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A Living Legend in NH Retires, and Our Travel Guru Moves On
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Here in New Hampshire, we have a flesh and blood legend of our own. His name is White Mountain Mikey.
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Mark Okrant is the author of nine books, numerous journal articles, more than 100 monographs on tourism, marketing and planning, and is a frequent contributor to El Coqui, a popular west coast Puerto Rico tourism magazine.
He has received several lifetime achievement awards, including the 2016 Dick Hamilton Award from the New Hampshire Travel Council, and two New Hampshire governors’ commendations for his work as a tourism researcher, educator, and author.
Okrant’s Kary Turnell tourism mystery series places his lead character in crime scenes at historic resorts and communities; several of these are set in New Hampshire. Visit www.markokrant.com to learn more.
Here in New Hampshire, we have a flesh and blood legend of our own. His name is White Mountain Mikey.
According to USTA, employees in Idaho, New Hampshire, Alaska, South Dakota, and Oklahoma remain the five worst states for vacation usage.
It’s a simple fact that visiting the gravesites of famous people has been engendering travel since the beginning of recorded history.
Let us not forget that there are six other tourism regions within the state’s 9,349 square miles, each with distinctive attributes there to satisfy your need to explore.
The U.S. Travel Association projects that, owing to widespread growth in global GDP, long-haul travel will increase by approximately 77 percent between 2009 and 2019.
A national study conducted a decade ago indicated that heritage travelers added 1.5 days to their visits.
Do you like the bright oranges of the sugar maples, red maple leaves, or yellow leaves produced by American beeches, birches, and quaking aspens?
How about a moose tour?