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

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Cultural Heritage Tourism

June 11, 2021 By Cheryl Hargrove

Cheryl Hargrove

Cheryl Hargrove is President of Hargrove International, Inc. With an emphasis on cultural heritage tourism, Cheryl has worked with a diverse collection of clients over the last three decades. Cheryl utilizes her international network and broad industry experience to offer clients added value and access. A native Georgian, Cheryl has consulted on cultural heritage tourism […]

Tagged With: Cultural Heritage Tourism, Cultural Tourism, Heritage Tourism, Marketing Communications, Product Development

May 30, 2020 By Cheryl Hargrove

What is Heritage Tourism?

“Traveling to experience the places, artifacts, and activities that authentically represent the stories and people of the past and present. It includes visitation to cultural, historic, and natural resources.” (Source: National Trust for Historic Preservation)

Tagged With: Cultural Heritage Tourism, Heritage Tourism

May 18, 2020 By Rita Robinette

Cultural Heritage Tourism Book Promo

Cultural Heritage Tourism: Five Steps for Success and Sustainability provides detailed instruction through a proven five-step process to help planners, managers and community leaders attract visitors and their spending to your cultural heritage site, attraction, event or destination. Learn More

Tagged With: Cultural Heritage Tourism, Destination Tourism, Product Development, Sustainable Tourism

May 13, 2020 By Cheryl Hargrove

What is the difference between Cultural Tourism and Heritage Tourism?

The United National World Tourism Organization defines Cultural Tourism as “movements of persons for essentially cultural motivations such as study tours, performing arts and cultural tours, travel to festivals and other cultural events, visits to sites and monuments, travel to study nature, folklore or art, and pilgrimages.” Heritage Tourism, as defined by the National Trust […]

Tagged With: Cultural Heritage Tourism, Cultural Tourism, Heritage Tourism

April 30, 2020 By Cheryl Hargrove

Marketing vs. Management – A Lesson from COVID-19 and the Faroe Islands

The current COVID-19 crisis has elevated the question about how organizations should be funded to market destinations, particularly in the U.S. Typically, destination marketing organizations (DMOs, sometimes called Convention & Visitors Bureaus) are funded through an accommodations or occupancy tax – an amount added to each visitor’s stay at a recognized lodging property (hotel, motel, […]

Tagged With: Cultural Heritage Tourism, Faroe Islands, Funding, Sustainable Tourism

December 29, 2019 By Cheryl Hargrove

30 and Still Relevant

In 1989 I had the great privilege of working with the National Trust for Historic Preservation on a new initiative to study the relationship between preservation and promotion. That initiative led to a heritage tourism movement that has lasted three decades, in part to five principles guiding asset-based economic development. These five principles continue to […]

Tagged With: Cultural Heritage, Cultural Heritage Tourism, Principles, Sustainable Tourism, Tourism

April 23, 2018 By Cheryl Hargrove

Guest Lecture at University of Mary Washington

What a pleasure and honor to be selected by students of the Historic Preservation Department for their annual guest lecture. A great chance to meet talented young preservationists and share information on cultural heritage tourism last Thursday, April 19. Dinner with faculty and students afterwards was delightful! (Photo left to right: Amy Bonnevier, Carolyn Currin, […]

Tagged With: Cultural Heritage Tourism, Lecture, Museums, Presentations, Training, University of Mary Washington, Virginia

December 30, 2017 By Cheryl Hargrove

Bellingham and Whatcom County (Washington) Cultural Heritage Tourism Plan

This destination in northwest Washington state boasts an abundance of natural assets and recreational activities. With attractive and vibrant downtowns as well as a variety of historic sites, local leaders wanted a tool to bring the communities together and build a sustainable, year-round tourism plan focusing specifically on their cultural heritage. The Lummi and Nooksack […]

Tagged With: Cultural Heritage Tourism, Strategic Plan, Washington

May 5, 2017 By Cheryl Hargrove

Cultural Heritage Tourism: Five Steps for Success and Sustainability

Every place has a story to tell, often found in historic sites or cultural traditions of the people who settled or currently live in a community, city, region or state. When these stories and places are shared with visitors, this activity becomes what is known as cultural heritage tourism. Success and sustainability in this growing […]

Tagged With: Business & Economics / Museum Administration & Museology, Cultural Heritage Tourism, History / Public History, Sustainable Tourism

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