Hargrove International

Formerly HTC Partners, Heritage Tourism Consultants · Cultural Heritage Planning · Assessment · Management · Marketing

Client List

Hargrove International, Inc. (as HTC Partners, Cheryl Hargrove and John Bauser as independent contractors with other firms, and most recently as Hargrove International) has worked with a plethora of private companies, government agencies, non-profit and destination marketing organizations in the U.S. and around the world.  Here are a few examples of where we’ve worked, with whom, and the type of consultation provided. More detailed descriptions for some of our recent work are available under the “Projects” tab. Work samples and references are available upon request.

Recent Plans & Products:

Albany (NY) Cultural Heritage Tourism Plan

      Appalachia Nonprofit Resource Center (ARC’s virtual training for fundraising, financial management, and mission leadership/operations)

Bellingham (WA) Cultural Heritage Tourism Plan, Webinars, and post-COVID 19 planning

Clinch River Valley (Southwest Virginia) Strategic Plan

      Coastal Georgia Historical Society Capital Campaign

Historic Greenwood Gardens (NJ) Strategic Plan & Governance Consultation

Louisiana Byway Assessments & Rural Tourism Analysis Report

       Louisiana’s Great River Road Scenic Byway Assessment & Interpretation Plan

Ludington & Mason County (MI) Cultural Economic Development Plan

New Jersey Revolutionary War Site Assessments and Recommendations

      The Greater Cumberland (MD) Committee – Governance and Board Development

 

Prior Work Projects & Clients:

American Express Company – Cultural Heritage Tourism Concept Marketing Plan

Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC):

    • Roadmap for Tourism & Craft
    • Two MapGuides in Partnership with National Geographic Society
    • Mapguide “Beyond the Battlefield” for Civil War 250; Power Initiative Grant Application Reviews
    • Distressed Counties Tourism Development Assessments & Reports – Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Tennessee

Ashoka Changemakers – Geotourism Summits

Center for Rural Entrepreneurship – Red Cloud, Nebraska Heritage Tourism Project (Willa Cather’s home)

Center for U.S. – China Arts Exchange – Leadership Forum, Heritage Tourism plan for Weishan Valley (Yunnan Province)

City of San Antonio Cultural Tourism Infrastructure and Marketing Assessment

HandMade in America: Creative Economies Institute Business Plan; Developing a Regional Trails Guidebook

Henry, Mercer and rural Rock Island, Illinois – Research Report & Strategic Plan

Historic Annapolis Foundation – Site Assessment Reports

Historic Natchez (MS) Foundation – Historic House Report

ITI Marketing, Inc. – Destination Content

Montreal (Quebec, Canada) Geotourism Charter & Mapguide

National Endowment for the Arts – Cultural Capital Business Plan

Oxford, MS – Heritage Tourism Assessment & Recommendation Report

Phoenix International Publishing – Essential Shopping Guide to the U.S.

Sequoyah Birthplace Museum – Marketing & Sustainability Plan

Texas Heritage Trails LLC – Business Plan

Universal Companies, Philadelphia (PA) – Music Tourism Strategic Plan

US-AID (for Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina) – Cultural Heritage Tourism Workshops (culinary, craft, and home hosting programs)

Warren County, NC – Marketing Plan

World Learning for US State Department Tourism Leadership Program (Serbia and Kosovo) – Cultural Heritage Tourism Assessment, Workshop