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We're No. 1! We're No. 1!...Congratulations to our colleagues in the Finger Lakes for being named Best Wine Region for the second year in a row in the USA Today Readers Choice competition. Wine industry experts were asked to select their favorite wine regions and USA Today readers were then asked to…

NYSTIA's Nominating Committee is seeking candidates......for open seats on the Board of Directors. NYSTIA's bylaws dictate that the board is made up of 51% TPAs and that there is regional balance with no region representing more than 25% of the board.The committee expects to have 3-4 openings of…

Greetings NYSTIA colleagues:You may have seen the press release issued yesterday at the close of the Great New York State Fair where Governor Cuomo announced the new tourism numbers for New York State. The results are historic: Record high numbers of visitation (more than 250 million, a 3.7%…

Shape Your Future:Bring Your 2020 Marketing Planner To The Annual MeetingRecord breaking numbers like those described in Governor Cuomo's release and Ross's note (see below) are immensely gratifying and exciting for all of us. Hard work and dedication pay off! And we are blessed to have state…

GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES RECORD BREAKING NUMBERS FOR STATEWIDE TOURISM AND GREAT NEW YORK STATE FAIR ATTENDANCE New York State Sees Record-High Visitation and Direct Visitor Spending in 2018, Generating Fifth Straight Year of $100+ Billion Economic ImpactTotal Attendance for State Fair Breaks Record…

Online New York Canal Map Helps Travelers Navigate to New York's CanalsWATERFORD, NY – Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, with support from the NYS Canal Corporation and I LOVE NEW YORK, has released a new online map to help residents and visitors navigate their way to New…

Visit Syracuse and GSHTA Sponsor 2019 Travel Unity SummitAs shared last week, this year's annual Travel Unity Summit — a forum for the discussion of diversity and inclusion in the travel space — will be held in Syracuse from October 5-7. Responding to the theme of…

The New York State Tourism Industry Association (NYSTIA) will hold its 6th Annual Tourism Excellence Awards on September 27th at the Holiday Inn in Auburn, NY. The judging process involved quantitative online scoring from a diverse panel of judges from the tourism profession. Awardees were selected…

Immediately following the Annual Meeting/Luncheon on September 26, NYSTIA will present an opportunity for members to personally meet 1:1 with many of the marketers and media partners in our Co-Op program to get answers to their questions. (online appointment scheduling will be available three weeks…

Syracuse to Host This Year's Travel Unity SummitFrom October 5-7, SUNY ESF (College of Environmental Science and Forestry) will host the 5th annual Travel Unity Summit in Syracuse with the support of Visit Syracuse and Greater Syracuse Hospitality & Tourism Association. NYSTIA will also be…

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NYSTIA's first e-learning initiative will offer members the opportunity to create customized, local Marketing Ambassador Destination Training programs.

NYSTIA congratulates Visit Rochester on their recent promotion announcements.##Visit Rochester, the official tourism promotion agency for Monroe County, is pleased to announce the promotion of Gregory LaDuca to Vice President of Industry Relations and Visitor Experience, Jeanine Battermann to Vice…

  Register Now: 27th Annual Scholarship Golf Outing Destinations of New York State is once again organizing the golf outing to raise funds for the scholarship fund. Charlie Daley and friends are planning a great day of fun in the beautiful Catskill mountains. Join us Thursday, September 5th,…

Meet Anna Leonard, Pine Ridge Dude Ranch Director of Sales and Marketing. Anna comes with over 20 years of sales and marketing experience, primarily with national chains such as Marriott and Hilton. She received her BA in Sports Management from Johnson and Wales University and then her Masters in…

Meet Steve Fox, the Regional Manager for Travel & Tourism in Western Massachusetts and throughout New England for The Republican newspaper and MassLive.com, a division of Advance Media located in Springfield, MA. Steve has over 10 years of Travel and Tourism experience and started at Tribune…

New Member Profile: Meet Stephanie Crockatt,Executive Director of the Buffalo Olmstead Parks ConservancyBridging her background in landscape architecture with skills in non-profit association management and fundraising has brought Stephanie Crockatt's career full circle. Today she oversees the…

The TALL SHIPS are Coming!Our partners at the NYS Canal Corporation have invited NYSTIA to participate in the Basil Port of Call Buffalo July 4-7, 2019 at Canalside-Buffalo, NY. The event is three days along the canal, an anticipated 100,000 people will purchase tickets to access the ships and…

To Our Valued Members:It is an exciting time to be a part of the growing and dynamically thinking organization that is NYSTIA! The Membership Committee and the Board of Directors have been carefully reviewing several aspects of the membership structures, rates and categories in preparation for a…

Tourism professionals love their work – but it's also great to bring home some hardware!Just two weeks left to submit your work for consideration...We all know that working in the tourism and hospitality business is its own reward. But I can tell you from personal experience that winning an award…