by Shannon Monk KMKNO

Happy New Year! To begin the new year, we want to provide you with a snapshot of what is happening with Indigenous tourism across the country. Though COVID-19 continues to greatly impact the tourism industry as a whole, there are exciting developments happening in our sector and new supports available for the Indigenous tourism businesses.

The Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC) is a recognized leader in Indigenous tourism development and marketing whose vision is a thriving Indigenous tourism economy. They recently released ‘Building Back Better’, their three-year strategic plan focused on supporting Indigenous tourism to return to pre-COVID-19 levels in the next three years. The three main priorities for 2022-2025 include:

1. targeted business support, training and education for ITAC member businesses;
2. leveraging partnerships and investments with Provincial and Territorial Indigenous Tourism Associations; and
3. “strengthening ITAC as the national leader and advocate for Indigenous tourism operators and stabilizing funding through the federal government, partners and members”.

ITAC is supporting members to build back better by waiving their annual membership fee for Indigenous-led tourism organizations and Indigenous-owned tourism businesses in 2022-2023. Now is a great time to join. As a member, you have the opportunity to participate in ITAC’s specialized programs and networking opportunities to help grow your b ...

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