NYSTC25 FAM Tour: FLXperience! Curated & Hosted by the Finger Lakes Visitors Connection

The Finger Lakes Visitors Connection team and NYSTIA invite you to join your tourism colleagues in exploring the cuisine, culture, and history of Canandaigua or Geneva! Choose between two unforgettable tours and explore unique destinations in the beautiful cities of Canandaigua, New York and Geneva, New York. After the tours, continue to explore downtown Canandaigua or keep the party going at Val's retirement party! SPACE IS LIMITED

Date: Tuesday, April 22

Time: 1:00pm - 4:30pm

Ticket: $40.00 (includes round-trip bus transportation, guided tours, admission to all venues)

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Speaker Announcement: Rich Gagliano

& Ross D. Levi

Rich Gagliano, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Empire State Development and Ross D. Levi, Executive Director/Vice President, NYS Division of Tourism - I LOVE NY, will kick off the Thursday, April 24 luncheon with an I LOVE NEW YORK update, including an in-depth look at New York State's most recent tourism support and promotion efforts. About Rich & Ross

Speaker Announcement: Glenn Clark, Crafting a Brand

Learn how compelling tourism photography can capture the attention of travelers and set your destination apart. In his Thursday afternoon session, See it. Want it. Book it: The Power of Compelling Tourism Photography, Glenn Clark, Creative Director, Photographer and Designer at Crafting a Brand will use photographs taken throughout New York State to demonstrate how you can transform your destination into a must-visit experience through stunning imagery. About this Session

Book Your 1:1 Networking Sessions!

Spend valuable one-on-one time with our partners and solutions providers to get acquainted with their multifaceted services and discuss your destination/organization's needs. Gain insights on the tools, strategies, and technology available to assist you in meeting your destination marketing and management goals in 2024 and beyond! Book Your Sessions - Book fast before they're gone!

🗞️ NYSTIA News

This multimedia marketing program offers you the opportunity to leverage support from this initiative and Expedia's reach to cost-effectively target your messaging and book travel from qualified travel shoppers! Act now to access this 2025 marketing initiative.

Insertion Order Deadline: March 31, 2025

Materials Deadline: April 14, 2025

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Leah Gary

Senior Regional Sales Manager

Join us for our fourth annual New York State Travel Trade Marketplace & Networking Reception, curated by Alon Tourism Solutions, for an interactive sales opportunity to showcase your destination or tourism business and share your pitch with key domestic and international inbound travel trade buyers. 

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Your New York State Tourism Champions booth was on the move this week, making a strong impact at two major travel events! Nate Gresock represented New York at the Montreal Outdoor Adventure Show alongside Kosta Tsimiklis and Sylvie Nelson, engaging Canadian travelers despite concerns over tariffs and border crossings. Meanwhile, Brooke Wilson showcased New York’s outdoor adventures at the Adirondack Sport Summer Expo, where attendees were eager for hiking, biking, and camping opportunities.

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• Parks & Trails NY needs your help! A proposed $10 million Greenway Trail grant program is in the NYS Budget, but we must urge legislators and the Governor to include it in the final agreement. Sign the support letter by Tuesday, March 25, to make it happen!

NYSTIA is committed to bolstering your advocacy efforts with the new and improved NYSTIA Advocacy Action Center! Do you have an advocacy action that needs to be shared? Please contact us!

Governor Kathy Hochul issued a proclamation declaring March 22-23 and March 29-30 as New York State’s 2025 Maple Weekends. The Governor also highlighted that New York State continues to rank second in the nation in maple production, and in 2024, maple production increased to 846,000 gallons, up nearly 100,000 gallons of maple syrup from the 2023 season.

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Get ready for summer 2025! Each participant receives multimedia exposure on rovamag.com with a banner and those with a 1/4 page ad or larger can submit a blog to share your destination's story for the section theme. June/July Issue Section Themes:

• Epic Summer Road Trips
• Erie Canal Bicentennial
• Winery Destinations

Learn More & Sign Up - Space Closes on April 4, 2025!

Sign up and join 25+ NYSTIA Destinations to increase visitors, revenue & economic impact via traveler engagement & lead generation on www.TravelGuidesFree.com! With NYSTIA preferred rates and value ads - participate for as low as $310 per month.

The sign-up and campaign launch for the special rate program continues through April 30, 2025

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Scope of Services: The selected contractor will be expected to perform the following duties: Tourism Promotion: Assist stakeholders (municipal boards, Chamber of Commerce and CVLDC) with the execution of strategies to attract tourists to Cape Vincent, including local events, marketing, and public relations efforts...

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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.