{"id":8946,"date":"2024-01-02T14:03:25","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T20:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/rdi\/?page_id=8946"},"modified":"2025-10-15T11:42:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T16:42:55","slug":"accommodation-in-manitoba","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/rdi\/projects\/accommodation-in-manitoba\/","title":{"rendered":"Accommodation in Manitoba"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9262\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/rdi\/projects\/accommodation-in-manitoba\/pxl_20240624_200239637-mp\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/rdi\/files\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240624_200239637.MP_-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1928\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.68&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Pixel 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1719241359&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.9&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;21&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000888&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PXL_20240624_200239637.MP\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/rdi\/files\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240624_200239637.MP_-300x226.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/rdi\/files\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240624_200239637.MP_-1024x771.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/rdi\/files\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240624_200239637.MP_-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"212\" class=\" wp-image-9262 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/rdi\/files\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240624_200239637.MP_-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/rdi\/files\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240624_200239637.MP_-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/rdi\/files\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240624_200239637.MP_-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/rdi\/files\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240624_200239637.MP_-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/rdi\/files\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240624_200239637.MP_-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/rdi\/files\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240624_200239637.MP_-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/rdi\/files\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240624_200239637.MP_-640x482.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/rdi\/files\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240624_200239637.MP_-940x708.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/>\n<p>The tourism sector offers unique opportunities for communities across the province. More specifically, the ability to not only accommodate guests, but host events, allows for economic diversification. Through partnerships with the<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/trrc\/\">Tourism Research Center<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>and the<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mha1.ca\/\">Manitoba Hotel Association<\/a>, RDI will be collaborating on a research project to explore the impacts hotels have within Manitoba.<\/p>\n<p>Please see the<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/rdi\/files\/2023\/12\/Accommodations-Project-Overview.pdf\">Accommodations in Manitoba Project Overview<\/a><span> and the links below <\/span>for more project information!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meet the Research Team:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Project Lead: Nicole Breedon<\/li>\n<li>Coordinator of the Tourism Research Centre and Researcher: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/rdi\/files\/2023\/05\/Highlighting-Rural-Researchers-Doug-Ramsey-1.pdf\">Dr. Doug Ramsey<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Director of RDI: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/rdi\/files\/2024\/11\/Issue-12-November-2024-Wayne-Kelly.pdf\">Dr. Wayne Kelly<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Project Partner Highlight:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mha1.ca\/about-us\">Manitoba Hotel Association<\/a> (MHA) is a not-for-profit corporation that works to collectively inform members and non-members of the on-goings within the world of Accommodations. In doing so, the MHA aims to <span>serve the needs &#8211; and promote the common interests of &#8211; the hotel and accommodation industry in Manitoba. <\/span>With one of the highest membership rates among hotel associations in North America, it represents most of the province\u2019s hotels, and works to ensure advocacy and communication within the tourism sector.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/trrc\/\">Tourism and Recreation Research Centre<\/a> (TRRC) is an established centre at Brandon University exploring tourism in Manitoba and beyond. The TRC was created by a group of Brandon University (BU) faculty with a shared interest in the field of tourism, and wanted to further collaboration through BU. The major goals of the TRC is to build networks, enhance research and program opportunities, and engage with multiple stakeholders to continue collaborative works.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Project Report:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>July 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/rdi\/files\/2025\/10\/Accommodations-in-Manitoba.pdf\">Accommodations in Manitoba: Assessing the Role and Impacts of Accommodations in the Rural and Remote Tourism Sector of Manitoba<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Project Video Updates:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>October 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=An9tAFN5eJ0&amp;t=3s\">Rural Research in Action: Accommodations in Manitoba (Part 1)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Knowledge Brief:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>January 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/rdi\/publication\/accommodation-taxes-benefits-and-challenges-in-rural-and-remote-communities\/\">Accommodation Taxes Knowledge Brief: Benefits and Challenges in Rural and Remote Communities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Project Brochure:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>November 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/rdi\/files\/2024\/11\/Accommodations-in-Manitoba-Brochure.pdf\">Collaborations in Rural Tourism Research: Understanding the Impacts of Accommodations in Rural &amp; Remote Manitoba<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The tourism sector offers unique opportunities for communities across the province. More specifically, the ability to not only accommodate guests, but host events, allows for economic diversification. Through partnerships with the\u00a0Tourism Research Center\u00a0and the\u00a0Manitoba Hotel Association, RDI will be collaborating on a research project to explore the impacts hotels have within Manitoba. 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