Build Skills. Have Fun. Gain Knowledge. Make Friends.

The Learn Tourism Conference is the premier training ground for professionals who need results now. We go beyond the “what” to teach you the “how,” giving you a concrete roadmap to:

attract high-value visitors, engage residents, and secure your funding.

Empower your team with the actionable strategies they need to stop reacting and start leading.

Save the Date Nov. 7 - 9, 2027

This conference gives me a tool to look at my own destination with brand new eyes.”
~ Morgan Christopher 

Get a Taste of Learning with Us

Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2026
Time: 10 AM – 3 PM Eastern
7 Am – 12 PM Pacific
Location: Zoom
Price: $79 Regular Ticket / $99 PLUS Ticket

Regular tickets include: Live Workshop
PLUS tickets include: Live Workshop + Stewardship Guide + Recordings

If you care deeply about the places you represent and want to build tourism that is thoughtful, sustainable, and community-centered, this symposium was built for you.

Designed by educators. Built for real-world tourism leadership.

The Learn Tourism Conference is unlike any other event in the tourism industry. Designed and produced by adult learning experts and educators, this conference prioritizes how professionals actually learn,  through engagement, application, and meaningful discussion.

Sessions are intentionally crafted to be transformative, accessible, and rooted in real-world challenges facing destination leaders, marketers, and community builders today.

Leave With Skills, Not Just Notes

Two immersive days focused on clarity, confidence, and practical action.

Over two immersive days, attendees gain practical strategies they can apply immediately, from smarter marketing and emerging technology to leadership, accessibility, and community engagement. Speakers are selected not for name recognition, but for their ability to translate ideas into action.

With limited attendance to preserve the quality of learning, the Learn Tourism Conference is built for professionals who want more than inspiration; they want clarity, confidence, and results.

Actionable Tourism Training 

Expand your skills, strategize how to reach potential visitors, and learn to tell your community’s story in a way that creates growth and success for everyone. We’re thrilled to offer 3 new tracks of learning at our event, designed to help destinations of all sizes and tourism professionals from all walks of life. 

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Marketing & Technology

Where creativity meets strategy. Learn how to harness digital tools, data, and storytelling to amplify your destination’s visibility and attract the right visitors.

Visitor Services & Experience

Discover how to create unforgettable, human-centered experiences, from frontline service to community connection, that keep visitors coming back.

Leadership & Local Impact 

Explore how strong leadership fuels vibrant destinations. Focus on building influence, driving change, and delivering value for your organization and community.

The Learn Tourism Conference is built like a curriculum, not a collection of talks. Every session is intentionally designed by adult learning experts to support how professionals actually learn and apply new skills in real-world environments. Instead of passive listening, the conference emphasizes engagement, discussion, and practical application throughout the experience.

The curriculum is shaped by a diverse group of speakers selected for their ability to teach, not for name recognition. Presenters include destination leaders, tourism executives, visitor services professionals, technologists, and educators who actively work within destinations and communities similar to those in the room.

Sessions bridge marketing, leadership, technology, accessibility, funding, and community engagement, reflecting the interconnected nature of destination work. With limited attendance to preserve meaningful interaction, attendees leave with clarity, confidence, and tools they can use immediately.

Testimonials

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"The conference led me to create a brand new digital marketing master plan. Our new plan is highly effective and 1Q metrics have blown away predictions!"
"Sarah Benoit has an ease about presenting that allows all in attendance, no matter their level of education on a subject, to feel comfortable and ready to ask for help. I have attended the DIY conference more than once and always leave with information that I put to use in my current position."
" A year and a half ago, I made an investment to do a five-minute video. That video is still sitting on my laptop. It's been intimidating and it's like, I didn't have a real direction. Well now. I can really take that digital asset and do something with it."

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