Hospitality

Ten Optimistic Things to Consider with Southern West Virginia and Tourism

Appalachia Sustainable Tourism Collaboration considers Southern West Virginia to be divided into two regions: Hatfield-McCoy Mountains. ...

10 Things for Labor to Consider with Tourism jobs and careers in Coal County

1. Nepotism Back in the day (75 years ago) Appalachia was much more family (Aunts/Uncles/Cousins) orientated and resembled a...

10 Recommendations for Tourism Entrepreneurs in Coal Country

The first 3 are the foundation. 1. It’s about Hospitality. If you are getting into tourism because of the allure of loans and grants,...

State Capitals Should Consider Spearheading the Creation of Tourism Packages

This blog is the result of writing several other blogs and pondering over the ways to bring in tourists from around the world to our...

2nd Quarterly Report. 2021. Appalachia Sustainable Tourism Collaboration, LLC

Even though ASTC is an LLC, we are not in competition with others. Our legal structure does not require us to be transparent with...

Expand Guided Tourism services throughout Coal Country

Coal Country defined as Far Southeastern KY, Far SWVA, and Southwestern WV. One of our 2022 goals is to be an Entrepreneur Incubator. We...

Transporters bring down barriers that prevent Tourists from going on vacations

Being an Entrepreneur Incubator is one of our goals for 2022. We appreciate any feedback as we try to produce ideas for others to run...