The Power of Storytelling for Agritourism Farms & Destinations
Earlier this week, a workshop on storytelling was held as part of the EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems (EMFS) program engaging agritourism farmers and destination leaders. EMF … Continue Reading
View ArticleOpen for All: Communicating Your Accessible Opportunities Workshop Dec 3rd
Join North Carolina State University Tourism Extension and Recreation Resources Service on Friday, December 3rd, for a virtual workshop entitled Open for All: Communicating Yo … Continue Reading
View ArticleIntroducing the Panelist for the Open for All Workshop!
Join North Carolina State University Tourism Extension and Recreation Resources Service on Friday, December 3rd,for a virtual workshop entitled Open for All: Communicating You … Continue Reading
View ArticleA Chat With Science by the Sea
Tourism Extension recently sat down for a chat with Miriam Sutton who is the sole owner and operator of Science by the Sea, a 501c3 providing educational support to academic a … Continue Reading
View ArticleFrom Farm to Vacation Rental Table
The best vacations are immersed in local experiences sites, culture, fun and food. Anything else, Duarte Morais suggests, could be termed fake tourism.Morais is an NC State E … Continue Reading
View ArticleActionable Advocacy Insights for the Tourism Industry: Communicating the...
The Actionable Advocacy Insights (AAI) is a five-part series designed to help tourism industry leaders improve their advocacy planning efforts. Based on research conducted by … Continue Reading
View ArticleActionable Advocacy Insights: Involving a Broad Range of Stakeholders
The Actionable Advocacy Insight (AAI):Involving a Broad and Diverse Range of Stakeholders in Advocacy is the second in a five part series.This AAI provides insights from a sur … Continue Reading
View ArticleFirst Day Outdoors Kicks off 2023 NC Year of the Trail
Have you heard the news? Next year, 2023, is the North Carolina Year of the Trail to celebrate and draw attention to North Carolinas vast network of trails, greenways, and blu … Continue Reading
View ArticleActionable Advocacy Insights: The Perceived Effectiveness of Advocacy Strategies
The Actionable Advocacy Insight (AAI): The Perceived Effectiveness of Advocacy Strategiesis the second in a five part series.This AAI provides insights from a survey of 205 lo … Continue Reading
View ArticleOutdoor Recreation Stewards Program Kicks Off in Montgomery County
Written by Celia Settlemyer, Parks, Recreation & Tourism MajorThe Montgomery County Outdoor Recreation Stewards Program held its first meeting Thursday, February 16 at the … Continue Reading
View ArticleIt’s Natural for Destinations to Want to Celebrate Our Earth!
Written by Emily Prickett, Parks, Recreation & Tourism MajorEarth Day is almost here! With this in mind, how can residents, destinations, business owners, and tourists con … Continue Reading
View ArticleFriday Night on White: A Key Step to Revitalization
Written by Emily Prickett, Parks, Recreation and Tourism MajorWhen reading the fact sheet, Working Together: A Guide to Collaboration in Rural Revitalization, many similaritie … Continue Reading
View ArticleActionable Advocacy Insights: Five-Part Series Complete
The Actionable Advocacy Insights (AAI):Identifying Resources to Advocate for Tourism (4) and Perceived Obstacles to Advocacy Efforts in Tourism (5) complete the five-part seri … Continue Reading
View ArticleCommunity Spotlights on Engagement & Conservation Campaigns
Written by Celia Settlemyer, Parks, Recreation and Tourism MajorAbout the Community SpotlightsTourism Extension is wrapping up a program, Outdoor Recreation Stewards (ORS), a … Continue Reading
View ArticlePreserving Cultural Assets in the Outer Banks
Written by Emily Prickett,Parks, Recreation and Tourism MajorThe Outer Banks contains numerous culturally significant landmarks. Discussions of climate change impacts in this … Continue Reading
View ArticleNew Fact Sheet Sheds Light on Preferences of Oyster Tourist
Written by Emily Prickett,Parks, Recreation and Tourism MajorWhen you think of North Carolinas coast, what first comes to mind? Did you say oysters? Oysters have numerous heal … Continue Reading
View ArticleInteractive Agritourism Training on Risk Mitigation Strategies
Colleagues at Georgia Southern University and The Institute for Health Logistics and Analytics recently announced two virtual training dates for its zoonotic disease preventio … Continue Reading
View ArticleHighlighting Resources for Local Park Funding Opportunities
Written by Emily Prickett,Parks, Recreation and Tourism MajorThe Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) exists to support local governments reach goals or serve communities t … Continue Reading
View ArticlePRT Students Highlight Value of Industry Connections
Written by Emily Prickett,Parks, Recreation and Tourism Major.As we kick off 2024, we wanted to highlight the perspective of current students who will soon be entering the tou … Continue Reading
View ArticleNorth Carolina Well Represented at Marketing Outlook Forum
The NC State Tourism Extension team was well represented at the Travel and Tourism Research Association‘s Marketing Outlook Forum at the end of January. North Carolina h … Continue Reading
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