Join the Network
Rural tourism offices often run on a staff of one or two. The Rural Tourism Network connects the people doing this work, so you can ask what’s working, share what you’ve learned and stop starting from scratch. It’s free to join.
Our Mission
We help rural communities use tourism to strengthen local economies and protect what makes them special. That starts with the small offices that run rural tourism. We give them the research, plans and peers to do more with the staff they have.
Research
We run the annual State of Rural Tourism survey, so every office can see how it compares and make its case with real numbers.
Planning
We help offices and regions plan with fixed scopes and published prices, sized to small teams.
Community
We connect the people running rural tourism through the newsletter, free tools and the survey, so no office has to work it out alone.
Services
Check your listings, benchmark against peers your size, and review your website and tech contracts before they renew.
Three priorities for the year, or a three-year plan your board adopts.
Get partners on the same page, build shared facts, and plan together across county lines.
Themes, itineraries and heritage trails built on the stories that make your place different.
State of
Rural Tourism
2026
207 organizations in 41 states told us how their work really runs. The full report comes out at the end of November. Join the newsletter and we’ll send it to you the day it’s published.
207
organizations
41
States
116
rural DMOs
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