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From Tori Emerson Barnes at 5:55 PM on March 12: Earlier this afternoon, House Democrats unveiled their draft of the next round of coronavirus relief legislation, a $3 trillion package with a number of notable provisions for our industry. Relevant summaries can be found here and here. While we…

  The Governor has asked businesses to come up with a detailed plan to re-open our businesses. Hops on the Hudson has heard the call and has now put together a very detailed Event Guideline called, “Outdoor Mini-Festival Guideline" and actually built out physical models of…

From Governor Cuomo @ 7:43 PM on May 11: Today we enter a new phase of our battle against COVID-19. When we turn to reopening our state we will rely on data, science and metrics to guide us — as we have done all along. We will take a regional approach to reopening and will rely on…

From Governor Cuomo @ 7:54 PM on May 10: This year, Mother's Day is different for a lot of us. Many New Yorkers are separated from our mothers and rather than the usual family gathering, we are forced to stay apart and to celebrate remotely. Nonetheless today is still about love, and it's about…

From Governor Cuomo @ 7:43 PM on May 9: Low-income communities and communities of color have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 in the New York City metropolitan area, as they have been in many states and cities. In the 21 zip codes with the most new COVID-19 hospitalizations, 20 have…

From Governor Cuomo @ 7:36 PM on May 8: There is much about Coronavirus we still don't understand. A disturbing new development is a serious illness affecting children, known as multi-system inflammatory syndrome. The illness is potentially linked with COVID-19, and it has features that are similar…

From Governor Cuomo @ 7:22 PM on May 7: New York has been aggressively testing frontline workers. After testing approximately 27,000 employees across 25 downstate health care facilities for COVID-19 antibodies, we found some hopeful results. The survey showed that the infection rate among health…

Annamaria Bellantoni is the Vice President of Tourism for the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber is the official Tourism Promotion Agency for the County. Annamaria is a Saratoga native who combined her love for her hometown and her tourism marketing experience to brand and promote…

Register for the COVID-19 Research UpdateFriday, May 15, 2020 at 1:00 PM EDT - REGISTER HEREHosted by Carroll Rheem, Vice President, Research & AnalyticsBrand USA's Vice President, Research & Analytics Carroll Rheem will provide an update on international market conditions…

UPDATED MAY 6 AT 5:30 PM: Nonessential businesses will stay closed through May 15th.All K-12 schools and college facilities statewide will remain closed and continue to provide distance learning, meal delivery and childcare services for the remainder of the school year.Governor Cuomo issued…

From Governor Cuomo @ 7:53 PM on May 5: We all saw pictures from the weekend of people out and about in parks and in public spaces — some were not wearing masks. Let me say this as clearly as possible. If you are out in public, and especially if you are in a crowded area…

Life as a Tourism Professional During a Global Health Pandemic - Meghan Lawton, Executive Director, Cortland County CVB(Note from Bob Provost: In Constructive Action from Experience Cortland on March 20, 2020, I wrote about how that destination had undertaken a positive role in meeting community…

From Roger Dow @ 6:34 PM on May 4:On May 4, following an extraordinary collaboration across the travel industry, U.S. Travel Association submitted to the White House and governors of every state Industry Guidance for Promoting the Health and Safety of All Travelers.When the moment is right, travel…

From Governor Cuomo @ 7:42 PM on May 4:As we begin to reopen, we will approach the process on a regional basis. New York State is made up of diverse regions and each region is now facing a different set of circumstances. To guide the decision as to timing, we will look to four core factors: the…

Today, May 2, has a big circle around it on my calendar, as this is the day that we would have joined together for the ninth I Love My Park Day. I Love My Park Day has always been one of my favorite days of the year. Sadly, this year, due to COVID-19 health concerns, we will not be spending the the…

National Travel and Tourism Week (NTTW), the annual celebration of the contributions and accomplishments of the U.S. travel industry, will spotlight resilience and hope in the face of the coronavirus pandemic with this year's theme: the Spirit of Travel. Celebrated annually the first full week in…

From Governor Cuomo @ 6:40 PM on May 3: Today, joined by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, Delaware Governor John Carney, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, we announced a joint multi-state…

From Governor Cuomo @ 7:20 PM on April 2: Starting May 6th, we are closing the NYC subway system for four hours at night from 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. when the ridership is lowest. This has never been done before — but we need to do so now in order to allow the MTA to disinfect every subway car…

From Governor Cuomo @ 7:34 PM on May 1: While the number of hospitalizations is declining, we are still seeing about 1,000 new people being hospitalized for COVID-19 per day, a number that remains stubbornly high. To better access trends, we will look closely at these patients. We'll gather…

From Tori Emerson Barnes at 7:31 PM on April 30:CLICK HERE FOR THE COMPLETE BRIEFINGThis week:U.S. Travel, working with many corporate and association partners, is leading the collaborative development of a set of safety guidelines. It is critical that every industry segment be part of this…