Sustainable Tourism/Green Workshop September 14th!
Posted by Casey Jones Village at 9/13/2010 11:01 PM 
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Categories: To Go, In the Village, Old Country Store, Songwriter's Depot, Casey Jones Museum, The Shoppes, In the News, Events and Premieres, Live Music
The Sustainable Tourism/Green Certification Workshop Tuesday, September 14th, 2010 was a great success! We were proud to welcome Commissioner Susan Whitaker from the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development and a distinguished panel of experts on sustainable tourism and green practices.
Our thanks to Commissioner Whitaker and Commissioner Jim Fyke from the Department of Environment and Conservation for their support of this important project and these workshops across the State. Our great appreciation to the Sustainable Tourism staff Patricia Gray, Lee Curtis and Vionne Williams for coordinating the event. See the link to the agenda below for more details.
It was great to see members of the tourism community in Jackson and West Tennessee come together from all over the area from Paris to Pickwick to Brownsville and McKenzie. We here at Casey Jones Village are proud of the number of projects we have been involved in through the years with heritage sustainability and look forward to pursuing further green practices initiatives.
Commissioner of Tourism Susan Whitaker and Patricia Gray with the Department of Tourism
Here are some details from the event:
The Workshop agenda:
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Sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development and
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation,
this workshop is one of several scheduled throughout the state this year.
The overall goal of the program is to establish a regional model for
certification by working with EPA and the green hospitality
guidelines they have established.
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation,
this workshop is one of several scheduled throughout the state this year.
The overall goal of the program is to establish a regional model for
certification by working with EPA and the green hospitality
guidelines they have established.
Attendees were invited to tour the Neil House, one of
Casey Jones Village's numerous sustainable tourism projects.
Casey Jones Village's numerous sustainable tourism projects.
Tourism sustainability is defined as sustaining the environment and
historical and cultural heritage of a region while
simultaneously sustaining the economic growth of that region.
historical and cultural heritage of a region while
simultaneously sustaining the economic growth of that region.
For more information visit www.tnsustainabletourism.com
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