Despite the global turbulence and sometimes frosty rhetoric between US and Europe, official anniversaries such as America's 250th are a great opportunity to promote roots and heritage tourism, reinforce old connections and remind us that above all tourism is a peace industry. The Irish Government formally partnered with the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission to launch the America250...Despite the global turbulence and sometimes frosty rhetoric between US and Europe, official anniversaries such as America's 250th are a great opportunity to promote roots and heritage tourism, reinforce old connections and remind us that above all tourism is a peace industry. The Irish Government formally partnered with the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission to launch the America250 Commemorative Programme (www.gov.ie/.../america250-commemorative-programme/ ), running extensively across the island. Scotland's Drams, Drums & Diplomacy: Scotland in America 250: explicitly highlights the deep-seated connections between Scotland and the USA, while other programmes focus on the great role of the Scots-Irish (or Ulster-Scots irishamerica250.org/198-2/ ) Italy’s Italea initiative is part of a broader, massive national strategy, but to align with the anniversary it currently focuses on large Italian-American hubs like Philadelphia, Boston, and New York. The German-American Hall of Fame (GAMHOF) has rolled out the America250 Educational Initiative under the banner “German Roots. American Story.” The campaign is explicitly designed to spark curiosity in the millions of Americans of German descent to track their lineage back to German municipalities, heavily focusing on the pre-1776 waves of German settlers who aided the American revolution. gamhof.org/news/america250-educational-initiative/
If you are interested in Roots Tourism check out this Erasmus+ programme we are currently involved in and whose ultimate aim is to create a suitable roots tourism curriculum for vocational schools in Europe. ecoclub.com/projects/roots-tourism Show more