TOUR 423: Tourism Policy and Recommendations for Victoria, BC

This report analyzes the tourism policy landscape in Victoria, BC, focusing on the challenges posed by a lack of affordable accommodation for tourism workers. The report begins with an introduction to the tourism industry and the importance of stakeholder collaboration, particularly the roles of firms and the government. It then discusses policy instruments, specifically direct and indirect support mechanisms, and identifies affordable accommodation as a major problem. The report examines the Tourism Industry Association of British Columbia's (TIABC) recommendations, including calls for stricter regulations on short-term rentals. The paper then recommends two policy instruments: grants and loans. The report suggests that grants from the provincial government could be given to homeowners to build more rental apartments. It also suggests offering loans to tourism workers, which would enable them to afford rent in the area, as well as offering subsidies to employers to help them in finding affordable rent. The report concludes by emphasizing the negative effects of the short-term rental market on the tourism industry and reiterates the need for policy interventions such as grants and loans to address these issues and support the industry's long-term sustainability.

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Introduction
Victoria is recognized as the varied multicultural heritage of the country, and it is said to
be varied in terms of the multicultural heritage scenic beauty and its cosmopolitan lifestyle
(Waligo, Clarke & Hawkins, 2015). For the success of the industry, it is very important for all
the stakeholders to work together for a common goal and objective. In terms of the tourism
industry, the stakeholders are the local resident, media, employees, the government, and other
organizations as well. In terms of the tourism industry, the firm and the government play the
most significant part. Therefore they have a significant role in the industry (Tichaawa &
Mhlanga, 2015). In order to support the tourism industry and let it thrive, there is a various
approach which is implemented. The major stakeholders who run this are the public authorities,
the national government, as well as the firms of the industry. One of the important approaches in
implementing the policy instrument, which is mainly conducted by the policy instrument firm.
The aim of the paper is to address the policy instrument which has been used in the
tourism sector of Victoria. The paper will also address the two policies which have been used.
The later section of the paper will recommend the two policies which can address the problem of
the accommodation of the worker problem in the tourism industry in Victoria, BC.
Discussion
TIABC’S Recommendations
The tools which are used to overcome the problem and achieve an objective are said to be
policy instrument. The policy instrument can also be said as the intervention which is made by
the government or the public authorities in terms of the national, local, or international
economies, which is mostly intended to achieve the outcome and in order to confirm the

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objectives in the public policy (Georghiou et al. 2014). This may be taken into varied forms,
which mainly ranges from the regulatory regimes to the provision of the services in order to
improve the performance in the business sector. The tourism industry is one of the most
important segments of the economy in Victoria. Income, as well as employment, affect the
economic impact of tourism are there are significant policies that can promote as well as sustain
the development of the tourism industry in the country. It can be said that the policy instrument
is mainly two types firstly, it is the direct support which is provided and secondly it is indirect
support. The immediate instrument can be said as the policy instrument which provides the
financial aid in the industry in the form of loans, tax holidays and other while the indirect support
is aiding the industry through the delivery of other services in the form of clusters, research
centers, technology, coaching and many more (Borrás & Edquist, 2013).
The problem of affordable accommodation is the major problem that has arisen in
Victoria. It has become a huge problem in terms of the employment sector in the tourism
industry and also other industries as well as the employers are not finding affordable rent in the
state due to the short term vocational rent. The industries are not finding a skilled worker.
Therefore the TIABC (tourism industry association of British Columbia), which is a tourism
organization Victoria has come up with the right policy in order to combat the problem. The
association has urged the civil politicians, local governments as well as the provincial
government in order to come up with the strict rule to counter the problem. The TIABC has
urged the government to enforce rules in order to curb the increase of the STRS in the area. In
the words of CEO Walt Judas, the main problem with the issue is finding affordable
accommodation in the areas. Therefore, the employees are migrating to other communities,
which is harming the tourism industry, and it is very difficult for an industry to recruit employees

