the Center has been supporting community leaders and institutions in Island Pond, Burke, Lyndon, and St. Johnsbury, Vermont, to work together to develop and manage tourism that can be sustainable and beneficial to the communities.
The town of Gorham, N.H., is making major changes in the way it plans for and manages tourism, which is very important to its economy and to quality of life for residents.
For two years, the Center has worked with the Mahoosuc Sustainable Tourism Committee to advance a sustainable tourism & destination development model that builds economic vitality and supports local quality of life across the Mahoosuc region.
The Rural Tourism Academy is supporting industry and community leaders as they respond to pandemic-driven changes in the tourism and recreation sector in northern New Hampshire and the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont.