Public Lands and Tourism: Parks, Partners, and Destination Stewardship
Time: Tuesday, 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: Regency C (2nd Floor)
Session Sponsored by Space Art Travel Bureau
Presented by:
Donald Leadbetter, Tourism Program Manager, National Park Service
The challenges of providing high-quality visitor experiences balanced with conservation and stewardship goals on public lands are reaching new levels of complexity. Creative partnerships and collaboration among federal agencies, nonprofits, and community-based tourism organizations are required to rise to the occasion.
This panel will examine recent trends and case studies and present a new strategic tourism planning tool developed by the National Park Service and tourism consultancy Twenty31.