recognizing tourism opportunities in your community
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Is Tourism Important?TRANSCRIPT
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Recognizing Tourism Recognizing Tourism Opportunities in Your Opportunities in Your CommunityCommunity
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Tourism and Economic ReturnsTourism and Economic Returns•Public budgeting is difficult.•Tourism is sometimes misunderstood. •Community development is vital.•Small towns have limited resources.•Take advantage of what you have.
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Is Tourism Important?Is Tourism Important?
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Tourism BenefitsTourism BenefitsTourism: •Is an export good•Brings visitors with higher disposable income•Can support more diverse retail•Brings outside revenues that stimulate the economy•Generates funding for infrastructure•Increases visibility•Creates an awareness of the regional resources
Source: Tourism and Retail Development, Attracting Tourists to Local Businesses, Bill Ryan, Jim Bloms, Jim Hovland, David Scheler, University of Wisconsin Extension
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Prairie Arts FestivalPrairie Arts Festival
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Locals Versus TouristsLocals Versus Tourists
Source: Market Study of the Cotton District Arts Festival, Carter, R., Gallardo, R., Poindexter, W., Mississippi State Extension Service, 2014.
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Community Events Vs. Tourism Community Events Vs. Tourism EventsEvents
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Questions to Ask before Starting a Questions to Ask before Starting a Tourism InitiativeTourism Initiative
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Is Tourism a Good Fit?Is Tourism a Good Fit?
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What Does a Tourist Need?What Does a Tourist Need?
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What to Eat?What to Eat?
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Where to Stay?Where to Stay?
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What to Do?What to Do?
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What to Buy?What to Buy?
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Industry Sectors Impacted by Industry Sectors Impacted by TourismTourism
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Tourism BusinessesTourism Businesses
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Rural TourismRural Tourism
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The UnusualThe Unusual
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Emerging Tourism TrendsEmerging Tourism Trends
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A Few Rural Tourism Events…A Few Rural Tourism Events…• Songwriters Festival• Dog Shows, Coon Hunts, Field Trials• Cruisin’ the Coast• Wildlife Refuge Exploration• Noon Tunes• Gospel Church Singing Bus Tour• Canoe and Kayak Waterway Tours• Dueling Fiddles• Bring Back the County Fair • Dance Halls in Every County• Country Roads Magazine• Catfish Alley
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Highways, Byways, Rivers, Trails, and Highways, Byways, Rivers, Trails, and TracksTracks
•Major Highways•Already Created Trails•Railroads•Rivers and lakes, •Coastlines•Airports
Capitalizing on existing strategies, markets, and attractions
Tourism Trails are Trending
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Identifying Well-Traveled Roads
Environmental Systems Research
Institute (ESRI)
www.esri.com
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How to Get There?How to Get There?
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Barriers and ChallengesBarriers and Challenges
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Vital To SuccessVital To Success• Community Catalyst
•Access to Resources and Opportunity
• Building Relationships
• Public and Private Partnerships
• Knowing Your Market
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Let’s Talk about the Team Let’s Talk about the Team You make it what you want it to be
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What to RememberWhat to RememberTourists are:• Looking for an experience• Not dependent on you• Part of local business• Someone who has his/her
own wishes and wants• Not an imposition or an
interruption
For more information on this topic see - Tourism and Retail Development, Attracting Tourists to Local Businesses, Bill Ryan, Jim Bloms, Jim Hovland, David Scheler, University of Wisconsin Extension
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Summary & Next StepsSummary & Next Steps
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Resources and LinksResources and Links• Tourism and Retail Development, Attracting Tourists to Local
Businesses, Bill Ryan, Jim Bloms, Jim Hovland, David Scheler, University of Wisconsin Extension• Community Tourism Development, University of Minnesota Tourism
Center [www.tourism.umn.edu]• USDA National Agricultural Library
http://ric.nal.usda.gov/rural-tourism• National Main Street Center
http://www.preservationnation.org/main-street/• Travel South http://www.travelsouthusa.com/
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