Cultural Heritage Tourism Conference
November 16, 2007 - When you travel to a far-off place, what do you want to experience? More and more people say they want to understand and participate in the culture and history of a city or region, and tourism marketing professionals are learning how to point visitors in the right direction. Hundreds of marketers from around the country working in convention and visitors bureaus, not-for-profit arts and heritage organizations, and private industry will discuss the latest trends in heritage tourism at the 9th Annual Cultural & Heritage Tourism Alliance Conference Nov. 28 to Dec. 1 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seattle.
Sponsored by Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau, the CHTA conference features two days of workshops and seminars led by nationally acclaimed experts in the cultural and heritage tourism field. Subjects include strategic planning, the latest in technology and social networking, cultural and heritage tourism trends, and culinary tourism. The conference fee is $425. To register, visit www.chtalliance.com.
For more information, contact Tracey Wickersham, Director of Cultural Tourism Seattle's Convention & Visitors Bureau, twickersham@visitseattle.org, 206-461-5812.
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