Time: 10 AM – 6 PM

Location: Sagamore Golf Club

Share with your friends, family & network! You're invited to 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

Immersion Tour #1: 

America's Cleanest Lake 

Boat leaves the dock at 2 PM 

All aboard the Lake George Association Floating Classroom, where you'll hop on a cruise around the lake to measure water clarity, catch zooplankton, and gain hands-on insight into what it takes to keep Lake George clear and clean. Details/Register Now

Immersion Tour #2:

Tourism in Our Towns

Bus leaves the hotel at 1 PM 

Tour around the nearby town of Lake Luzerne, featuring a tour and cheese tasting at Nettle Meadow Farm & Artisan Cheese, a potential short railbike ride at Revolution Rail Co., and a guided tour of facilities at the Adirondack Folk School. Details/Register Now

These 15-minute conversations are included in your registration and are a great way to explore new tools, ideas, and connections that can help you meet your organization’s goals in 2025 and beyond. You can sign up for up to eight (8) sessions. Act now to ensure that you are able to secure sessions with the solution providers you want to connect with.

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We had another successful year at The Great New York State Fair as my 13-day “faircation” comes to a close! Thousands of guides were distributed, and we had countless meaningful conversations with fairgoers—helping them discover new destinations, plan future trips, and start their New York State travel stories. To ensure every...

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Back by popular demand, NYSTIA is once again hosting a free, weekly virtual workshop series in an informal, "coffee and conversation format. All are welcome to join and send invitations to your friends and colleagues! Each webinar is recorded and archived for post-event access.

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Thanks to the generosity of our partners Brookfield Renewable and Saratoga County 250th Commission, we have expanded our Friday, September 12th NYS 250th Commemoration Summit program to include a meal. Thank you to our luncheon hosts:

Register Now - If you're registered for the 2025 NYS Tourism Excellence Summit, you are already registered for the 250 Commemoration Summit. There is no need to register twice.

🇨🇦 In their Monthly Research Snapshot, U.S. Travel notes the various trends emerging through the year and over the summer, covering summer air and road travel, dollar performance, international visits and more. View the report.

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 one-day or full conference attendance through Sept. 12.

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

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This September, celebrated Rochester painter Luvon Sheppard, owner of Joy Gallery, brings his newest plein air watercolors to Fairport with Reflections: The Light Within. The exhibition is hosted by Stony Point Art Studio, led by Jeannine Pelusio—an On the Canals...

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Showcase Your Destination to America's Most Active Travelers

Special NYSTIA Partnership Opportunity at the Travel & Adventure Shows

New York destinations, attractions, and tourism businesses now have an exclusive opportunity to exhibit at the nation’s premier consumer travel show series — the Travel & Adventure Shows — at a preferred NYSTIA rate.

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Join the largest booking show in the Northeast!

• 4,000 AAA Travelers
• 70+ Travel Agents
• Full Booking Center
• Consumer Presentation

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The Director of Visitor Services, reporting to the VP of Marketing and Visitor Services, is responsible for managing activities that support and guide admissions and retail services, including (but not limited to) staff hiring, training, and scheduling. This role will work across our...

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WHAT WE DO TOGETHER:

Advancing responsible, sustainable economic growth, community revitalization, small business success, job creation, quality of life and pride of place by realizing the potential of New York State's tourism industry and facilitating the success of NYSTIA members.