The Province sets out a new roadmap to boost tourism.

PRINCE GEORGE  – The Province is looking at a brand-new way of growing tourism as an economic driver. The new framework, intended to lead year-round tourism growth that benefits people and communities, while protecting British Columbia’s natural environment.

According to the province, there are nearly 6.1 million international visitors that come to BC annually. That’s an increase of 6.4% over 2017.

The framework, called “Welcoming Visitors, Benefiting Locals, Working Together”

The province reports that the tourism industry added the largest value to the provincial economy between 2007 and 2017, relative to resource industries, such as oil and gas, mining, forestry and logging, and fishing.