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Oral history of Donna Campbell, Trolley Pub Guide

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  Trolley Pub is a pub-crawling trolley powered by up to fourteen pedalers. Private groups can book the trolley for a two-hour tour of some of Raleigh’s most popular pubs including The RaleighTimes , Level Up , Flying Saucer , and Calavera . Individuals can also book a seat on a Mixer Tour. These tours include mixology lessons, tapas, and a handcrafted cocktail. The Trolley Pub, with its slogan “Pedal On Raleigh!” offers a unique, eco-friendly, fun-filled tourism experience. It is a great way to meet new friends and see Raleigh’s thriving downtown area. Donna Campbell, a second grade teacher in Raleigh, enjoys driving for Raleigh Trolley Pub on the weekends for some “fun money”.   She is a third generation Raleigh native with a finger on the pulse of Raleigh’s tourism industry. Her passion and enthusiasm for the city and its heritage are contagious. Raleigh is part of her identity, and she is dedicated to keeping Raleigh pride alive. In fact, Donna, is both an advocate and an am

Fourth Quarter People-First Tourism Analytics

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P1t performance: 2015 to 2016 Fourth Quarter Analytics The longitudinal comparison of the previous year’s website visitation performance with the most recent quarterly report provides a snapshot of the overall reach of the project, as well the performance of the website source links and micro-entrepreneur network pages. Additionally, the report includes data about the reach of the project’s scholarship to the general public through select social media tools – e.g., this web blog. Some significant changes in offer and marketing are tracked and have shaped the changes in the performance of the website. Here is the most recent report, P1t Dashboard Analytics Report for 4 th Quarter of 2016 ( see inset below ). The report for the 1 st Quarter 2017 will be appearing in an April posting on this blog.   This report revealed that new visitation to the www.peoplefirsttourism.com web marketplace has continued to decrease over the new visits for 2015 4 th Quarter (-28%). Th