Prescott and Russell Tourism acts as a Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) and works in close collaboration with tourism operators and municipalities. It is also responsible for these programs :
On Wednesday November 4th 2009, tourism stakeholders gathered in at Casselview Golf and Country Club in Casselman.
The objectives of the meeting were to :
- present the services offered to tourism stakeholders by the Prescott and Russell Economic Development and Tourism (PREDT) and Prescott-Russell Tourism Association (PRTA);
- review the initiatives undertaken in 2009;
- receive comments and suggestions from tourism stakeholders in order to adapt programs and services to the needs and expectations;
- determine what should be included in a PRTA membership;
- determine how much tourism operators are willing to invest in a membership.
The session report will be posted soon.
EDT offers financial and technical support to organizations responsible for the 6 TIC located in the region. First, the applications for grants to hire summer students are sent together and presented as a project. Then, the visitors services attendants receive a 35 hour training program, prepared and delivered by EDT. This training includes 10 hours of theory and 25 hours spent touring the different tourist attractions located all over Prescott and Russell.
Constant support is offered to TIC by means of a newsletter and visits of the centres. Statistics collected par staff throughout the summer will be used in the end-of-season report prepared by EDT. The centres are located in Hawkesbury, Chute-à-Blondeau, Alfred, Rockland, Casselman and Vankleek Hill.
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