Road Map to Cultural Heritage Tourism Development
Cultural Heritage Tourism
“Travelling to experience the places and activities that authentically represents the stories and people of the past” (definition adopted from the US National Trust for Historic Preservation).
How do you make this happen?
Four Steps to Success!!!!
Assess the potential
Plan and organize
Prepare for visitors, protect and manage your natural, cultural and heritage resources
Market for Success
Assess your Potential
Evaluate your assets in five main areas:
Attractions – current and potential, the natural, cultural and historic attractions your area has to offer.
Visitor services
Organizational capability
Protection
Marketing
Plan and Organize
Two main resources for planning and organizing are:
Human – gain the support of the local business sector and local government
Financial – Prepare a good financial plan, it is critical for your short and long term effectiveness
Prepare, Protect and manage
Prepare – readying your historical resources by preserving their historical integrity
Protect – to ensure that your tourism cultural heritage resource has a long and productive life.
Manage – A well managed cultural heritage tourism resource is one that balances competing considerations.
Market for Success
To draw people and money into your community, develop a multi-year, multi tiered plan!!
Include these four components in your marketing plan:
Public Relations
Advertising
Graphic materials
Promotions