Tips for Creating a Tourism Destination
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Presentation given on August 19, 2013 at a Texas Department of Agriculture Certified Retirement Community workshop in Center, Texas.
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Tips for Creating a Tourism Destination
- 1. Tourism Destination Tips for Creating a
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- 5. Why Tourism? • Economic benefits Diversifies and stabilizes the economy Contributes to the local tax base Creates jobs Injects new money into the local economy Photo: 401(k) 2013 on Flickr
- 6. Tourism Success Depends on 3 Things Photo: Carbon Arc on Flickr
- 7. 1. Attracting Visitors To Your Town Photo: gavdana on Flickr
- 8. 2. Keeping Them There as Long as Possible Photo: D.B. Blas on Flickr
- 9. 3. Providing Them a Satisfying Experience Photo: D.B. Blas on Flickr
- 10. What Do Visitors Want? • Attractions • Services • Atmosphere Photo: Calico_13 on Flickr
- 11. Quiz Time! Photo: foshydog on Flickr
- 12. What are some types of attractions? Photo: tony newellon Flickr
- 13. What are some tourism services? Photo: marsmet501 on Flickr
- 14. What is your community’s atmosphere like? Photo: haccamopooly on Flickr
- 15. Conditions for Community Tourism Development • Community support • Leadership and organization • Financial support • Regional cooperation • Market niche Photo: potatono on Flickr
- 16. Planning for Tourism • Where are we now with tourism? • Where do we want it to be? • How will we get there? • How will we know we’ve done it? Photo: quotlumen on Flickr
- 17. Where Are We Now? • Conduct a situation analysis Products Market Opportunities and Threats Photo: Frank Kehren on Flickr
- 18. Where Do We Want To Be? • Conduct a product analysis Attractions Services Infrastructure Hospitality Transportation Photo: rr807 on Flickr
- 19. Where Do We Want To Be? • Conduct a market analysis Existing visitor markets Potential visitor markets Competition Photo: armyallamericanbowl on Flickr
- 20. Where Do We Want To Be? • Conduct an opportunity/threat analysis What possibilities and challenges could impact local tourism efforts? Photo: Oneway Stock on Flickr
- 21. Plan for Your Success! • Develop a tourism plan to help you get where you want to be. Goals Objectives Action steps Responsibility and accountability Deadlines Photo: johhny goldstein on Flickr
- 22. Measure! Photo: Ben (Falcifier) on Flickr
- 23. Can I Help? Call Me! Photo: .Spartography on Flickr
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Editor's Notes
- Attractions are what “pull” visitors to one place instead of another.Events, natural, cultural, arts, built, recreational, historic, family/friends, business
- Gas stations, lodging, restaurants, banks, medical facilities, retail, grocery stores, transportation, tours, visitor services, police, fireSometimes services ARE the attraction! Some towns are destinations in and of themselves. Others are places that visitors drive through on their way somewhere else. Have you ever been to a Bucc-ees?
- Physical – entrances, signage, infrastructure, parkingHuman – hospitality, community support, civic pride
- Competition – can be other communities competing for the same visitors, or activities, events and trends that compete with your target market’s need or desire to travel.Look for your unique selling pointsThis will also help you determine how you can form better partnerships that benefits both the partnering communities and the visitors.