Survey : Questions

Cultural Heritage Tourism Survey

The recent recession is having a harsh impact on many sectors of the cultural and heritage tourism industry. Budgets are being cut, visitation is not meeting projections, endowment returns have been slashed, and travel restrictions are limiting professional development opportunities to seek out new strategies to adapt to today's "new normal."

Amidst all the doom and gloom are rays of hope--cultural and heritage attractions that are finding creative new ways to adapt to changing times. Thanks to a Chairman's Extraordinary Action Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Heritage Tourism Program is compiling a "Survival Toolkit" for cultural and heritage attractions to share stories about other cultural and heritage attractions that have successfully found new ways to survive-and thrive-in tough economic times.

This e-survey is our first step towards gathering success stories to share as part of this toolkit.

1. Which of the following best describes your organization or attraction?
(Check one)

Convention & Visitors Bureau

Cultural Attraction

Federal Agency

Heritage Area

Heritage Attraction

Main Street Organization

Scenic Byway

State Agency

Other

2. Has the downturn in the economy affected your organization or attraction?
(Check either a or b)

a. The current downturn in the economy has affected our organization or attraction (continue below to 2a).

b. The current downturn in the economy has not affected our organization or attraction. (continue to question 3.)

2a. The current downturn in the economy has affected our organization or attraction. (Check all that apply)

We have eliminated or cut back on programs.

We have cut back on travel expenses.

We have found other ways to economize on expenditures (specify in the space below).

We have eliminated or cut back on staff expenses (e.g. layoffs, furloughs, wage freezes or reductions).

We have had to find new sources of income (specify in the space below).

Our endowment has declined in value.

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	3. Has your cultural heritage tourism organization or attraction found new ways to adapt to the changing economy (or do you know of a cultural heritage organization or attraction that should be included as a success story?)

4.	NO, but please keep me informed so I can learn more about other cultural and heritage tourism organizations and attractions who have found ways to survive and thrive. Provide your contact information.
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5.	YES, please consider the following organization or attraction for the survival toolkit. Provide their contact information. ( Organization Name, Contact Name, Phone, Email, Website )
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6.	Brief description of why the organization or attraction would make a good success story for this toolkit.
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7.	4. Are there any other resources (articles, sources of funding, advice, etc.) that have helped you adapt to the changes in the economy that you would like to recommend for the toolkit?
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	Thank you for your survey participation.