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New Tourism Partnerships

February 2021 Tourism Oxford Launched its new marketing partnerships program. With this launch Tourism Oxford has prepared several opportunities and worked with partners to create resources for businesses to learn more. Sign-up for our industry newsletter for more workshop announcements.

Need support creating a basic website: visit The Small Business Centre website and sign-up for a free meeting with their team to learn more.
Marketing & Readiness Handouts: Tourism Oxford has prepared several checklists and help sheets for businesses. New handouts include Tourism Marketing Resources (includes links to get Google & Trip Advisor listings), Help others talk about you on social media, Welcoming visitors online, and Welcoming visitors on arrival. Explore our complete list of resources below and contact us if you have any questions.

Newsletter: Recent Issues

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COVID-19 Resources

The following are links to COVID-19 resources. Contact us if you would like to meet. We also encourage you to connect with economic development, small business and tourism agencies on our organizations list.

Handouts & Training:
- 7 Smart strategies to build and engage your customer base (handout)
- 8 Smart strategies to help your business rebuild customer confidence (handout)
- SWOTC Restart & Reimagine Forum (video presentations)
Local Loans & Grants
- Oxford County Economic Stimulus Fund, Community Futures Oxford
- Regional Relief Recovery Fund through Community Futures Oxford

Regional, Provincial & Federal Resources:
- SW Public Health
- Southwestern Ontario Tourism Corp (SWOTC)
- Ontario supports for business
- Canada supports for businesses
- Safe Travel Stamp(free certification for tourism attractions)
- Festival & Events Ontario COVID-19 Resource Centre

Resources

Tourism Oxford Training Videos

Event Safety Planning

Creating Packages

Sustainability

Research

SWOTC Research (consumer sentiment, market segments...)
Ontario Government Tourism Research
- Tourism Regional Economic Imact Model- TRIEM (A tool to estimate economic impact of tourism activities)
Canadian Government Tourism Research
- Explorer Quotient (Research on traveller types prepared by Destination Canada).
Culinary:
- Food Tourism 101, (Culinary Tourism Alliance)
- Food Habits of Canadians (segments Canadians based on food preferences)
Skift (travel industry trends)

Organizations

Regional/Provincial Tourism

Southwest Ontario Tourism Corp. (SWOTC)
- Get your free listing on OntariosSouthwest.com
Destination Ontario
- Get your free listing on OntarioTravel.net
Ontario by Bike
- Get certified bike friendly (Sponsored by Tourism Oxford & SWOTC)
Tourism Industry Association of Ontario
- Membership (free in 2021)
- Safe Travel Stamp (free in 2021)
Please also remember to reach out to your sector specific associations like the Culinary Tourism Alliance and Festival & Events Ontario

Experiential Tourism

Be Social

Keep Informed

Have Questions?

New Tourism Partnerships

Newsletter: Recent Issues

COVID-19 Resources

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Event Safety Planning

Creating Packages

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Research

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Small Business Supports (coaching, grants, loans)