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New EI Book Spotlights Second Wave of Best-Practice
Winners in Tourism and Destination Management

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LANSING, Mich., May 2005 � The Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association has released the second volume of the �Guide to Best Practices in Tourism and Destination Management.�  Written by Rich Harrill, Ph.D., director of the Institute for Tourism Research at the University of South Carolina�s School of Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management, this book spotlights successful approaches in the areas of tourism and destination management research, funding, professional development, Web marketing, and sustainable tourism.  A new category for �Best Practice Adapters� acknowledges organizations that successfully implemented strategies featured in the first �Guide to Best Practices in Tourism and Destination Management.�

�Guide to Best Practices in Tourism and Destination Management� features best practice winners from local, state, and international organizations; convention and visitors bureaus; and a university program. Nominations were submitted by tourism and destination management organizations worldwide. The following programs were designated as best practices in their respective fields: 

Research:

  • Canadian Tourism Commission/Statistics Canada
  • Colorado Tourism Office
  • Mackinac (Mich.) State Historic Parks
  • Ottawa (Ontario) Tourism and Convention Authority
  • Texas A&M University, Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
Funding:
  • Missouri Division of Tourism
  • Travel Montana
Professional Development:
  • BestCities.net (Denmark)
Web Marketing:
  • Chattanooga Area (Tenn.) Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • Durham (N.C.) Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • Travel Michigan
Sustainable Tourism:
  • Juneau (Alaska) Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • ECOCLUB.com (Greece)
  • Hacienda Pinilla (Costa Rica)
  • Queen Anne�s (Md.) County Department of Business and Tourism
Best Practice Adapters:
  • Harbor Country (Mich.) Chamber of Commerce and Lodging Association
  • Rhode Island Tourism Development Advisory Council
�Guide to Best Practice in Tourism and Destination Management, Volume 2� is available for $35.00 for AH&LA members and $40.00 for nonmembers.  To order, call 800-752-4567 or 517-372-8800 (outside the U.S. and Canada, call 407-999-8100). Or visit www.ei-ahla.org and order through EI�s online shopping cart.

Established in 1953 as a nonprofit educational foundation of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, the Educational Institute�s mission is to support AH&LA by becoming the preferred provider to the lodging industry, hospitality schools, and related hospitality industries both domestically and internationally by developing and providing quality resources to train, educate, and certify hospitality professionals.

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Contact:
Elizabeth Johnson 
  Academic and Allied Marketing Manager
517-318-2359
[email protected]
www.ei-ahla.org

 
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