Locally Managed Travel Services

in small-town main streets and historic districts

Turnkey personalized travel services in the USA for families, extended families, theme groups and business travelers that focus on: historical tourism, environment friendly destinations and vacations, architectural and study tours, food wine and brew itineraries, professional enrichment, training and wellness programs.

Local Tourism Initiatives

Business and Vacation Trip Logistics Anchor Locations Hub and Spoke Travel Destinations

Issue many travelers think they can develop and implement their trip plans via online booking. In our experience, personalized travel services, planning as well as management, provide cost savings and numerous other advantages.

Objective a collaborative effort to develop local capabilities in destination management, tourism services and environment related projects that focus on water resources, transportation and energy efficiency across the United States.

Tourism Projects Generate Resources for Environmental Activities

Solution develop local area businesses capable of managing incoming travel services that benefit from a centralized marketing and sales program. Resources generated from inbound travel transactions are made available to the regions, towns, and neighborhoods visited to help pay for the start-up of a new local entity tasked with the longer-term marketing and management of tourism and environment related services in the community.

Travel Projects that Draw on Local History Traditions and Talents

Cultural Anchors Museums, Theaters and other Historic Buildings located on Main Street and in Historic Districts are repositories of a community’s values and traditions. Each Local Project integrates architecture with digital media and engages visitors through interaction with local citizens. Water resources and energy efficiency projects are also community attractors as domestic and international business and government visitors will come to study, learn and acquire knowledge and expertise in these fields.

Travel Themes that Bring out the Best in a Community

Travel Programs that emphasize: locally managed services, an established presence in and knowledge of your destinations, superior client service in the planning stages and throughout your trip, logistics expertise to reduce travel costs, transport and transfer times. 

Experienced Local Operators provide the highest quality destination management services, Tourism assumes uniquely local dimensions wherever you go; the activities that you select irrespective of the length of your stay, are unique of the community and rooted into the local culture and traditions.

 

American Travels

Turnkey personalized travel services in the USA for families, extended families, theme groups and business travelers that focus on: Historical Tourism, Environment Friendly Destinations and Vacations, Architectural Tours, Food Wine and Brew itineraries, Study Tours, Professional Enrichment, Training and Wellness programs.

Business and Vacation Travel Logistics Itineraries, anchor locations, hub and spoke travel destinations.

Issue many travelers think they can develop and implement their trip plans via online booking. In our experience, personalized travel services, planning as well as management, provide cost savings and other advantages.

Objective a collaborative effort to develop local capabilities in destination management, tourism services and environment related projects that focus on water resources, transportation and energy efficiency across the United States.

Tourism Projects Generate Resources for Environmental Activities

Solution develop local area businesses capable of managing incoming travel services that benefit from a centralized marketing and sales program. Resources generated from inbound travel transactions are made available to the regions, towns, and neighborhoods visited to help pay for the start-up of a new local entity tasked with longer term marketing and management of tourism and environment related services in the community.

Cultural Anchors and Attractors Museums, Theaters and other Historic Buildings located on Main Street and in historic districts are repositories of a community’s values and traditions. Each Local Project integrates architecture with digital media and engages visitors through interaction with local citizens. Water resources and energy efficiency projects are also community attractors as domestic and international business and government visitors will come to study, learn and acquire knowledge and expertise in these fields.

Travel Themes that Bring out the Best in a Community

Travel Programs that emphasize: locally managed services, an established presence in and knowledge of your destinations, superior client service in the planning stages and throughout your trip, logistics expertise to reduce travel costs, transport and transfer times. 

Experienced Local Operators provide the highest quality destination management services, Tourism assumes uniquely local dimensions wherever you go; the activities that you select irrespective of the length of your stay, are unique of the community and rooted into the local culture and traditions.

Itinerary Plans and Travel Management Services for American and International Clients

The Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia

A Contemporary Art Museum in Philadelphia

The Fabric Workshop and Museum, founded in 1977, is recognized as an internationally acclaimed contemporary art museum and is the only institution in the Unites States devoted to creating work in new materials and media in collaboration with artists at all stages of their careers, working with studio staff, educators, and apprentices.

The Collections document FWM’s unique history of artistic activity with contemporary artists. They also include important documentation and process materials relating to the creative development of projects by Artists-in-Residence. Collections fall into three categories:

Commissioned Works of Art created in the Artist-in-Residence Program large-scale installations and sculptures, drawings and paintings, hand screen-printed fabric garments and textiles;

Artist Boxes assembled at the completion of each artist's residence that include samples, prototypes, swatches, and other materials related to the creative process;

Photography and Video Archives documentation of the creative process of artist's residencies, artist and curator lectures, exhibitions, special fabrication techniques, and educational activities.  

The Artist-in-Residence Program a collaborative process, a permanent collection of some 6,000 works of art and an archive of diverse materials that preserves and documents the course of artistic production from inspiration to realization. FWM hosts emerging and established local and international contemporary artists who have a demonstrated commitment to innovation and exploration. Artists-in-residence are drawn from all disciplines, including painting, sculpture, architecture and design, conceptual and installation art, performance, and video. Working collaboratively with FWM's staff of printers and technicians, artists are introduced to new techniques, materials, and resources, and are thus able to realize projects that would not otherwise be possible. Through this collaborative creative process, artists stretch the boundaries not only of their own work, and of the creative possibility of the various media, but also of the larger development of contemporary art. 

