@ToddLucier, @NancyArsenault and @CelesDavar chat about experiential tourism:
Topics of Conversation:
- new experiential tourism projects on Canadas West and East Coasts
- Who should be engaged in investing in Experiential Tourism Product Development? Destination Marketing Organizations, Economic Development, government partners, Parks.
- Phase 1 – stakeholder engagement, regional inventory of opportunities.
- Phase 2 – stimulate product development
- Economic Paradigm shift is part of the equation that is opening the door to development of experiential tourism
- What are some of the benefits of Experiential Tourism at a community level: sometimes difficult to quantify the benefits
- The importance of partnership vs. supplier mentality – different relationships provide unique value.
- Opening the doors to non-traditional people and businesses to tourism.
- Capacity Building
- Once in a Lifetime Experiences – PEI
- Experience PEI
