Youth Employment Smart Start consists of 10 participants (Ages 18-30). There are six weeks of in-class training and workshops on employability skills, Essential Skills and other workplace training with a focus on employment in hospitality, retail and labour. They will receive First Aid and WHMIS.  After the six weeks of in-class workshops, participants are paired…

Tourism Week in Canada is a grassroots initiative that brings attention to the economic opportunity available to Canada through travel and tourism and the public policy challenges preventing the sector from capitalizing on those opportunities. Tourism Week aligns tourism organizations, businesses and other partners from across the country around a common vision: a tourism sector…

Hospitality NL will lead a three-year training and research project aimed at reskilling non-tourism sector workers for employment in the tourism industry in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Reskill project is supported by the NL Workforce Innovation Centre’s (WIC) Research and Innovation Program. Funding is provided by the Department of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, under…

For immediate release April 30, 2018 St. John’s – Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador, the provincial tourism industry association, is calling for immediate action by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador to address the issue of unlicensed accommodations operating within the province in direct contravention to the Tourist Establishments Act. Under the Tourist Establishments Act in…

Contractual May 2018 – May 2019 Are you passionate about tourism in Newfoundland and Labrador? We are too! Hospitality NL is looking for an energetic, motivated, and talented individual to take on the role of Program Coordinator. This position comes with responsibility for organizing and coordinating projects that focus on tourism workforce and industry development…

For immediate release April 11, 2018 St. John’s – Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador is proud to host a Tourism Job Fair, taking place today from 10:00 am-4:00 pm at the Holiday Inn St. John’s. This inclusive event features prominent tourism employers from around the province, all of which are hoping to recruit employees for current job…

Since 2010, when Canada received approved destination status in China, the number of Chinese visitors coming to Canada has more than tripled. This means new opportunities for Canadian tourism businesses. To celebrate Canada-China Year of Tourism 2018, Tourism HR Canada is working with the Government of Canada to offer this special edition of “Welcoming International…

Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador is proud to partner with Inclusion NL to present Dolphin Disabilities Mentoring Day, March 21, 2018! This is a great opportunity to establish strategic partnerships, and gain access to a valuable talent pool. Disabilities Mentoring Day (DMD) will facilitate the pairing of an individual within your organization (Mentor) with a job-ready…

For Immediate Release February 22, 2018 – Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador hosted the annual Tourism Excellence Awards Gala on Thursday night as the grand finale to the 35th Annual Conference and Trade Show, held in St. John’s from February 20-22. The Tourism Excellence Awards Gala featured the presentation of the Tourism Excellence Awards, recognizing the…

For Immediate Release February 22, 2018 – Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador’s Annual Conference and Trade Show enters its final day with a look at tourism from the national perspective, including an address from the Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Veterans Affairs and MP for St. John’s South-Mount Pearl. “We are pleased to have a large…