Education & Apprenticeships Programs

High School one of the original programs of The Fabric Workshop and Museum, the High School Apprentice Training Program offers students the opportunity to learn all aspects of hand screen-printing on fabric. Students design and print their own fabric yardage and assist staff in the production of artist residency projects. Hand screen-printing is an art form as well as an industrial skill, and the program is designed to provide students with new tools for artistic expression and self-empowerment. The program was created to provide excellent art education for teenagers from diverse economic and cultural backgrounds; the objective is to complement school resources and improve art education for high school age students in the Philadelphia region.

College and Post-Graduate a holistic experience enabling artists to develop skills in silkscreen printing and working with fabric to enhance their studio practice.  Apprentices participate in the daily operations of the FWM studio and museum and learn how to create a design by hand on mylar, mix colors with fabric pigment, use screen printing techniques, register multiple screens, and print their own one-color and three-color repeat yardages. The program focuses on enabling artists to develop skills in screen printing and integrating fabric into their art making.

Family Programs designed to explore and learn about contemporary art in new and exciting ways. Using FWM's exhibitions and unique studio environment as a foundation for learning, this program features hands-on activities designed to spark interest, arouse curiosity, and encourage children and adults to learn about art and culture together. Workshops allow families time and space to share in the creative process and expression inside and outside the Museum walls.

Study Tours Workshops and Custom Programs lead participants through our current exhibitions and professional studios and are available to middle school, high school, college and adult groups. Custom programs include one or two-session collaborative design and print repeat yardage workshops or special presentations of past artist-in-residence projects.

Museum features include an ambitious exhibitions program, a museum shop filled with functional objects created by artists-in-residence, FWM publications, onsite screen-printing and studio workshops and a wide ranging educational program.

The Fabric Workshop and Museum is in the heart of a thriving community in Center City Philadelphia’s Convention Center District, home to cutting-edge art galleries and a historic art academy.

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American Cultural Heritage Destinations and Itineraries

For Friends & Family, Theme Groups and Business Travelers

Preserving and Divulging the Cultural Heritage of American Communities

Cultural Heritage and Local Museums give meaning and purpose to the objects on display in museums and art galleries as they disclose the historical and archaeological heritage of a community, leverage conservation and the rediscovery of cultural heritage through the arts, history, archeology, literature and architecture, preserve biodiversity and rediscover cultures associated with agricultural, coastal and river communities.

Local Food Wineries and Breweries There are several fascinating examples throughout America of a resurgence in farming that cater to an ever increasing demand for local, quality and sustainable food, wine and ale consumption in both urban and suburban communities, fueled in part by downtown development and neighborhood construction. This, in turn, has spawned a demand for nightlife and weekend amenities for local citizens and out of town visitors. Experience uniquely local atmospheres in American communities where many historical and sustainable attractions are also present.

Preservation Towns and Initiatives

Communities and Local Public Transport Initiatives In recent years, efficient and affordable public transit - in the form of bus rapid transit, subways, elevated and other rail services and trolley cars – for urban, suburban and intercity service have been debated, studied and in some instances implemented. Our itineraries include major US cities with established commuter and regional service as well as communities that are implementing new transit programs. An opportunity to meet with local planners and managers and travel efficiently, safely and affordably as you visit the United States.

Water Resources Management and the Environment Visit and study the efforts of communities that are in the forefront of water resources management and other environmentally sustainable practices in coastal and river waterfront development in small towns and large cities as well as agricultural communities. Local officials and nonprofit stewards of the environment, among others, will explain their policies, programs and best management practices in wastewater and watershed management, land conservancy issues, LEED certifications, recycling, rainwater collection and energy efficient systems.  

Industry and Commerce Travel Itineraries in America

From Farming and Industry to Services and Sustainability 

Travel Logistics Move in one direction. Anchor your stays in strategic locations conveniently located near points of interest. Take in sites, meals and other planned events in a hub and spoke fashion and enjoy the places and the people you are visiting. Tema develops and manages personalized travel itineraries, an in-depth knowledge of your destinations and superior client service throughout your trip.

 

How Does it Work

Select one or all of our US destinations, the period of the year and number of days you wish to travel;

Identify the travel themes that interest you – cultural, local food & wine, the environment and transport;

With this information, Tema develops a comprehensive travel program for your review and approval;

At your request and where feasible, you can also join other travel groups and families;

Please Note that costs and fees apply only if you accept and we implement your travel program.

How Do You Benefit

Our personalized travel programs are designed for friends and families, theme groups, government and nonprofit experts, businesses as well as travel agents and tour operators. 

We have developed anchor locations from which you can best base your travel movements, mindful that you are likely to visit three to four places in a compressed period of time, typically 7 to 10 days, and experience multiple interests that range from cultural to culinary, wellness and the environment.

Smart Trip Planning Logistics Locations Costs Time and Personalized Solutions 

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