Tourism Funding Application Approved

By 250 News

Monday, September 10, 2007 08:30 PM

Initiatives Prince George has been given the go ahead to apply for nearly $275 thousand dollars in tourism funding.

The application is to go to the Union of BC Municipalities and would cover the following :

Train in PG (Phase 2) $60,000, completion: ( enhanced marketing to attract athletes to Prince George.
Cultural Attractions Marketing $40,000 ( marketing plan for launch of the Golden Raven regional cultural brand)
Events Grants $15,000 ( to offer financial assistance to local groups holding events)
Community Heritage $20,000 ( to develop Community Heritage Strategic Plan)
Boat Launch completion $16,000 ( some additional items that will further enhance the new boat launch)
Communities in Bloom $ 6,000 ( continued effort to improve street appeal of properties)
CN Centre Web Site Improvement $27,500 ( key tool for showcasing the CN Centre and to attract new events)
Visitor tax implementation $20,000 ( 2% hotel tax for further marketing projects amed at making P.G. a destination place)
GOpg destination promotion $30,000 (promoting Prince George in Edmonton and Calgary to raise awareness of P.G.)
Northern Lights Festival Enhancement $40,000 ( to row the event with new displays for the next two years and beyond)
TOTAL $274,500

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Posted by: culturevulture on September 10 2007 10:38 PM

I really wonder if any of this will inspire anyone to come to Prince George. The few tourist sites the community does have pale in comparison to other communities. "Look George! We can go to the CN Centre and hear another worn out rock band reverberate through the rafters!" Now there is an idea that has....."Pizzaz"
I think the only good investment is promoting PG in even more boring places like Edmonton and Calgary.

Posted by: owl on September 10 2007 11:46 PM

� "Train in PG" .... we already have a railway museum ....

� Communities in Bloom $ 6,000 ( continued effort to improve street appeal of properties) when will they get around to First Avenue? It will take a bit more than flower baskets. A good start would be to declare the sheds along there unsightly and unbecoming of a Northern Capital and tear them down. The getting sight obscuring fences for the rest of the junkyards along there between the bridge and Victoria Street. The north side of the street is an eyesore.

� CN Centre Web Site Improvement $27,500 ( key tool for showcasing the CN Centre and to attract new events) . How exactly will the website attract events? I really thought that those who market the place would be seeking the events would fit rather than the events looking for a place which might house them. Maybe I am just old fashioned.

� Visitor tax implementation $20,000 ( 2% hotel tax for further marketing projects amed at making P.G. a destination place).
o Fill in the blank � �I am going to spend a week in Prince George because ��

Posted by: Harbinger on September 11 2007 11:36 AM

I am going to spend a week in Prince George because..... I wanna check out the drug availability, see how well the cops respond to my petty crimes in order for me to have some drug money, the pawn shops, the drop in centres, the soup kitchens, the homeless shelters, get a new pair of socks and then maybe I will find my way down south to Kelowna, where they know how to treat the homeless. Maybe build a tent city, too.

Posted by: Palopu on September 11 2007 12:33 PM

Havent heard how the Calgary to Prince George Promotion went, however I assume that if it was a big success we wuld have heard something by now. The promotion was finished Sept. 3rd.

The flight between Calgary and Prince George was put on with the **use it or lose it proviso**. Are we going to lose it.??? or did we use it.???

Noticed the flight on Saturday had 27 inbound passengers and 23 outbound. This would be 50% capacity. Dont have a feel for any other flights.

Posted by: Death to Socialism on September 11 2007 2:09 PM

Edmonton & Calgary are more boring than The Pig??????????? I'm not a real big fan of Edmonton (kinda like a big PG) but c'mon.

Posted by: Runner46 on September 11 2007 4:32 PM

Palopu

the a/c flight is running about 75% fill.

Posted by: Chester on September 11 2007 10:14 PM

Great idea to ask for $275,000 to market PG. But, what is it we are offering? Who is our target audience? How effective are we at reaching our target audience? Where is the fruit? The success of every campaign will produce fruit, a harvest of some kind. Where is the fruit from what we are doing? Chester