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Join us on Thursday morning in Corning at the 2026 NYS Tourism Excellence Summit as Melaine Rottkamp, President & CEO, and Kristina Mukherjee, Senior Director of Marketing & Communications of Destination Dutchess, share how agritourism is a growing opportunity in the Hudson Valley, where…

Mark McGill is the Vice President of Ripe. Ripe's In-Market Travel Agency (ITA) empowers DMOs to stop the leakage of traveler dollars and data to external operators. Ripe’s ITA is the lodging infrastructure for DMOs to own their visitor economy. Our AI-native platform aligns lodging, events, and…

Elissa Fornasiero is the President of Discover Schenectady, Schenectady County’s designated Tourism Promotion Agency and a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting travel, tourism, conferences, conventions, sports, and media production throughout the county. Their mission is to…

Join us on Thursday morning in Corning at the 2026 NYS Tourism Excellence Summit to hear from Michael Martelon, President and CEO at Sullivan Catskills Visitors Association, as he presents on their award winning Tourism Advocacy project, "A Rising Tide". "A Rising Tide" focuses on allocating…

$6.25 Million Project Will Create 22 Miles of Continuous Trail in Allegany County Four New Bridges Will Improve Safety, Expand Recreation and Strengthen Connections Between Seven Communities The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (State Parks), in partnership with…

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), in partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County 4-H and the City of Utica, will host a free Learn-to-Fish event on Saturday, August 15, at Utica Harbor Point. Learning to fish encourages outdoor recreation,…

Governor's Cup Presented to Ryan William Vineyard from the Finger Lakes Wine Region Weis Vineyards from the Finger Lakes Wine Region Named Winery of the Year Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the winners of the 40th Annual New York Wine Classic, a nationally recognized competition highlighting…

Join us on Thursday morning in Corning at the 2026 NYS Tourism Excellence Summit to hear from Claudia Nusstein, Conservation Education Program Coordinator at Genesee County Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department, as she shares the process of advancing sustainable stewardship with youth and…

Join us Thursday afternoon during the One-on-One Sessions at the 2026 New York State Tourism Excellence Summit in Corning, where Seth Orozco, Vice President of Travel & Tourism Elite Media Group, will walk you through how the Capital Saratoga Region team used Empire State Development co-op funds,…

Join us Thursday afternoon during the One-on-One Sessions at the 2026 New York State Tourism Excellence Summit in Corning, where Hayley Coriaty, Director of Operations at Alon Tourism Solutions, will talk about why destinations and its stakeholders should dedicate time to being international and…

Join us on Thursday morning in Corning at the 2026 NYS Tourism Excellence Summit as Nigar Hale, Executive Director of Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce, and Paula Tarallo, Founder and President of East Shore Marketing, share how targeted marketing, storytelling, and visitor engagement…

Join us on Thursday morning in Corning at the 2026 NYS Tourism Excellence Summit as Ryan Geraghty, Marketing & Communications Director at This is Cooperstown, shares how a village of just 1,800 people prepared for a global tourism moment. When Ichiro Suzuki was elected to the National Baseball Hall…

In a recent Insights Driven by Data article, I explored how travelers to New York are increasingly replacing longer vacations with shorter, more frequent "micro-adventures." Mobile location data showed average visitor stays shrinking dramatically over the past several years as travelers embraced…

Join us Thursday morning in Corning at the 2026 NYS Tourism Excellence Summit where Colleen Senglaub, Digital Account Manager at Travel Alliance Partnership, will be joined by MacKenzie Zarzycki, Vice President of Marketing & Communications at Discover Saratoga, will take attendees behind the…

Join us Thursday morning in Corning at the 2026 NYS Tourism Excellence Summit where Kris Fitzgerald, Principal of 2k Design, will be joined by Sarah Bilofsky, a brand and content strategist, to find out what it took to make a longtime dream become a reality for more than 50 communities along 190…

Join us Thursday afternoon during the One-on-One Sessions at the 2026 New York State Tourism Excellence Summit in Corning, where Kimberly Corbets, Senior Sales Director at Ad+genuity, will uncover the hidden costs of programmatic advertising. While programmatic advertising promises precision and…

Join us on Thursday morning in Corning at the 2026 NYS Tourism Excellence Summit where MacKenzie Zarzycki, Vice President of Marketing & Communications at Discover Saratoga, will share how Discover Saratoga developed its award-winning Trip Ideas program by creating curated, traveler-focused…

What if the measure of a tourism attraction isn't just the visitors it welcomes, but the lives it improves? Join us on Thursday morning in Corning at the 2026 NYS Tourism Excellence Summit where Gary Hahn, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at The National Comedy Center, will share how…

Chris Cordon is a Benefits Advisor at Affinity Benefits, a business dedicated to the proposition that associations can save their small business members from the volatility of the fully insured healthcare market. Affinity Benefits is a benefits agency with employees who average more than 20 years of…

People aren’t just using ChatGPT to cheat on their schoolwork or complete arduous tasks at work more efficiently. Travelers — especially international travelers — are increasingly turning to AI chatbots for trip inspiration, selecting destinations, creating itineraries, and booking…