tourismguru.blogspot.com
Blog URL http://tourismguru.blogspot.com
Located Waveland, Mississippi USA
Tags Tourism, corruption, downtown development, economic development, travel, consultant, Gulfport, Biloxi
Henry Ward is a tourism consultant that specializes in downtown redevelopment with extensive research throughout the Mississippi Gulf Coast and New Orleans.
Latest Blog Posts
- on Feb 12, 2008
Poor Mississippi PigsThere was a chemistry professor in a large college that had some exchange students in the class.One day while the class was in the lab, the Prof noticed one young man, an exchange student, who kept rubbing his back and stretching...
- on May 25, 2006
Let’s Learn From Our Past MistakesAccording to the Washington Times @http://washingtontimes.com/national/20040118-114320-9103r.htm, Mississippi ranks #1 in public corruption. Other sources remind us that we rank #50 in per capita incomes.When I gra...
- on May 18, 2006
Dupont’s Sand on Hank’s BeachesSince Hank had studied oceanography in college and had written a case study for Ship Island, he was always observant of his surroundings as he worked for the Skrmetta family on the ferry boats. Over time, he met ma...
- on Apr 21, 2006
WHERE were they thinking?When Governor Blanco appointed Mike Olivier to Secretary of Economic Development, my confidence in Louisiana’s future was raised tremendously. He had previously served the people of the Mississippi Gulf Coast (MS Beach) wit...
- on Apr 11, 2006
Condos vs. National ChainsAs a fifth generation local, my interests have always been to help grow our economy from within, always preserving heritage. Professional leadership in the accommodations industry is always critical. I’ll never forget hea...
- on Aug 22, 2005
CTA Needs HelpI’ve lived here most of my life as a fifth generation local, interviewed thousands of tourists and I don’t know anything about the Coast Transit Authority (CTA) system. In London, Dresden, Vienna, Berlin, Prague, Dumbarton, Glasgow,...
- on Aug 18, 2005
Best Vacation-Worst Vacation-Same VacationSince he had arrived 24 hours late on a 48 hour work visa, Hank felt deprived that he could not take in the charm of another undiscovered culture in Port City Maracaibo, Venezuela. The next morning he was at...
