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Topic: Cultural Tourism: Cross-Industry Collaborations
Tourism is a business that demands resources and expertise from myriad industries—like travel, lodging, restaurant, and cultural industries. Since the mid-1990s, coordinated and centralized efforts to promote cultural and heritage tourism nationwide have blossomed. The most recent focus of organizations such as Partners in Tourism is to connect with other place-making industries with a focus on tourist markets.
Agriculture, the environment, recreation, roadside attractions, and culinary experiences also appeal to the cultural traveler, and can combine to provide both a richer experience and better local partnerships. Cultural tourism initiatives have included the establishment of partnerships and various national and regional conferences and publications designed to foster collaborative ideas and coordination.
