Newfoundland and Labrador Product Development Strategy

Table of ContentsPage No.Section 7 (cont’d):o Developing Destination Areas and Community EconomicDevelopment............................................................................142o Filling Gaps .............................................................................143Section 8:Section 9:Strengthening Touring Corridors and Hubs...............144" Communities as Service/Accommodation Centres, Hubs andGateways .................................................................................144" Priority Themed Touring Routes..............................................146" Touring Infrastructure..............................................................147B Visitor Information Services ..............................................147B Highway Signage ...............................................................149Strategies for Accommodations and Campgrounds....150" Strategies for Fixed Roof Accommodation Development .........150B Raising the Bar - the Opportunity and the Challenge ..........150B Demand Generating Accommodations ...............................151B Demand Influencing Accommodations...............................151BBFilling Gaps in the Supply of Accommodations..................152Fit the Approach to the Tourism Product DevelopmentStrategy..............................................................................153" Assessing Such Projects for Support ........................................154B Use of Occupancy Rates in Evaluation AccommodationsDevelopment Opportunities................................................154B Criteria for Assessing Demand Generating AccommodationProjects..............................................................................155B Criteria for Assessing Demand Influencing AccommodationProjects..............................................................................158B Criteria For Assessing Traveller Services Style AccommodationProjects to Fill Growth-Constraining Gaps in Supply .........161B Upgrading Accommodations and FundamentalTransformations .................................................................162B In Summary .......................................................................163" Approach to Dealing with Impacts on Competing Properties....163B Determining Whether Competitive Impacts is a Valid orImportant Issue ..................................................................163B Assessing Competitive Impacts..........................................165" Form and Scope of Financing...................................................167B Multi-Season Resort Development .....................................168THE ECONOMIC PLANNING GROUP of CanadaTourism Consultants