- 1). Visit the travel brochure topic area's chamber of commerce, either in person or on the Internet. Chamber of commerce sites offer a wealth of information, including tourist attractions, details and demographics of the area, information about local businesses and contact information for chamber and government representatives. Nashville's chamber of commerce, for example, offers a vacation guide with accommodations, eateries, shopping and nightlife, plus links to special events and group travel.
- 2). Check your city or state's historical society, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving information about your area. Historical societies can provide you timelines, photographs and snippets of information to include in your brochure. The Minnesota Historical Society's website, for example, offers a list of the sites on Minnesota's historical register, quotes from Minnesota war veterans, a listing of the state's historical forts and museums and a directory of people to reach for further information.
- 3). Review historical websites such as Eye Witness to History to search for information specific to your town or area. If you find a specific name of a war, battle or hot spot, such as "1940 London Blitz," continue searching for those terms on the history websites.
- 4). Search websites such as Roadside America for quirky and interesting travel spots in your town or area that may attract visitors. Travelers heading to Raleigh, North Carolina, for example, may appreciate a brochure note and picture of the "Big Acorn," a towering symbol of the city which sits in a park near the downtown area of the city's capital.
- 5). Select a program to produce your travel brochure. Desktop publishing software such as Microsoft Publisher and Adobe InDesign make creating brochures quick with their design templates and easy layout functionality. You can also create brochures with a word processing program such as Microsoft Word, but won't get as much layout precision.
- 6). Create the brochure from one of the program's templates, dropping in your text and headlines to replace the template's placeholder details. Add your own photos and images to replace the generic ones on the template; find photos by searching the historical and chamber websites for free downloads or using a free stock art site.
- 7). Include contact information on the back panel of the brochure for your travel agency or tour group. Another option is to include contact details for each of the historical sites right underneath their descriptions so brochure recipients can head right to the historical places they want to go.
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