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The Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce has transferred the Adirondack Craft Beverage Trail initiative to the Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce & CVB.

The New York State Tourism Industry Association (NYSTIA) has selected five recipients of 2018 scholarship awards from the Destinations of NYS Travel, Tourism, Hospitality & Culinary College Scholarship Fund.

Dutchess Tourism, Inc. (DTI) celebrated National Travel Rally Day with the announcement of the winners of the 2018 Dutchess Tourism Awards of Distinction.

A new study estimates $1.5 billion is generated annual along the NYS canal system by events, boat tours, bicycle and paddle-sport rentals and historic site/museum tours.

The Sullivan County Visitors Association shares that Condé Nast Traveler has announced the winners of its 2018 Hot List, with The DeBruce recognized as one of the 102 hottest hotel openings of the last year.

The Destination Marketing Corporation of Otsego County (DMCOC) will host a Tourism Summit on the afternoon of May 9, 2018 at the National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum.

Registration for attendees and exhibitors now open for the April 2018 event

Cooperstown, NY has been named one of “The 25 Best Small Towns in America” via Architectural Digest.

Register by March 15th, and save $50!

Kendall Knaak of Honeoye Falls has joined Finger Lakes Visitors Connection (FLVC) as Visitor Experience Curator and Marketing Associate.

In advance of the Empire State Tourism Conference, BBG&G will host a Facebook LIVE video on Tuesday, February 13 at 2 p.m. on the NYSTIA Facebook page.

Apply for a grant from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation to join the Museum Association of New York as a member, and send your staff the annual MANY Annual Conference.

2018 Destinations of NYS Travel, Tourism, Hospitality & Culinary College Scholarship Program experiences boost.

In December, MCT launched the Central New York Food and Beverage Trail, which connects 24 of Madison County’s farm-to-table restaurants, craft beverage producers, and other snack and dessert vendors.

A new year has brought an entirely new team to Otsego County’s Destination Marketing Corporation (DMCOC).

In his 2018 State of the State address, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo emphasized the importance of tourism to the state’s economy and the returns the state is seeing from its investment in the industry.

New program targets seniors by identifying destinations and activities that target older New Yorkers.

AAA forecasts 107.3 million Americans will take to planes, trains, automobiles and other modes of transportation during the year-end holiday period from Saturday, Dec. 23 through Monday, Jan. 1.

AAA released its Thanksgiving Travel Forecast on November 16th, and is projecting that 50.9 million Americans will travel this Thanksgiving – the highest number since 2005!

Starting November 1st, EscapeMaker.com will be offering the first ever calendar to feature the animals you might meet when visiting the farmers and producers of GrowNYC’s Greenmarket.