Beginning today, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation will engage tourism and hospitality stakeholders to address short-term accommodations in the province.
Members of the public and industry stakeholders can provide feedback through:
- An online questionnaire at EngageNL.ca; or,
- A detailed written submission to;
Mail: Philip Sampson
Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation
Second Floor, Confederation Building
P.O. Box 8700
St. John’s, NL A1B 4J6
Email: philipsampson@gov.nl.ca
The consultation process will end Friday, September 25, 2020.
On July 21, 2020, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation released a framework that focuses on a whole-of-government approach, working closely with various government departments, along with Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador, to address short-term accommodations in the province and to modernize the Tourist Establishments Act.
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“The Provincial Government believes that changes are needed to our province’s tourism accommodations policies, and that the Tourism Establishments Act must be modernized. This consultation process will allow us to hear from the stakeholders within the sector, and listen to their ideas and priorities, to assist with framing new legislation that will coincide with current realities in the tourism market and the accommodations industry.”
Honourable Bernard Davis
Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation
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Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation
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