada aligns tourism organizations, businesses and other partners from across the country around a common vision: a tourism sector unencumbered by government policies and recognized for its contribution to the Canadian economy.
Visit TIAC and download a copy of their advocacy toolkit.
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2018 Tourism Award Nominations
What’s the best way to recognize excellence in our tourism industry?
Submit a nomination for the Manitoba Tourism Awards! Nominate a colleague, partner, volunteer, or even yourself.
Save the Date
The 20th Annual Manitoba Tourism Awards take place Thursday, September 13, 2018. More details to come.
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Annual General Meeting Fun
Our fearless leader Konrad Narth, aka Chair of Eastman Tourism, was on target at our recent AGM.
Each year, Eastman Tourism plans an experiential AGM to demonstrate partnerships and how sometimes they are over-looked in your community. This year we found a great location in a church basement for our group of 30, a local caterer who wowed us with her cultural food, and an archery instructor at the local school. What's out your backdoor?
Need assistance sourcing partnerships? We're here to help. Contact Jenny at admin@eastmantourism.ca.
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April 26, 2018
PROVINCE LAUNCHES INTAKE FOR
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDING APPLICATIONS
The Manitoba government is seeking grant applications for community development projects and initiatives, Municipal Relations Minister Jeff Wharton and Sustainable Development Minister Rochelle Squires, minister responsible for the status of women, announced today.
“Investments in these community organizations are critical in supporting the sustainability and economic development of neighbourhoods across our province,” said Wharton. “Budget 2018 announced an 11 per cent funding increase for the Community Places Program, demonstrating our continued commitment to community development in Manitoba.”
The government is investing more than $20 million in community development programs for the 2018-19 fiscal year. Applications are now being accepted for the Community Places Program, Hometown Manitoba, Neighbourhoods Alive! and Partner 4 Growth.
“As part of our government’s ongoing commitment to support survivors, I am pleased to collaborate with Minister Wharton to announce Neighbourhoods Alive! will place an emphasis on applications that support women in vulnerable situations and enable women’s empowerment,” said Squires. “We will continue to look for innovative ways to help reduce and prevent violence against women in Manitoba.”
The minister noted that in addition to projects that support women’s safety and reducing rates of violence against women, priority will be given to new applications focused on the following four additional areas:
• projects that enable economic development and align with regional development strategies;
• key repair of high-priority community assets;
• community initiatives concentrating on community, heritage, tourism and recreation facilities and projects; and
• social innovation like support for social enterprises, projects that include a social return on investment (SROI) evaluation and projects that target measurable social outcomes.
Successful applications will demonstrate how they will support planning, building and sustaining communities, and provide an overall positive benefit for their community. The Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) will now be involved in the evaluation process for community development programs announced today. AMM involvement will continue to align key priorities between provincial and municipal partners to ensure the community benefit is maximized at the local level.
“Community development projects are essential to promoting economic development and sustainability in our local communities, our regions, and our entire province,” said Chris Goertzen, president, AMM. “The AMM is pleased to have an expanded role on the selection committee and we look forward to evaluating what are sure to be very worthy applications to these programs.”
Application deadline is May 28. For more information, or to submit an application, visit www.gov.mb.ca/mr/bldgcomm/intake/index.html.
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For more information:
- Public information, contact Manitoba Government Inquiry: 1-866-626-4862 or 204-945-3744.
- Media requests for general information, contact Communications Services Manitoba: 204-945-3765.
- Media requests for ministerial comment, contact Communications and Stakeholder Relations: 204-945-4916.
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