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NYSTIA's first e-learning initiative will offer members the opportunity to create customized, local Marketing Ambassador Destination Training programs.

NYSTIA congratulates Visit Rochester on their recent promotion announcements.##Visit Rochester, the official tourism promotion agency for Monroe County, is pleased to announce the promotion of Gregory LaDuca to Vice President of Industry Relations and Visitor Experience, Jeanine Battermann to Vice…

  Register Now: 27th Annual Scholarship Golf Outing Destinations of New York State is once again organizing the golf outing to raise funds for the scholarship fund. Charlie Daley and friends are planning a great day of fun in the beautiful Catskill mountains. Join us Thursday, September 5th,…

Meet Anna Leonard, Pine Ridge Dude Ranch Director of Sales and Marketing. Anna comes with over 20 years of sales and marketing experience, primarily with national chains such as Marriott and Hilton. She received her BA in Sports Management from Johnson and Wales University and then her Masters in…

Meet Steve Fox, the Regional Manager for Travel & Tourism in Western Massachusetts and throughout New England for The Republican newspaper and MassLive.com, a division of Advance Media located in Springfield, MA. Steve has over 10 years of Travel and Tourism experience and started at Tribune…

New Member Profile: Meet Stephanie Crockatt,Executive Director of the Buffalo Olmstead Parks ConservancyBridging her background in landscape architecture with skills in non-profit association management and fundraising has brought Stephanie Crockatt's career full circle. Today she oversees the…

The TALL SHIPS are Coming!Our partners at the NYS Canal Corporation have invited NYSTIA to participate in the Basil Port of Call Buffalo July 4-7, 2019 at Canalside-Buffalo, NY. The event is three days along the canal, an anticipated 100,000 people will purchase tickets to access the ships and…

To Our Valued Members:It is an exciting time to be a part of the growing and dynamically thinking organization that is NYSTIA! The Membership Committee and the Board of Directors have been carefully reviewing several aspects of the membership structures, rates and categories in preparation for a…

Tourism professionals love their work – but it's also great to bring home some hardware!Just two weeks left to submit your work for consideration...We all know that working in the tourism and hospitality business is its own reward. But I can tell you from personal experience that winning an award…

TAKE TIME TO NOMINATE!It really is worth it!Dear Fellow NYSTIA Members, It has been my pleasure to serve on the NYSTIA Annual Awards Committee for three years, chairing the committee in 2018. From my personal perspective, these prestigious awards are critical to advancing tourism industry standards…

Hello, NYSTIA!“For a modestly-sized non-profit, our organization generates a significant impact on tourism throughout New York State," observes Jonathan "From the launch of our Erie Canal promotional website, CycletheErieCanal.com to our continuous efforts to share the remarkable…

NOMINATING A PARTNER OR COLLEAGUE FOR A TOURISM EXCELLENCE AWARD IS A GREAT WAY TO SAY THANK YOU!The Erie Canal corridor is one of New York's most iconic assets and an economic driver of New York's past. Thanks in large part to our collaboration with creative destination marketers, New York's canal…

Break the Ice Media's Nicole Mahoney brought "Destinations on the Left" to the 2019 NYSTIA Conference in Buffalo, New York and interviewed presenters, conference attendees, and Tourism Excellence Award winners. Her interviews focused on the conference themes of inclusion, fostering community…

Meet Vanessa Kosloski, new Director of Business Development for Madden Media. "Vanessa comes with over 10 years of hospitality experience." states Ronda Thiem, SVP of Business Development for Madden Media. "She is ready to be your dedicated partner when it comes to Digital Marketing." In addition to…

  Hello NYSTIA Members! I'm Kelly Abbe, the new Tourism Sales Manager for RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel magazine.Many of you already know and work with us at RoadRunner, the premier motorcycle publication dedicated to those who love to travel on two wheels. Each region of New York…

Take the time to recognize the people and the efforts that are truly making a difference in our industry and in our state!As we finally move into Spring here in New York State it is exciting to see Tourism opening back up for summer, we have a formidable collection of Fall and Winter Tourism…

NOW is the time to showcase your work and have your peers recognize and celebrate your efforts. The categories are diverse and offer a great opportunity for a variety of projects to be showcased. I wholeheartedly encourage you to enter your program or a colleague for recognition - nominations are…

NOW is the time to showcase your work and have your peers recognize and celebrate your efforts. The categories are diverse and offer a great opportunity for a variety of projects to be showcased. I wholeheartedly encourage you to enter your program or a colleague for recognition - nominations are…

NYSTIA has reached agreement with popular artist and designer Cindy Harris for her to create an original painting that will be the basis the physical award for this year's Excellence In Tourism Awards. Her original work will be reproduced as a limited edition framed print for the recipient of the…

The Countdown Begins!If you were in Buffalo for the New York State Tourism Conference, you heard them announce that I will be serving as committee Chair for NYSTIA's Annual Excellence in Tourism Awards. It's a privilege to collaborate with a great committee and an honor to be part of recognizing the…