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Since summer 2020, the Alliance de l’industrie touristique du Québec has been working in collaboration with touristic associations, thanks to the financial support of Canada Economic Development for Québec Regions, to help hundreds of businesses enhance their digital presence and that of the destination.

Thanks to one-on-one sessions with individual businesses, webinars and online individual training, over 1,500 businesses have learned to use Google tools for better online visibility.

Now, two custom training programs aimed specifically at tourism sector businesses are available, to ensure improved use of Google My Business.

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Free training programs, easy and accessible

Online training programs will be available at no charge to help interested businesses understand and master the basics of these tools, so they can better use them and properly update their Google tools. Two types of online training will be available for the people in charge of their businesses’ online presence. The greater the number of participants, the greater the benefits for each business and for the Québec destination as a whole.

1) Getting started with
Google my Business

This 90-minute online individual training allows everyone to follow it at their own rhythm, according to their availability. This a basic training for tourism sector businesses who are beginner level.

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2) Effectively Using Google My Business Listings

This online individual training is aimed at people who already have a basic working knowledge of Google My Business tools and already know how to access and use their business listing.

This advanced training will allow you to take advantage of your listing’s features (publications, statistics, comments, reservation tools, etc.) and to put best practices in place to ensure your business has an effective online presence and greater visibility.

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How to prepare for the training

To make sure that tourism sector businesses can get the most from the training sessions, for the short and the long run, some factors will need to be taken into account in preparation for it.

For the Getting started with Google my Business basic training, participants must:

• need to gain a significant amount of knowledge of Google My Business listings (beginner level training);
• be able to access their business information (coordinates, services, menus, photos, etc.) and their Google listing;
• be in a position to take charge of updating their business listing.

For Effectively Using Google My Business Listings, participants must:

• Have taken the Getting started with Google my Business training OR
• Have a basic knowledge of Google My Business listings

These training sessions are only the beginning: regular updating of the listing information is crucial to help optimize visibility and ensure that visitors are well informed.