In addition to the general FAQs found here (General FAQ), the following apply to New Event funding applications.
Q. What criteria are used to determine how much Accommodation Tax funding I will receive?
A. Applications will be evaluated using New Event criteria set forth in the table below.
Criteria for evaluating New Event Accommodation Tax Funding Requests
Criteria | Maximum Points Awarded |
Number of room nights generated by event
(limited to hotel/motel rooms, Brandon University, B&B rooms) |
60 |
Seasonality of event (slow, medium, busy) | 20 |
Guest expenditures | 5 |
Event continuation (# of years) | 5 |
Events part of a broader event attraction strategy | 5 |
Media exposure (local, provincial, national, international) | 2.5 |
Community capacity / local hosting group | 2.5 |
Maximum points awarded | 100 |