MONTREAL — At the end of the month, Signature Travel Network will be the exclusive home to the Indigenous Tourism Education Modules, created by the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC).
Created in partnership with Destination Canada, the three-part series will be a resource for Indigenous tourism in Canada.
Chris Alestra, Signature’s VP of Destination and Air Partnerships, announced the new modules during its owners’ meeting in Montreal, adding advisors can design itineraries around Indigenous tourism or Indigenous-owned products into broader itineraries.
The three modules cover a broad look at Indigenous communities in Canada and their impact on tourism, an introduction to ITAC’s accreditation program, The Original Original, and a look at Indigenous experiences near cruise ports in Canada.
“We hope that travel trade professionals take an active role in learning more about Indigenous peoples in Canada as well as the issues that we face,” says ITAC in a release.
The modules will launch at the end of September and will be exclusive to Signature members through the end of the year, becoming widely available on ITAC’s website in January.
