In this section, you will find: an overview of cultural tourism basics; information on starting a cultural tourism program; steps for building a tourism message; ideas on how to tell your community’s story for tourism purposes; guidelines for developing different types of tours; sample letters and agendas for your tourism committee; a tourism assessment survey; sample tourism messages; community surveys; funding and information resources; and more.
- Cultural Tourism: The Basics
- Building a Tourism Message
- Ten Easy Steps to Activate Cultural Tourism
- When Identifying Your Story
- When Writing the Story
- When Developing Guided Tours
- When Developing Self-Guided Tours
Sample and Resource Section
- Sample Letter to Cultural Tourism Steering Committee (PDF)
- Sample Agenda for Cultural Tourism Committee (PDF)
- Sample Cultural Tourism Assessment Survey (PDF)
- Sample Tourism Op-Ed (PDF)
- Sample Tourism Message (PDF)
- Sample Quick Survey (PDF)
- Sample In-Depth Survey Form (PDF)
- TTIA Info Sheet (PDF)
- Funding Resources List (PDF)
- Information Resource List
- Cultural Tourism Glossary of Terms (PDF)
