ForeSite Consulting, LLC

Tourism Destination Consultant-Destination Strategic Planning-Sustainable Development-Destination Marketing-Consultant

ForeSite Consulting, LLC

Cultural Heritage Tourism Destination Consultants

Destination Strategic Planning, Sustainable Tourism Development, Destination Marketing Strategies & Tourism Assessments

Responsive > Flexible > Strategic

ForeSite Consulting provides Cultural Heritage Destination Tourism Planning, Development, and Strategic Marketing Services including:

Destination Strategic Planning & Sustainable Tourism Development Planning –  Guide your community or heritage area through the strategic destination planning process, facilitate the conceptualization of the local tourism partners’ and stakeholders’ vision; help define tourism goals and provide strategies and recommendations to achieve those goals.

Cultural Heritage Tourism Assessment with Recommendations – Perform a preliminary tourism assessment of current/potential tourism assets and make recommendations for enhancing existing and developing new tourism destinations.

Destination Tourism Marketing Strategies – Develop effective Marketing Strategies aimed at Getting the RIGHT Information to the RIGHT People at the RIGHT Time.

Website Design & Development for Travel Destinations  – Visionary web design and development of mobile responsive websites, WordPress and HTML 5 websites, and custom web applications. Other services include web hosting, SEO, Digital Marketing, and domain registration services.

What Clients Say . . .

“I highly recommend Foresite Consulting, LLC and Rita Robinette for any Convention and Visitors Bureau that is seeking to conduct a cultural and heritage tourism assessment for their destination. Rita Robinette is a true professional that will go above and beyond to ensure a successful project. Our CVB team has utilized the information and research provided by Foresite Consulting to enhance our tourism efforts and increase the economic impact in the cultural and heritage tourism segment of business in Rutherford County, Tennessee. The expertise and professionalism provided by Rita Robinette have earned her an excellent and well-deserved reputation.”

Barbara Wolke, Senior Vice President
Convention & Visitors Bureau, Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce
Murfreesboro, TN

“Rita’s meticulous method of compiling and analyzing data will greatly benefit our county as we look to her recommendations for making Letcher County a tourism destination.”

Ina (Missy) Matthews, Chairman
Letcher County Tourism and Convention Commission

Ward Melville Heritage Organization

“Rita Robinette is a problem solver. You present a situation to her and she will resolve it. Our organization is very complex and she was able to accomplish our goals. She can grasp a concept you want to accomplish and research it, implement it and finish it quickly. She is a professional and follows through on every project in a timely fashion. I would recommend her highly to any organization.”  

Gloria D. Rocchio, President
The Ward Melville Heritage Organization

“Over the years she has been instrumental in helping two of our organizations. The Blue Ridge Farm Direct Market Assn., made up of 25 local apple growers <ncapples.com> that provide public rack cards (10,000 printed yearly) and online information about their apples, apple products and locations. The most recent addition is a mobile responsive website that allows customers (mobile phones and devices) to search for specific apple related items that will send them to a specific grower and their location on a map.  Rita has also helped our associations write grants that have generated thousands of dollars. These grants have helped us market our organizations through rack cards, websites and other market projects… “

Marvin A. Owings, Jr., Director
Henderson County Cooperative Extension

“Rita Robinette offers thoughtful consultation specific to our company’s needs, providing consistent value for quality products and deliverables. Her commitment to staying on schedule and budget is refreshing. Her follow-up is admirable, and she readily provides assistance on request. We look forward to continuing our relationship with Foresite Consulting as we grow our business brands …”

Cheryl Hargrove, President
Hargrove International

More Accolades

2019 Network to Freedom Training – Sept. 11-14 at Niagara University

This national Underground Railroad training event will be held September 11-14 at Niagara University in Niagara Falls, NY.  The theme for this training is “Crossings: Bridging the Authentic Underground Railroad Past to the Present.”  The format for the training will be two days of workshops with four different tracks, each a half-day in length.

The National Park Service, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom (NTF) Program, the Underground Railroad Consortium of New York State, the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area, Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center, and Association for the Study of African American Life and History will host the event.

The Underground Railroad is a story of enslaved people who self-liberated and claimed their freedom through migration.

2019 Network to Freedom Training Schedule

Register for the 2019 Network to Freedom Training

Appalachian Gateway Communities Regional 2019 Workshop

November 5-7, 2019 in Bristol, TN

The 2019 ACGI regional workshop is a 3-day team-based workshop will provide communities with the skills needed to drive sustainable economic development while preserving their unique community character. To be eligible, your community must be a gateway community in an ARC-designated distressed, transitional, or at-risk county. Communities and towns that border publicly owned lands such as national and state parks and forests are considered Appalachian gateway communities.  Since 2007, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) have partnered with The Conservation Fund to help Appalachia’s  gateway communities expand tourism, arts, and other economic development opportunities through the Appalachian Gateway Communities Initiative (AGCI).  For county eligibility, see the ARC website. All attending communities may be eligible for a seed grant to implement their community’s action plan developed during the workshop.

TEAMS FORMING NOW!  Team Application Deadline is September 16th

>>FORM A TEAM & APPLY NOW!

 

IMPACT TOURISM: Giving Time, Talent, & Treasure

A Day-Long Event Designed to Develop Best Practices for Travel Giving & Sharing Stories

September 27, 2019 8:30 AM – 6 PM – Join Us In-Person or by Live-Stream

The Center for Responsible Travel (CREST) Organization of American States is presenting a day-long forum will focus on successful travel giving programs for a wide range of businesses and destination types.  The 2019 World tourism forum is an interactive event that will bring together industry leaders from around the world and feature a keynote address from Intrepid Group CEO, James Thornton.  It will trace the evolution of what was originally referred to as travelers’ philanthropy into Impact tourism, which today represents a broad array of travel giving programs. presentations and panels will feature both critical challenges and inspiring stories of impact.  The event will be held at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington DC.
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Purchase in-person and livestream tickets are on sale here  or on the Eventbrite website.

To learn about sponsorship opportunities, contact CREST Managing Director Samantha Bray at sbray@responsibletravel.org.

​For media inquiries, contact CREST Communications & Outreach Manager Rebekah Stewart at rstewart@responsibletravel.org.

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Trip to San Francisco & the Northern CA Coast

In October 2012, we went journeyed to San Francisco and the Northern California Coast, including Monterrey, Santa Cruz, Carmel-by-the-Sea, and the Big Sur. This area has a bounty of historic sites, parks and scenic places.  We saw sunshine every day the entire week, with mild days and cool evenings. Here’s the travel itinerary: Day 1 – […]

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