"Closing of an elementary school is essentially the death of a community. No young families will ever more there anymore."

~ Rural resident

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Top 10 reasons to go to the BC Rural Tourism Conference
March 4, 2010

Tourism in rural areas demands unique strategies to attract and host visitors. Rural tourism players seek the knowledge and practical steps to get there.  It's post 2010 Olympics, and are you ready to welcome visitors and benefit from tourism?  Thompson Rivers University School of Tourism - REDTREE Team and Partners invite you to BC's Rural Tourism Conference where we will share knowledge on building tourism/tourism experiences that benefit local business and economies.  We will share successes designed to inspire confidence in building tourism.  Get informed on ways to operate sustainably.   Quality tourist experiences involve several players-get into the network.  Discover cost effective tools that support tourism experience development and marketing.  The Rural Tourism Conference is timely, designed to be engaging, and no doubt it will be fun.

 

Rob's Top 10 list for why you need to attend BC's Rural Tourism Conference on April 6-8, 2010. 

Great line-up of sessions, speakers and social opportunities

Rural tourism is special . . . find out why

Current strategies and tips . . . make tourism work for you

Connect with key players . . . the movers and shakers to help you succeed

So you want to air your tourism issues . . . we have the forum

Trails  . . . key infrastructure for rural tourism that could work for you

$150 for you  . . .  financial support for qualified applicants

Great food and entertainment . . . Old Man's Beard

Sustainable tourism . . . let's talk about how we get there

As one very successful entrepreneur once said:  Show up and good things happen!

For more on the conference go to: http://redtree.tru.ca/Conferences/index.htm