Newfoundland and Labrador Product Development Strategy

- 289 -oooaround shrimp products. Other possible elements include the restoration of Bread Oven atPort aux Choix, and the protection of the LighthouseSt. Barbe area – Gateway to Labrador – signage, interpretive facilities, information,hiking/walking trailsInterpretation at Table Point (geology, fossils)Lighthouse near Port Saunders – possible location for Quirpon Island styleaccommodationAccommodation Supply, Demands, Needs and Opportunities byZoneThe suggestions as to opportunities and needs for accommodations in this region wereidentified during the course of our work on this study from a number of sources – interviewswith tour operators, interviews with tourism industry stakeholders including private operators,representatives of industry associations and provincial and federal government staff, focusgroups with consumers, and findings from our field research and analysis. We have notassessed the market potential or financial feasibility of any of these accommodationproject ideas and do not, therefore, warrant that an opportunity actually exists. Theyshould not be taken as recommendations but as possibilities warranting furtherconsideration.The type and size of particular accommodation properties (new or expanded) proposed in anyarea should be based on a further assessment of the nature of the demand in the region, thegaps, if any, in the type, character and quality of accommodation in the area, and shouldinvolve market feasibility assessments for each business opportunity.The reader is referred to Section 9 of the report for a definition of different types ofaccommodations warranting support, as well as the issues to be considered when assessing theestablishment of new, expanded or upgraded accommodation or campground properties.Zone 6: Nordic (St. Anthony area and south past St. Barbe)Supplyo The supply is very limited with only some 225 units. It is heavily concentrated at 2 – 2.5.star level with a lower than average proportion at the 4 – 4.5 star level, and even at the 3 –3.5 star level compared to the rest of the Western Region. The nature of the product in thearea and its strong appeals to the vacation/pleasure market, suggest that the supply is not agood match with the markets available, and that there are gaps in the supply.THE ECONOMIC PLANNING GROUP of Canada Newfoundland & Labrador Tourism Product DevelopmentD. W. Knight Associates Strategy and Accommodation Needs Study