News / Conferences / Project Announcements

2006

Presentations from the Five-County Regional Tourism Business Marketing Forum
"Charting Our Future"
November 13, 2006; Ludington, Michigan
Program brochure (PDF)
 

Travel Michigan Update - November 2006
(importance of tourism in the state economy, new "Pure Michigan" promotion campaign)
Presented by George Zimmermann, Vice President, Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) Travel Michigan.

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A Central West Michigan Tourism Assistance Program: Perceptions, Attitudes –
An In-Depth Look at the Region
Presented by Teresa Herbowicz, research specialist, CARRS Tourism Resource Center at Michigan State University
 

Articles

Unified tourism marketing strategy sought by 5 counties
Article in Ludington Daily News by Joe Boomgaard, Daily News Staff Writer, published on November 14, 2006.

Five-county region promotes nature's way
Article in Muskegon Chronicle by Dave Alexander, Chronicle Business Editor, published on Sunday, November 19, 2006.

2005

Presentations from the first five-county tourism expo and conference
(April 2005, Ludington, Michigan):

Regional Approach: Why We Look Better Together
presented by Andy Lofgren from Newaygo County Economic Development Office, Inc.

Visitor profile from D.K. Shifflet data
Presented by Dave Smyth from Travel Michigan and Michigan State University Extension

A West-Central Michigan Tourism Assistance Program: Goal, Progress and Outputs
Presented by Fong Bristor, Teresa Herbowicz, Donald Holecek, and Nai-Kuan Yang from  CARRS Tourism Resource Center at Michigan State University