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The Northern Forest Rural Tourism Academy consists of professionally led workshops and training sessions. They combine with a package of direct financial and technical assistance to support destination development projects in high potential Rural Destination Areas across the region. The program is built on a recognition that successful destinations require a unique level of cooperation among business, non-profit, and municipal stakeholders and a common set of skills, knowledge, and language to enable effective team-based project implementation.
Outdoor adventure in the Northern Forest region has long been a cornerstone of the region’s economy. Today, recreation is central to many Northern Forest communities as a local economic development strategy for attracting both visitors and new residents. Destination development is an approach to community and economic revitalization that builds a wide variety of assets – not just traditional tourism elements – to attract visitors and improve quality of life for residents.
For more information about the Northern Forest Rural Tourism Academy, please contact:
Joe Short, Vice President
Northern Forest Center
email: jshort@northernforest.org
phone: 603-229-0679 ext. 104
cell: 603-491-2651
Northern Forest Center,
18 N Main St., Ste. 204
Concord, NH 03301-4926
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