GENERAL PUBLICATIONS
Cultural Tourism News is an e-newsletter published by Partners in Tourism with support from American Express. It provides an update on the latest research findings, cultural tourism projects across the country and news from Washington. To subscribe to the electronic-only Cultural Tourism News, send an e-mail to cht@nthp.org with "Subscribe to Cultural Tourism News" in the subject line.
For the latest issue of the newsletter, visit the Cultural Heritage Tourism Web site.
The Travel Industry Association of America publishes authoritative research reports on the travel and tourism industry, including the cultural tourism segment. Their latest report, The Power of Travel, 2006 Edition, tells the story of the vital economic, cultural and social impact that the travel and tourism industry has on the United States. To order TIA publications, visit their Web site at http://www.tia.org/index.html.
The National Park Service's Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance program has created a comprehensive toolbox for anyone who works with communities to preserve, develop and identify the cultural, natural and heritage resources that make them special places. Here you will find how-to pieces on decision making, events, facilitation, organization, outreach and communication, among other topics.
Arizona's Cultural Heritage Tourism -- Practical Applications
The Arizona Humanities Council has published a handbook for communities throughout the state about how to develop a cultural heritage tourism project or initiative. This workbook identifies issues to consider and offers step-by-step examples, many of them drawn from case studies. The authors believe cultural heritage tourism may not be appropriate for every community or institution, so many of the exercises here are designed to help communities make their own decision. Click here to download a copy of the workbook in PDF format.
Utah's Heritage Tourism Toolkit
The Utah State Historical Society produced this online publication with the U.S, Forest Service, the Colorado Historical Society and the University of Colorado, Denver. The toolkit focuses on helping communities expand, preserve and manage their heritage resources. It includes a package of practical tools and resources.
Vermont's Cultural Heritage Tourism Toolkit
The Vermont Arts Council, in conjunction with the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing and the Lake Champlain Basin Program, have developed a reference guide for developing and promoting cultural heritage tourism "products" that are authentic, engaging and sustainable. The toolkit describes not only what cultural heritage tourism products look like, but also how they can be achieved efficiently, effectively and responsibly. For copies of the publication, contact Arlene Coughlin at 802-828-3293.
Three publications from the National Trust for Historic Preservation help communities, regions or states enhance or develop heritage tourism activities:
Getting Started: How to Succeed in Heritage Tourism
A 48-page guide and steps to sustainable heritage tourism.
Regional Heritage Areas: Approaches to Sustainable Development
Case studies of regional heritage areas.
Touring Historic Places
A guide for tour operators and managers of historic sites to develop, market and host group heritage tours.
CULTURAL TOURISM GUIDES, DIRECTORIES AND HANDBOOKS
Kansas's Native American Resource Handbook
The Kansas Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Commission has published the Native American Resource Handbook. It provides an introduction to the tribal nations that currently reside, or held significant residency at one time, in Kansas. It also answers basic questions about tribal etiquette and includes a list of Native American resources. The publication provides a useful model for any state that is interested in creating an introduction to their tribal nations. E-mail Chris Howell at the Kansas Arts Commission, or call 785-368-6547.
Maine's Discovery Research
The Maine Arts Commission's Discovery Research program allows communities to survey themselves to reveal their artistic needs and discover the cultural assets in their own backyards. Based on this work, Maine residents are able to find information on just about any arts or cultural activity through a series of cultural directories being published around the state. The 27 communities that have so far participated in this program and their cultural assets are also part of an online database housed on the Maine Cultural Network.
North Carolina's Places To Go and Things To Do
The North Carolina Arts Council has developed an extensive set of Web-based cultural tourism itineraries. Here visitors will find African American Culture Tour, Discover Craft NC, Blue Ridge Music Trails, Cherokee Heritage Trails, and Garden and Countryside Trails, among others. The last itinerary has a companion publication, Farms, Gardens and Countryside Trails of Western North Carolina, which is a glove-box size book published by Handmade in America. Handmade in America has also published its third edition of the Craft Heritage Trails of Western North Carolina.
Wyoming Cultural Guide
Wyoming Cultural Guide is a sampling of museums, galleries, artist studios, historic sites, theaters and cultural events. The Wyoming Business Council, Wyoming Arts Council and the State Museum partnered to create this marketing tool to promote Wyoming's cultural assets. The online version puts all the information into a searchable database. For a free copy of the Wyoming Cultural Guide, call 800/225-5996.
Ohio ArtsGuide for Travelers
The Ohio ArtsGuide for Travelers is a directory of more than 250 Ohio nonprofit arts organizations including museums and galleries, theatres, orchestras and musical ensembles, dance troupes, historical sites and summer homes for the arts. A companion guide, the Festivals and Competitions Directory, lists the many Ohio festivals that occur throughout the state. The Ohio Arts Council Web site offers two online counterparts to the guides: the Small Arts Organization
Search and the Arts Festivals and Competitions Search.
Share Your Heritage -- Cultural Heritage Tourism Success Stories
This collection of 24 success stories is part of the Share Your Heritage Initiative, a national cultural heritage tourism effort. This sampling of case studies was selected as examples of replicable models and for their measurable results. For a copy of the publication contact the National Trust for Historic Preservation at 202/588-6296.
Stories Across America -- Opportunities for Rural Tourism
The stories included in this booklet encompass the range of approaches rural communities have taken in developing cultural tourism programs. Among the examples are folklife festivals, agri-tourism, heritage areas, tribal tourism and scenic byways. For a copy of the publication contact the National Trust for Historic Preservation at 202/588-6296.
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