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on a seasonal basis. Therefore in his opinion, there should be ways in which the short term rental
houses be back in the long term rental pool, which will help to address the problem. Therefore
for him, the regulation of the taxes by the government would truly make sense.
The creation of the policies which are based on the municipal is also advantageous in
comparison to forming a system that is based on the provincial level. It should be noted that each
of the municipal has diverse needs when it is compared with the other municipal area, which is
under the provincial level (Bennett & Raab, 2017). Therefore it is not a good idea to have a
uniform policy for all the metropolitans. There diverse and specific policies should be formed in
order to solve the challenge. Therefore having unique and different policies will help the
provincial government in order to solve the challenge in diverse municipalities in a better and
more contrasting way. There are also different provincial needs. Different municipal areas have a
set different set of demographics; as a result, has different needs and problems as well. Therefore
it would be appropriate to find different municipal areas in different sectors.
When the specific policy is created for the specific area in terms of the needs and the
problem in the area in the municipal, this will facilitate the needs of the community area and will
also solve the problem at a much faster rate (Howlett, 1991). The provincial level of the
government in the united kingdom is responsible for public schooling, the administration of
justice, health and the social service highways, and administration of justice as well as the local
government. The local government of the united kingdom is responsible for the planning of the
transport. Highways, passenger transports well as the strategic government. From this, it can be
easily concluded that the provincial government is in a higher hierarchy than that of the
municipal government. Therefore it can be said the policies which are based for the city will help
the municipal government of the area in order to accomplish and address the particular needs and

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therefore it offers better services to the citizen. The other advantage of the situation is the move
of the policy will help in better service delivery to the citizen. As the municipal areas of the
government are better accustomed to the people of te area therefore it will not only provide better
solution but also address the situation at the right time.
Recommendations
In the opinion of the various scholars, it is that the characteristics feature of a good policy
is the ability to meet the requirement of the problem specific to the market or the industry, and it
is also helpful in guiding the gaps that are present in the market (Lee, 2016). This is not only
helpful in gaining a competitive advantage in the involvement of the firm. A good policy
instrument can also be characterized as the individual economic tool, which is important for the
manipulation of the economic variable in order to achieve the economic objective as well as the
advantage. There are various instruments that can be like interest rates, tax rates, minimum price,
legislation and wages. The policy instrument, which is recommended, like giving grants, as well
as loans, can be used to solve the problem of the lack of affordable accommodations for the
workers in the tourism industry in Victoria.
A grant is a direct policy of the instrument where the government usually gives aid to the
third party I order to prove the financial support, which can help to meet the needs and citizens,
which include both the owner of the houses as well as the employees who are coming in. The
provincial government can sanction some grants to the owner of the houses (Trippl, Sinozic &
Lawton Smith, 2015). The owner of the houses can avail of this grant and during the
construction process of the houses where these people can accommodate more employees, and
this would partially solve the problem. Some effective insurance policies could also be granted to
these people, which would ensure the effective working of the construction. The government

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grant will help the employees to find rent as the landlord can offer the homes at fewer prices due
to the support from the government. The workers of the tourism industry can avail of these
houses at a cheaper rate. It should be noted that the grant should not be only restricted while
construction in the rental apartments but also to reduce the homes and to the amount of the
invested in the creation of the houses. This will actually two purposes, and one supports the rent
apartment in the amount which is invested in the creation of the houses and in the maintenance
of the houses. The employees of the tourism industry will be benefitted as they will find
affordable houses. All the industries in general, especially the tourism industry, will be benefitted
as they will be able to avail of the skilled workers.
The second policy which can be offered is the act of giving loans to the policy
instrument. The workers of the industry in the tourism industry can be offered by the associations
of the tourism industry, or it can be given by the company by the company. The granting of the
loan to these employees will enable these employees to avail rent, and they can stay in the
victoria area. More talents and more workers who are skilled and have the ability to give higher
performance will be attracted to this sector. The employers can also grant subsidies and tie-up
with the renting houses to make the process of renting more efficient. This process will help the
employers in finding affordable rent as well and help the tourism industry is not finding non-
seasonal workers.
Conclusion
From the above discussion, it can be concluded that STRP of the Victoria area is not only
harming the interest of the employers at large, but they are also harming the interest of the
tourism industry as they are deprived on the skilled worker, and it is not possible to depend on
the seasonal worker. Therefore the TIABC has addressed the issue and talked about how tax

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exemption can help in resolving the issue. There are two recommendations other than tax
exemptions like grant and giving loans, which can help to solve the issue.

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