Congratulations to members of the Agritourism Research and Extension Collaborative, who were recognized with a 2023 USDA NIFA Partnership Award for their multi-state work advancingRead More
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A new NET fact sheet (published 4/2024) shows how Extension is currently engaging with the OR sector and makes the case for greater investments to help communities manage the challenges and opportunities OR presents.
Award-winning curriculum will help more rural communities support their retail and hospitality industries.
This 1993 report was prepared by the National Extension Travel and Tourism Advisory Committee for the Cooperative Extension System. Please see the document’s appendices for a complete list of contributors.
The International Workshop on Agritourism (IWA) 2022 Conference Proceedings is now available online. The publication is intended to increase access to the scholarship that was shared during the three-day conference, which was hosted by University of Vermont Extension in Burlington, Vermont, USA, on August 30 – September 1, 2022.
The GORP guide training online program is a program that provides recognition and certification to experienced professional guides.
The Rural America Placemaking Toolkit is a free resource available that provides resources, activities, and spotlights of successful initiatives across the country.
This study, published in the Journal of Extension in 2022, highlights the results of a national survey of Extension land-grant and sea grant professionals designed to better understand their involvement in state/regional tourism programming and their perceptions of tourism related opportunities and challenge
A new NET publication by Kynda Curtis and Natalie Chin examines ways and resources to support diversity, equity, access, and inclusion (DEAI) in tourism outreach.
A new NET publication written by Gwynn Stewart (The Ohio State University Extension) examines the role that scenic byways play in the U.S. tourism sector and how Extension can support them.