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NYSTIA welcomes Stacy Koss, the Sr. Manager of the Travel/Tourism and Entertainment Division for NJ Advance Media (Affiliated with Advance Travel & Tourism), and Michelle Melkonian, Account Executive focused on Travel & Tourism throughout NJ (and beyond) to the membership community. Since 2018,…

In their Employee Benefits January Newsletter, NYSTIA Member Brown & Brown Inc. provided important guidance on a number of issues, most notably: Creditable Coverage Disclosure to CMS due March 1, 2023 Each year, group health plan sponsors that provide prescription drug coverage to individuals…

Second-Largest Global Winter Sporting Event Continues Through January 22; Tickets Are Available Here Follows More Than $550 Million in State Investment to Renovate Sports Facilities, Improve Roads and Bridges, Upgrade Sports Infrastructure in Preparation for the Games Games Will Include Several…

Museums Advocacy Day is inspiring, energizing, and impactful. Unite with museum colleagues from across the country as one voice to reaffirm our value, collective contributions, and aspirations. The resources and insights you’ll gain as a participant will help sustain your museum’s future…

Information session scheduled for January 26. Deadline to apply is February 24  WATERFORD, NY - The New York State Canal Corporation, through the Reimagine the Canals initiative, and the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor are offering competitive grant funding to support tourism and…

Challenge Encourages Experienced Hikers to Visit Region's Six Fire Towers   Highlights Opportunities For Recreation In the Catskill Park New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced the 2023 Catskills Fire Tower Challenge to highlight the…

The 2023 Winter World University Games are coming to the Lake George Area for a once in a lifetime event. From January 12th to the 22nd, over twenty-five hundred international athletes from 50 countries come to participate in winter sports competitions all over the Adirondackregion. Gore…

Comprehensive Roadmap Proposes to Expand State's Successful Energy Storage Programs to Unlock the Rapid Growth of Renewables and Bolster Grid Reliability and Customer Resilience   Storage Deployments Expected to Reduce Projected Future Statewide Electric System Costs by Nearly $2 Billion if…

Legislation (S.6191A/A.5390B) Sets Conservation Goal to Promote Biodiversity and Preserve Land and Water  Supports National Goal of "America the Beautiful" Initiative Set by President Biden  Governor Kathy Hochul today signed legislation (A.5390B/S.6191A) that sets the goal to…

Aquarium of Niagara to Start Construction on Great Lakes 360 at Shuttered Niagara Gorge Museum; Progress on Niagara Falls Heritage Gateways Project Advances  Both Projects Will Help Reconnect the People of Niagara Falls to the Waterways That Define the City's Identity Renderings of Great…

Craig Smith is the Executive Director of the Phoenix Festival: Live Arts in the Hudson Valley. The festival is an annual festival in Nyack, NY, that spans 5 to 6 weeks over September and October. The Phoenix Festival aims to bring people to Nyack to enjoy first-rate quality theatre, dance, and…

Bob Stivers is the owner of Stivers Seneca Marine & Finger Lakes Water Adventures, two companies passionate about promoting activity on Seneca Lake and the Cayuga Seneca Canal. Bob has lived, worked, and played on these waters for over 20 years and is passionate about sharing their little slice of…

Thank you for joining us last Thursday for the December Member Meeting & Virtual Holiday Party! It was a blast catching up with our tourism colleagues for an end-of-year recap while celebrating the holidays in our best festive decorations. Thank you to the NYSTIA Board Chair Kelly Ann Curtin for…

In their Employee Benefits July Newsletter, Brown & Brown Inc. provided important guidance on a number of issues, most notably IRS Raises Mileage Rates for Second Half of 2022, PCORI Fees, 988 and Updated Guidance on FMLA Leave for Mental Health Conditions.

Robust Public Input Provided Over the Past Three Years Informed Creation of Roadmap to Meet Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act Requirements New York State's Climate Action Council (Council) Co-Chairs, Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos and New York…

Queensbury Native Emily Petit Frost Joins Team LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. — SUNY Potsdam graduate and Queensbury native, Emily Petit Frost, brings her extensive background in sales to the role as Membership Manager at the Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce.  Frost will be responsible for the…

Doreen Zawacki is the Account Representative for AAA WORLD, the media sales partnerships group for AAA Club Alliance—one of the largest membership-driven clubs in North America.AAA is a federation of member-owned clubs serving over 61 million Members in the US and Canada. With more than 100 years…

$8 Million Available to Install Fast Chargers in Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse, Including Underserved Communities  $7 Million in Awards Announced to ChargePoint and EVGateway to Improve Access in Upstate New York $8 Million Available for New York Truck Voucher Incentive Program to Support…

What follows are NYSTIA staff insights gleaned from the December 6th State of the American Traveler findings from Destination Analysts. The results focused on holiday season travel plans as well as perspectives and attitudes regarding travel in 2023. We would like to thank Destination Analysts…

Last week, NYSTIA's Rachele Markle had the opportunity to represent NYSTIA at the 2022 Travel Unity Summit Northeast, hosted in the historic town of Auburn, NY. Programming was packed with exemplary DEAI approaches throughout the Northeast, accessibility initiatives in NYS, meaningful community…