Tourism

Main Street Resource Cafe

Documents

• Tourism and Retail Development: Attracting Tourists to Local Businesses [PDF 2.5MB]
73-page guide containing a wide array of case studies. Written by the University of Wisconsin Extension.
• Boosting Tourism: Open Space Boosts Local Economies [PDF 561KB]
Long appreciated as resources for residents, open spaces are being appreciated increasingly for their attraction to visitors and as economic engines.

Additional External Links

• Maine Office of Tourism: Listing Your Town
• Tourism Business Development Toolbox
Business-planning resource to assist restaurant, lodging, and retail entrepreneurs in your community.
• Maine Tourism Association
• National Trust for Historic Preservation
Heritage Tourism
• U.S Travel Association