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Follow the new blog on rural tourism development

January 19, 2010

Nicole Vaugeois, the BC Regional Innovation Chair for Tourism and Sustainable Rural Development, has developed a new blog on rural tourism.  The blog is going to:

1. Take hard to digest research information from academic, industry and government sources and translate them, pull out the key points and discuss what I think they mean for rural areas;
2. Provide questions around important policy debates, industry issues and other events to help ignite inquiry, debate and dialogue that helps with decision making;
3. Share innovative ideas from businesses and communities that are doing things that others should know about;
4. Explain and instruct on some strategies that will help improve business success in rural areas, or help inform sustainable planning and development decisions at the community and regional level.

 If you are interested in following the blog - making comment on the entries or suggesting topics to cover - see http://ruraltourismdevelopment.blogspot.com/