Aroostook County Tourism Summit
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Are you a business owner? Museum or cultural organization? Trailmaster or event promoter?
Aroostook County Tourism invites you to attend the one-day summit held in central Aroostook at the Best Western Caribou Inn & Convention Center. This summit is free of charge and all are invited. Refreshments and lunch are provided. Registration is requested, but not required.
Aroostook County is the largest of the eight tourism regions as designated by the Maine Office of Tourism. By working together we can amplify our marketing message to attract visitation, recreation, and tourism to the Crown of Maine. Aroostook County Tourism promotes and markets the region using a multimedia marketing campaign spanning all four seasons. Please review Aroostook County Tourism’s work prior to the meeting as it may spark new ideas and how your organization can be part of our message.
There is no Zoom option for this meeting as this is an important piece of in-person networking and collaboration for the tourism industry in Aroostook with statewide organizations. We invite you to share your ideas, experiences, and vision. By working together we can achieve more.
Save The Date: 9-2:00 PM on Thursday, May 1st
The 2025 Aroostook County Tourism Summit is Sponsored By: Northern Maine Development Commission, The Maine Office of Tourism, and Maine Department of Economic & Community Development.
Of all visitors to Maine, only 2.8% come to Aroostook County
We think that the businesses, trails, parks, and attractions here are ready to double that number! We can only do it if we all work together. Last year Maine saw a decrease in visitation while visitation to Aroostook County soured 17.5% – how did that happen? We’re going to talk about that. We’ll discuss the advertisements and repetition to influence people from Halifax, Machias, Bangor, Kittery, Boston, Albany, and Scranton to visit the top of New England. How do the local towns and business owners get represented in this and why aren’t they plugged in?
Special Room Block
The Best Western Caribou Inn & Convention Center is offering a discounted rate for those attending the 2025 ACT Summit. Simply call the hotel directly and mention the summit for a discounted rate. Discount available only with phone registration.
Wednesday 4/30/25 Agenda:
6:30 PM ‘Meet & Greet’ at Buck’s Bar (located inside the Best Western Caribou Inn). We realize some attendees are arriving early to the 2025 ACT Summit. All are invited to a casual meet and greet with cash bar and light refreshments.
Thursday 5/1/25 ACT Summit Agenda:
- 8:00 AM, You may arrive early for coffee
- 9:00 AM, Welcome
- 9:05 AM, Visitation Data – Maine Office of Tourism
- 9:45 AM, Motorsports and Volunteers
- 10:15 AM, 10 Year Recreation Road Map – Office of Outdoor Recreation
- 10:45 AM, Break
- 11:00 AM, Rapid Fire – All
- 11:20 AM, Advertising You – Aroostook County Tourism
- 11:50 AM, Lunch
- 12:15 PM, Aroostook Arts – The Aroostook Common
- 12:45 PM, Nonprofit & Tax Exemption Training
- 1:45 PM, Thank you & goodbyes
Aroostook County Tourism Accounts