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The Maine Woods Consortium is committed to advancing quality of place and strengthening the link between the natural environment and built human communities in the Maine Woods through a collaborative approach to experiential destination tourism development. Current MWC tourism development activities include:
Maine Woods Tourism Training Initiative
The purpose of the Maine Woods Tourism Training Initiative (MWTTI) is to deliver a comprehensive, multi-modal training program to meet educational needs expressed by tourism businesses and their employees in the Maine Woods. MWTTI began by organizing county level networks of public and private training providers in Franklin, Piscataquis, and Washington counties. Now in its second year, MWTTI plans to organize new local tourism training networks in Aroostook, Penobscot, and Oxford counties, and offer a second round of investment in ongoing training activities in its original pilot counties. Click here to learn more about MWTTI.
To learn more, contact Shaunacy Cobb at PlaceWorks Consulting – (207) 779-6355 and
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, or a member of the Maine Woods Consortium Coordinating Team.
Maine Woods Tourism Quality Labeling Research
Quality labels for tourism have been used successfully in some parts of the world to help tourists confidentially select high-quality experiences well suited to their expectations. Their application has also been shown to help build regional brands elsewhere and could potentially strengthen the enduring brand of the Maine Woods.
MWC members are currently working with a small group of resource people and stakeholders including Bowdoin College economist David Vail to evaluate interest among businesses and trade associations in a Maine Woods Tourism Quality Label.
To learn more, contact Bruce Hazard of PlaceWorks Consulting – (207) 446-4140 and
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, or a member of the Maine Woods Consortium Coordinating Team.
Maine Woods Discovery
Maine Woods Discovery is a regional pilot project to support network-based tourism packaging and promotion among primarily small and medium-sized Maine Woods tourism providers.
The MWC is working with business, non-profit and state partners to build on the program launched in summer 2009 by developing and marketing a second generation of experiential tourism offerings. In addition to providing direct support to participating tourism businesses, the MWC views this initiative as pilot to help understand the common attributes and standards of successful Maine Woods tourism experiences while also developing and testing the common business commitments needed to ensure successful, network-based marketing of tourism packages.
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