Another community-based tourism venture is the Community Baboon Sanctuary, an experiment in voluntary citizen conservation, founded in 1985.

BBC: Belize��s lessons in eco-tourism

Since the 1980s, the government has encouraged Belizeans to be stakeholders in their own tourism industry, occasionally supporting community-based projects, according to the travel book Insight Guides Belize.

BBC: Belize��s lessons in eco-tourism

In addition to community-based projects, successful efforts in the public sector have helped boost sustainable tourism in Belize.

BBC: Belize��s lessons in eco-tourism

Minnesota Vikings owner Mark Wilf said his team's clash with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2013 would offer acute exposure of "Minnesota's impressive business community and tourism industry, " as well as offering the franchise's Europe-based fans a chance to see the team in action.

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