BCHA - Hotel Industry Update

Hotel Industry Update

Dear Hotel Community,

As we begin looking at the first steps required for our industry to recover, we are working hard to ensure the needs of the hotel community are understood.

Some key areas of focus this week are outlined below:

Updating Health and Safety Protocols: In conjunction with go2HR, TIABC and the Provincial Government, we are working on developing the protocols and best practices for our sector to prepare for reopening. These protocols will help pave the way for our first steps in recovery. They will be scalable, operationally workable and will be focused on the health and safety of your employees, your owners, and your guests.
Provincial Collaboration: The Canadian provincial hotel associations are collaborating on best practices frameworks, relief measures, needs of industry, and are working closely with the Hotel Association of Canada to ensure we stay solvent.
Understanding Impact to Industry Still Critical: We are working with the RDMO Secretariat daily to quantify and monitor the Covid-19 impact on our industry. BCHA has signed a partnership agreement with Smith Travel Research and will be quantifying the impact as well as providing education webinars over the next months to educate our industry in recovery strategies based on global crisis recovery examples.
Cross Sector Support: BCHA is actively participating in the BC Business Council & Cabinet to ensure the voice and needs of our industry are understood and supported provincially.
Representing Hotels Where it Matters: We are Co-Chair of the Metro Vancouver Response and Recovery Task Force which includes two sub committees, Government Relations and Impact Assessment.
Joint National Effort: Hotel Association of Canada meets with the federal government weekly which ensures alignment with federal & provincial advocacy efforts

On behalf of the BCHA, I would like to thank our hotel community stepping up to house first responders, the essential services, seasonal workers, isolation needs and the most vulnerable. I would also like to acknowledge communities around the province experiencing flooding during this already difficult time. Our hearts go out to you and we hope you stay safe.

Wishing you all the best.

Ingrid Jarrett

President & CEO

BC Hotel Association

"When you can’t change the direction of the wind, adjust your sails."

-Lt. Jackson Browne Jr

Education Programming for the BC Hotel Industry

At BCHA, we continue to look for new ways to educate and elevate our industry. As we look to expand with additional support during the COVID-19 recovery period, BCHA will be rolling out new education for hoteliers and their employees. The programs will include department specific training, health and safety training, sales and revenue management training and information for potential education grants among many other offerings. More updates to come.

BCHA Employee Benefits Announcement

As the COVID-19 crisis continues, we are especially mindful of financial impacts that Canadian businesses are facing. It is imperative we support each other in these uncertain times. We would like to share some key updates that will help ease the strain for TotalGuard members to assist in maintaining group benefits coverage for employees.

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Upcoming BCHA Webinar

We are excited to announce our first upcoming interactive webinar slated for next Friday, May 8th, at 1pm . The webinar will include information on the BCHA efforts during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as well as a Q&A with Ingrid Jarrett, President and CEO of BCHA. Keep an eye out for invite to come early next week and start preparing any questions you may have.

TOTA Provincial Resiliency Program Webinar

The Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association has recently offered a provincial relief webinar outlining info for businesses, support to access the different relief measures and help to navigate programs available as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch the webinar here

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