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"With the pace of change in our industry, a strong destination brand is more important than ever. It serves as a beacon—attracting visitors by letting them know what you stand for—and it goes beyond a great logo and tagline." Thursday morning in Lake George at the 2025 NYS Tourism Excellence…

Join us Thursday morning in Lake George at the 2025 NYS Tourism Excellence Summit to hear from Lakshmee L-Persad, President & Founder of Accessible Travel NYC. She'll present the Disability Pride, Disability Joy, Exists™ case study—an inspiring example where equity in tourism can be realized…

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the start of the fall foliage travel season throughout New York State. Autumn is historically one of New York's most popular travel periods, thanks to one of America's longest and most colorful foliage seasons, attracting visitors from around the world who…

Governor Hochul today announced that $200 million in funding is available through the State’s two signature downtown revitalization and economic development programs—$100 million each for Round 9 of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) and Round 4 of the NY Forward program, which…

We had another successful year at The Great New York State Fair! As my 13-day 'fair-cation' comes to an end, I am pleased to report that we distributed thousands of guides and we had countless meaningful conversations with fairgoers. Fairgoers appreciated our presence at the fair and the opportunity…

Content Studio New York, a magazine, media and marketing company, has received a prestigious national award for publishing the 20 th Anniversary Edition of New York by Rail Magazine in the spring of 2024. For the 16 th year in a row, Content Studio has taken home the Apex Award for Magazine…

Buffalo, N.Y. (Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025)-  A world-class program that highlights some of the most exciting and innovative activities on the world’s waterways is set to take place Sept. 21-25 at the 2025 World Canals Conference(WCC 2025) in Buffalo. Registration is open for…

We are seeing a lot of success at the 2025 New York State Fair! There has been consistent traffic coming through the booth, and we even had the pleasure of welcoming Miss New York to the booth on opening day. Attendees are engaged and excited to see our booth at the Fair again—one couple even…

Three New York State breweries: Arrowood Farms Brewery and Distillery (Ulster County), Dancing Grain Farm Brewery (Saratoga County) and Rising Storm Brewery Co. (Livingston County) are recognized in ROVA – The Magazine For Epic Road Trips August/September issue in the Annual…

The Rove team is back with the latest on Canadian and American tourism tensions with visitor sentiment, media headlines, and actual visitor behavior based on border crossings, accommodation performance, visitor spending and more. Join Sally Donovan and James Sauter from Rove and take a…

SCHENECTADY, NY (August 18, 2025) — Discover Schenectady announced today that the Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci) will present Rockin’ the Dome — an all-new planetarium series combining stunning 360-degree visuals with the timeless energy of classic rock. The first…

Join us Friday morning at the 250 Commemoration Summit to hear from Maeve McEneny-Johnson, Director of Community Engagement at Discover Albany and Albany County Legislator Jeff Perlee, who will provide brief updates from Albany County's 250th Commission. County Legislator Perlee is the Chair of the…

Join us on Thursday morning in Lake George at the 2025 NYS Tourism Excellence Summit where Karen Kuhl, Executive Director at Cayuga County C&VB, Inc., will share the guiding principles, pivotal moments, and hard-won lessons that have shaped her leadership journey in tourism. From building…

On Thursday morning in Lake George at the 2025 NYS Tourism Excellence Summit, hear the story of the planning for the award-winning New York By Rail 20th Anniversary Issue from Tom Martinelli, CEO/Chief Content Officer at Content Studio New York. Learn how New York By Rail magazine…

Destinations of NYS Scholarship Golf Tournament Spend a day on the course with your tourism industry colleagues at the annual DONYS Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament featuring a beautiful Par 70 course, food and refreshments, fun activities, and staggered tee times. Details/Register Now…

My friends at the New York State Tourism Industry Association often say, “Tourism is everyone’s business,” and they’re right — thriving tourism strengthens local economies, supports jobs, and brings vibrancy to communities. That’s why I’m excited to share…

Join us Friday morning at the 250 Commemoration Summit to hear from Christopher Koetzle, Executive Director at the New York State Association of Towns, who will be highlighting members' unique stories and identities, eventually bringing them to live in a documentary film, as we approach America's…

Join us Friday morning at the 250 Commemoration Summit to hear from Jonathan Lane, Executive Director at Revolution 250, who will give background to major events of the Massachusetts 250th so far. Learn about the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Massacre, the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea…

Join us on Thursday morning in Lake George at the 2025 NYS Tourism Excellence Summit with Natasha Caputo, Director of Westchester County Tourism & Film and Trish Nugent, Senior Vice President - Head of Public Relations & Public Affairs at Mower, to discover how Westchester County turned…