2001
NEWS ARCHIVE
Tourism
Industry Information Center Opens Online
October 15, 2001
Tourism, the second
largest contributor to the state’s economy, involves people
in almost every Louisiana community. To support their needs, a
new online information center was recently established by Louisiana
Sea Grant College Program and the Louisiana Department of Culture,
Recreation, and Tourism. LaTour, http://www.latour.lsu.edu, provides
data and information, all in downloadable PDF format, for the
use of tourism professionals, local leaders, and those directly
and indirectly involved in Louisiana’s tourism industry.
“We have been
conducting research on travelers and tourism for many years,”
says Mark Northington, Director of Research at the Department
of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism. “LaTour allows us to
efficiently deliver this information to those who want and need
it, eventually benefiting the state economically.”
LaTour has a variety
of reliable statistical reports, carefully developed analyses,
and professional newsletters to assist attraction managers, tourist
commissions and community leaders with planning and development.
Because the site will be regularly maintained, new data, analyses,
and other information will be posted to the site as soon as they
are published. Notices on conferences and workshops for the tourism
professionals, and direct links to some of Louisiana’s primary
tourism resources are also available at LaTour. For example, the
complete agenda and list of success story honorees for the upcoming
Rural Tourism Conference, Nov. 7-9 in Toledo Bend, are posted
under “Conferences,” and the link to the many resources
from the Louisiana Travel Promotion Association are accessed under
“Other Resources.”
"Through LaTour,
Louisiana Sea Grant can share its research, analyses, and professional
training to sustain a strong tourism industry here,” says
Mike Liffmann, assistant executive director of the program.
LaTour, http://www.latour.lsu.edu,
is the Louisiana web site for tourism professionals, community
leaders, and those directly and indirectly associated with tourism
in Louisiana.
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