Summer 2006
Tourism News

Partners in Tourism: Culture and Commerce is a coalition of cultural service organizations, the travel industry, and federal agencies that provides a forum for collaborative research, education, promotion and advocacy with the common goal of advancing the role of culture and heritage in the travel and tourism industry.

8th Cultural & Heritage Tourism Alliance Conference Set
November 8-11, 2006

Culture is the Spark is the theme of the 8th Cultural & Heritage Tourism Alliance Conference set for November 8-11 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Editor: Carolyn Brackett

Assistant Editors: Kimber Craine, Verna Romero & Amy Webb

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U.K. Conference Looks at Heritage Impact

Organized by the European Commission's EPOCH Network of Excellence and the University of Brighton Business School, Heritage Impact 2006,  June 29-30 in Brighton, brought together speakers, practitioners, policy makers and academics from across Europe to consider the impact of heritage sites on society and the economy. The theme of the conference was understanding impact. 

Heritage Impact 2006 explored the value of cultural heritage and how its impact on society and the economy is measured. Conference attendees explored three complementary themes:

Measuring impact – Measuring and evaluating impact is fundamental for heritage sites. Various techniques, methodologies and case studies used to evaluate the impact of heritage sites were investigated.

Strategy development  - Discussion focused on strategies that ensure positive impacts and outcomes.