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Tourism strategy development.
Regional/State policy development.
Regional experience audits.
Regional drive tourism audits.
Special Interest Tourism Plans.
Visitor communications audits.
Tourism trails development.
Regional industry training workshops. 
 
 
Destination development strategies.
Destination assessments.
Visitor experience audits.
Drive tourism audits.
Product enhancement/renewal.
Product concept development.
 
 
Visitor Center assessments.
Tourism brochure reviews. 
Image/Photo Library development.
Content/Copy writing & rewrites.
Website reviews.
Tourism map assessments.
Publication development.
Destination positioning.
 
 
Tourism training events/presentations.
Industry/community consultations.
Tourism precinct  & event workshops.
Community theming/branding.
Experience & event theming.
Cultural development strategies. 
 
 
Cultural/Arts/Heritage tourism.
Drive tourism (Road Tourism).
Wine & food tourism.
Indigenous tourism.
'Non profits in travel'.
 
Visitor centers: Making visitor
communications user friendly.
Nature-based tourism.
Values-based tourism.
Community-based tourism.
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Destination branding strategies.

 

 

 

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Based in Portland (Oregon),  Tourism Development Solutions are destination development and strategic planning specialists for local, rural, coastal, regional and state tourism.

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Web resource links
 
  "Useful Tourism Industry Links"
 
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TCDS discussion papers
 
  "The Threat from Marketing Overkill: A continuing challenge for tourism"

 

 

 

 

Further resources (fee for service): TCDS industry workshops & speaking presentations
 
  Sample presentations and speaking engagement offers.
 
  List of available industry training workshops.  (Also training materials research & development)

 

 

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