The Department of Discovery specializes in new cultural tourism and provides a range of management services to indigenous peoples and the greater travel industry.

Our Management team has been at the forefront of cultural tourism, specializing in tourism planning, feasibility research, new product development, marketing and operations site management.

The company offers expertise in managing the relationships between tourism, commerce and culture.

The Department of Discovery staff and it's associates have a significant track record in hospitality and tourism, with demonstrated business acumen.  They have provided advice and resources for site asset management and staff development through Ancient Ways - New Discoveries© and Spirit of Hosting™ methodologies and processes.

Our team have practical management experience in establishing new or enhancing existing commercial business ventures.

As a result, our expertise has been in demand from government destination marketing authorities to tribal entities and commercial tourism and hospitality operators.

Projects have spanned Fiji, Hawai‘i, Arizona, and New Zealand, from working with indigenous people who want to develop a tourism business that tells their story their way - to various general tourism ventures with regional, national and global tourism companies wanting to improve their business performance and visitor experiences.

Our work has been internationally recognized.

The Department of Discovery was nominated for the 2008 National Geographic Global Eco-Tourism Award, demonstrating our commitment to and understanding of destinations with unique and world class hospitality and tourism potential.

In 2009 The Department of Discovery formed a joint venture with one of the most respected hospitality advisory companies in North America - Warnick + Company - giving us our first US office in Phoenix, Arizona.  Other offices in mainland USA are now located in Chicago, Los Angeles and in New York