Newfoundland and Labrador Product Development Strategy

- 161 -of a feasible proposal by that property to redevelop, the negative impact should not be a majorconsideration.No one owns the right to be protected artificially from competition, and certainly not whentheir business falls below meeting the expectations of contemporary tourists and travellersgenerally. In fact, it is incumbent on business people to strive to meet expectations andremain competitive. Those that choose not to, have to take their chances.A government economic development agency being involved in such as situation is no reasonto act differently. Government agencies should be encouraging and supporting competitionwhere it is warranted and necessary to grow the industry.Criteria for Assessing Traveller Services Style Accommodation Projects to Fill Growth-Constraining Gaps in SupplyEligible property types for support in this category include:o Any qualified demand generating/influencing propertyo Hotelso Motor hotelso Motelso Professional Bed & Breakfasto Other B&Bs and Tourist homes (B&B without breakfast) only in very smallcommunities lacking other forms of accommodation, see discussion belowThe other bed and breakfast property here is differentiated from the professional bed andbreakfast discussed in the demand-influencing category. It can be smaller than 5 rooms butstill must have bath ensuite for all units. The owner must live on site. A tourist home is aB&B that doesn’t serve breakfast and the owner need not reside on site. Its only requirementis that it be of 3 star minimum.Professional and Other Bed and BreakfastsThe bed and breakfast is the property type of choice of many travellers, particularly leisuretravellers seeking personal interaction with community residents. However, given the factthat their offer is limited to overnight accommodations plus breakfast, albeit with specialhospitality and ambiance, they are essentially a form of traveller services accommodations.They should be supported in the same way as other traveller services accommodations.We recommend, however, that the approach be to support only B&Bs that can be properlyconsidered as being commercial accommodations – professional bed and breakfasts that meetthe definition presented in the earlier discussion of demand-influencing accommodations.This would disqualify B&Bs that are essentially private residences that offer limited rentalaccommodations and only on a peak season basis.THE ECONOMIC PLANNING GROUP of Canada Newfoundland & Labrador Tourism Product DevelopmentD. W. Knight Associates Strategy and Accommodation Needs Study