It’s time to take action to get the early-bird registration price for the Idaho Conference on Recreation & Tourism. The cost of registration will change from $150 to $200 on April 1, and even though it’s $200 well spent, it’s always nice to save money. The Idaho Conference on Recreation and Tourism will be in [...]
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First Call for ICORT Sponsors
Planning for the 2013 Idaho Conference on Recreation & Tourism is starting to heat up. The theme of this year’s conference, which will be held in Idaho Falls May 7-9, is “Be Unforgettable.” The format of larger, all-attendee presentations with fewer break-out sessions fared very well in the post-conference survey of attendees, so we plan to continue [...]
Looking Forward to Seeing You
We are very excited about the upcoming Conference on Recreation and Tourism. It looks like we will have record attendance and one of the strongest industry showings in our history. Thank you for coming together. If you pre-order now, you will have the opportunity to pick up Travel Guides while you are at the conference. [...]
Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Idaho Conference on Recreation and Tourism!
ICORT 2012 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho May 8-10, 2012 Check out the agenda and register today, current registration prices will increase on April 16th! Speaker Highlights: Tim Brady – Expose Yourself. Putting personality up front to increase your business. In this one hour session you will see how putting your small businesses personality in the spotlight can shift your business to [...]
Don’t Miss Early Bird discount for ICORT 2012 registration
Adapted from North Idaho Tourism Summit email this morning Happy first day of March! To make sure you don’t miss out on something we are going to send out periodic emails highlighting some of the things that will be going on at the upcoming Idaho Conference on Recreation and Tourism (ICORT) in May. Not only will [...]
Idaho Bed & Breakfast Association teams with Idaho Conference on Recreation and Tourism
Guest post by Brian Scott, President Idaho Bed & Breakfast Association, adapted from the IBBA Newsletter As you know, the Idaho Conference on Recreation and Tourism has offered to hold our annual convention within the state conference in May 8, 9 & 10 of 2012. It is the 30th anniversary of Idaho Travel Council, and [...]
Conferences – Inspirational Networking
By ReNea Nelson, Idaho Division of Tourism Grant Analyst and Voluntourism Manager Ever drag your feet to “take time away from work” to attend a conference? And then get there and wonder what you were thinking? I think we have all been in that boat at one time or another. Hesitant to go, but in the [...]
I Have a Confession to Make
“Thou Shalt Not Be Generic” I am a really big fan of Roger Brooks with Destination Development International. I first heard his 25 Immutable Rules of Tourism some twenty years ago and was hooked. Last year, Diane Norton and I attended the North Idaho Tourism Summit to see if he still had relevant things to say. [...]
Tourism Ambassadors Descend on to the Palouse May 3–5
The Idaho Conference on Recreation and Tourism will be held at the Red Lion Hotel in Lewiston, May 3-5, in conjunction with the city’s 150th Anniversary. This year’s conference – The New Age of Tourism – is geared toward capitalizing on the new tools available to improve the business of tourism in a location and precedes National Tourism Week, [...]
Idaho Tourism 101 Continued
The Idaho tourism office has 10 full time positions, one of which is shared between Kellie Kluksdal and Laurie McConnell who handle our public relations outreach along with Diane Norton as back-up. Tina Caviness is also part of the PR team helping with the valuation of media coverage achieved both through our efforts and through [...]