QLNS TOURISM PLAN 2015-2020Together, the futur is bright

A TEAM WORK

• 4 trips in 2015 for public consultations

A TEAM WORK…

• A steering committee

A TEAM WORK…

• Local entrepreneurs with tourism projects:

CHEVERY OLD FORT

LOURDES-DE-BLANC-SABLON

BLANC-SABLON TÊTE-À-LA-BALEINE

SIX ORIENTATIONS

New tourism governance

Develop human ressources in tourism

Develop feature tourism products

Increase capacity

Increase accessibility to and within the

territory

Improve marketing

ORIENTATION 1: New tourism governance

• Creating the tourism coordinator position for QLNS

• Identify for and by each community one touristic agent and / or organization responsible for tourism

• Making permanent the current tourism steering committee

YOUR OPINION ON THIS FIRST ORIENTATION ?

ORIENTATION 2: Develop human ressources in tourism

• Do a human ressources development plan in tourism

• Triennial calendar’ trainings for employees & entrepreneurs

• Ensuring a 3 year effective coaching for tourism entrepreneurs

• Financing of current staff for some attractions

YOUR OPINION ON THIS SECOND ORIENTATION ?

ORIENTATION 3: Develop feature tourism products

• Create an exceptional archaeological site

• Icebergs’cruises

• Create a National Park

• Enhance the Route Blanche

• Maritime cabin’ network

• Sport cod fishing

• Blanc-Sablon/Old Fort scenic road

YOUR OPINION ON THIS THIRD ORIENTATION ?

ORIENTATION 4: Increase capacity

• Identify community and SMEs development priorities

• Ensure throughout the territory to manage group of 12 people

WHAT ARE OR SHOULD BE YOUR LOCAL TOURISM PRIORITIES RELATED TO THIS PLAN ?

ORIENTATION 5: Increase accessibility to and within the territory • Consensus on accessibility

• Operate an airliner in LNS

• Charter a plane to LNS

• Complete highway #138

• Improve “chartered” road vehicules quality in communities

• Increase capacity for cruise ship of Blanc-Sablon’port

• Fast coastal & maritime link

• Make accessible high speed Internet

YOUR OPINION ON THIS FIFTH ORIENTATION ?

ORIENTATION 6: IMPROVE MARKETING

• QLNS portal website for each community and local tourism SMEs

• Produce HD videos and pictures of LNS

• Produce a 3 year marketing plan

• QLNS Tourism forum 2016

• Find the funding for the marketing plan

• Create marketing partnerships (eg: Route #369 Grand Circle with Labrador)

• Recognize Coste as the main tool/salespoint of our territory

YOUR OPINION ON THIS SIXTH ORIENTATION ?

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