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National Extension Tourism (NET) The mission of the National Extension Tourism (NET) Design Team is to enhance Extension tourism programs nationally by providing relevant information, useful resources, and networking opportunities for Extension professionals and others working in the broad area of tourism and recreation.

Trail Development

Online Trail Building Toolbox Rails-to-Trails Conservancy website

Bicycle Tourism  Adventure Cycling Resources for Building Bike Tourism

Business Start-up

Starting a Small Business: The Feasibility Analysis by Micheal D. Reilly and Norman L. Millikin, Montana State University

Setting Up Your Own Business: Monitoring the Health and Growth of Your Business University of Nebraska Extension

NC Small Business Center Network offers a variety of programs, services, and resources to help start and grow a business

Crisp Small Business Resource Center is the entrepreneurial resource hub of eastern North Carolina and serves a 29-county region. Providing resources to launch and sustain small businesses and foster sustainable economic development.

Coastal Tourism

New York’s Department of Resources Local Waterfront Revitalization Program 

Customer Service/Customer Experience

A Whole New Mind:  Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future link to purchase a book by Dan Pink

Direct Marketing

Direct Marketing from the Texas A&M Horticulture Business Information Network

Festival & Events

North Carolina Festival & Events Association serves as a year-round forum for Festival and Event coordinators, key volunteers, and vendors to the industry.

Feasibility

Fee-Fishing Considerations by Jack Whetstone, Clemson University Extension Forestry and Natural Resources

Landowner Alternatives and Considerations for Developing Fee-Access Recreation by Greg K. Yarrow, Clemson University Extension Forestry and Natural Resources

Fee Hunting and Fishing

Hunting Leases by Greg K. Yarrow, Clemson University Extension Forestry and Natural Resources

The 2006 Economic benefits of Hunting, Fishing and Wildlife watching in NC by Southwick Associates, Inc. for the NCWRC

Benefits of Hunting by Southwick Associates, Inc. for the NCWRC

The Economic impact of Mountain Trout Fishing in N.C. N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission

Tips for Hunters when requesting permission to hunt on private land courtesy of The Hunting Heritage Program of the NC Wildlife Resources Commission

Hunting Lease Liability Insurance Courtesy of the NCFA

A Checklist of Considerations for Landowners by James E. Miller, Professor Emeritus, Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture, and Ken Hood former
Associate Extension Professor, Food and Fiber Center Mississippi State University

Hunting Leases: Considerations and Alternatives for Landowners by James E. Miller, Professor Emeritus, Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Mississippi State University

SRAC 0482: Fee-Fishing Southern Region Aquatic Center

Recreational Access and Liability: What Landowners Should Know by Greg K. Yarrow, Clemson University Extension Forestry and Natural Resources

Rural Landowner Liability for Recreational Injuries

Green Tourism

NC GreenTravel Initiative, A no-cost NCDEQ certification program helping North Carolina’s tourism businesses improve their brand by going green.

Liability Issues

Limit liability for agritourism farms NC statute (NC General Assembly)

Liability and Insurance Protection in Rural Recreation Enterprises MSU extension

One Montana website

Marketing

Social Media Dictionary by Kipp Bodnar at hubspot.net

Outdoor Recreation

EDPNC Outdoor Recreation Industry Office works to grow and support the outdoor recreation economy at the state level through collaboration with existing outdoor businesses, local governments, and communities who rely on a richly diverse outdoor recreation landscape.

Made x Mtns is all about telling the story of how the people, companies, and communities that make this such an extraordinary outdoor mecca have all been shaped by the mountains we call home.

NC Commerce Creating Outdoor Recreation Economies (CORE) is a technical assistance program offering Outdoor Recreation Economy Strategic Planning and Asset Development services.

NCGrowth’s Field Guide to Blueways: Leveraging Natural Assets for Economic Development

Outdoor Recreation Roundtable’s Rural Economic Development Toolkit designed to help communities build an outdoor recreation economy of their own.

River Access Planning Guide: A decision-making framework for enhancing river acces

Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals (SORP) provides leadership for the outdoor recreation profession through skill development, networking, and technical guidance.

Utah State University – Cooperative Extension – Institute for Outdoor Recreation and Tourism

Social Equity in Tourism

American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) working to define, introduce, grow and sustain American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian tourism that honors traditions and values.

MMGY The Black Traveler Insights, Opportunities & Priorities report is the first in a series of MMGY Travel Intelligence market research studies to be informed by diverse travel advocacy organizations to better identify the needs, behaviors and sentiment of underrepresented travel communities. Featuring a combined sample size of 8,500 Black individuals, it is the most extensive travel research conducted of the Black traveling community.

Society for Accessibility in Travel & Hospitality (SATH) works to raise awareness of the needs of all travelers with disabilities, remove physical and attitudinal barriers to free access and expand travel opportunities in the United States and abroad. 

Tourism RESET a multi-university and interdisciplinary research and outreach initiative that seeks to identify, study, and challenge patterns of social inequity in the tourism industry. 

Miscellaneous

A Guide to Outdoor Health and Safety Fun and easy to share a guide on potentially dangerous scenarios when exploring the outdoors and how to prepare. Includes links to additional resources.

Data, Tools & Reports from the NC Department of Commerce

University of Minnesota Tourism Center UMN website