http://ruraltourismmarketing.com/2009/09/community-redevelopment-columbia-falls-montana/ Effective Innovative rural tourism marketing advice and tips. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:38:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://ruraltourismmarketing.com/2009/09/community-redevelopment-columbia-falls-montana/#comment-1161 small town tourism marketing | collaborative marketing Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:29:09 +0000 http://ruraltourismmarketing.com/?p=312#comment-1161 [...] Columbia Falls, Montana, US, discovered that when they got their 6th antique shop, they became an antiquer destination and their share of the antiquer pie grew exponentially. [...] [...] Columbia Falls, Montana, US, discovered that when they got their 6th antique shop, they became an antiquer destination and their share of the antiquer pie grew exponentially. [...]

]]> http://ruraltourismmarketing.com/2009/09/community-redevelopment-columbia-falls-montana/#comment-299 Joanne Steele Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:41:09 +0000 http://ruraltourismmarketing.com/?p=312#comment-299 Thanks Kim! We loved Idaho too. Tomorrow I'll be talking about the little town of Weiser, ID, home of the National Fiddle Contest and so many nice people willing to take time from high school homecoming preparation to introduce us to their personal favorite places. Thanks Kim! We loved Idaho too. Tomorrow I’ll be talking about the little town of Weiser, ID, home of the National Fiddle Contest and so many nice people willing to take time from high school homecoming preparation to introduce us to their personal favorite places.

]]> http://ruraltourismmarketing.com/2009/09/community-redevelopment-columbia-falls-montana/#comment-298 Kim Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:21:38 +0000 http://ruraltourismmarketing.com/?p=312#comment-298 Traveling thru Idaho after 2 weeks travel thru western states, I share "road stories" with friends met along the way, and the consistent theme is to reach out to locals with sincerity and respect... On that path you find the best experiences, the great places to visit and eat and stay, the unique sense of each place. For locals to meet each visitor with the same honesty is where the magic of travel takes place. Traveling thru Idaho after 2 weeks travel thru western states, I share “road stories” with friends met along the way, and the consistent theme is to reach out to locals with sincerity and respect… On that path you find the best experiences, the great places to visit and eat and stay, the unique sense of each place. For locals to meet each visitor with the same honesty is where the magic of travel takes place.

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