National Extension Tourism (NET): 2021 Conf. Proceedings

Table of Contents

The U.S. Recreation Economy: Data, COVID-19, and Implications for Extension ......................................................................................................................... 6 Intro/background............................................................................................................................................................ 6 Methods ................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Findings.................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 References...........................................................................................................................................................................12 Agritourism Successes and Challenges: Results from a National Survey of Farms and Ranches Open to Visitors ..................................................................... 13 Introduction and Background.............................................................................................................................13 Methods ................................................................................................................................................................................13 Findings................................................................................................................................................................................ 14 Discussion and Applications .................................................................................................................................17 Acknowledgments....................................................................................................................................................... 18 References.......................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Irish Fair of Minnesota Attendee Profile: What we learned from four waves of panel-level longitudinal data in 11 years ............................................20 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Methods .............................................................................................................................................................................. 20 Findings ................................................................................................................................................................................. 21 Discussion .......................................................................................................................................................................... 24 References..........................................................................................................................................................................26 Guide & Outfitter Recognized Professional – (GORP) Professional Educational Program ................................................................................................. 27 Abstract ................................................................................................................................................................................27 Background...................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Project Description: .................................................................................................................................................... 28 We Serve! Bridging the Culture Gap with Training .......................................... 33 Research linkages ......................................................................................................................................................... 33 Program Context and Objectives.....................................................................................................................35 Program Development ............................................................................................................................................36 Reflections and Lessons Learned .....................................................................................................................37 References......................................................................................................................................................................... 38 Developing Awesome Customer Service for Agritourism Businesses .......39 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................................39 Implementing a System for Customer Service .....................................................................................39

2021 NET Conference Proceedings