We want to again say thank you to the presenters and members who joined us each week for our inaugural Wednesday Lunch & Learn webinar series! From AI to social media, earned media to advocacy, a wide range of topics were covered for during these weekly lunchtime breaks. Below you'll find the links to the recap for all 16 webinars presented January through May, 2024. The webinar series will be returning this Fall 2024, so please keep an eye out on our website and in our newsletter for the webinar schedule!

View webinar recaps, slide decks, and recordings

The 2024 NYS Tourism Excellence Awards Nominations portal closed on Saturday, May 25, to celebrate the end of National Travel & Tourism Week. We want to thank everyone for taking the time to nominate an organization, leader, partner, or colleague deserving of recognition! Recipients for this year's awards will be notified on/before Friday, June 28. We hope to see you in Saratoga Springs this September 11-13 to celebrate this year's recipients with a special ceremony!

• Earlier this year, we reported that a NYSTIA team of Josiah Brown from New York's Best Experiences, Amanda Dana from Visit Orange County, NY and Bob Provost of NYSTIA) presented at the Association of Towns in February. On Wednesday May 22, Amanda, Josiah, and Bob were joined by Ana Liss from Monroe County Economic Development to present at the New York State Economic Development Council's Annual Meeting in Cooperstown. Their topic, Tourism Done Right, reviewed the many ways that tourism stimulates economic vitality and plays a major role in economic development.

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Governor Kathy Hochul encouraged New York residents and visitors to start summer early by visiting a State Park, beach or Historic Site this Memorial Day weekend. The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) is celebrating the New York State Parks Centennial with many programs and events to bring people together, enjoy the vast natural resources across the state, and honor the system’s important legacy...

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Michael Fiorentino is the President and owner of Rev Up Consulting. At Rev Up Consulting, they provide sales solutions for destinations, free-standing event facilities, hotels and colleges/universities. They also build new business opportunities as an over-lay organization driving sponsor and vendor revenues. In addition, they own the NY International Travel Show which is held annually in the Jacob Javits Center in NYC...

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Please welcome Stacey Toussaint to the NYSTIA Community! Stacey Toussaint is the Managing Director and founder of Inside Out Tours. Inside Out Tours are proud to be a certified women and minority-owned business, with accolades including features in BBC, ABC News, NBC, The New York Times, and TripAdvisors' Hall of Fame in 2023. For over a decade, they have been delivering award-winning tours that celebrate the rich cultural heritage of New York...

Meet Stacey

The NYSTIA AARP October '24 feature will appear in AARP's New England Region travel issue (CT, MA, ME, NH, NH, VT) to reach the fall and winter travel intenders. The issue will target AARP's age 50-59 "active & adventurous" audience, a prime audience for both multi-generational summer travel and off-peak couples and family weekend outings!

Advertisers will receive matching space for advertorial content, doubling your destination visibility, increasing your visual impact and branding opportunity! This issue will also offer reader service lead generation, which delivered thousands of valuable consumer contacts in the 2023-24 schedule. Reserve space by June 30, 2024.

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AMERICA Journal is a German travel and lifestyle magazine focused on the United States. Established over 30 years ago, it is the #1 German travel magazine featuring US destinations. AMERICA Journal feeds the German travelers' yearning for freedom and provides the stuff of dreams – as well as specific inspiration for travel preparations. The Journal is emotional and honest, while opulently presented and edited, with articles that are committed to  the best in journalistic standards.

The October 2024 issue of America Journal will feature a 16+ page special German language travel section on New York State's vacation regions and destinations.

Deadline to sign up is June 28, 2024.



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No new job postings have been submitted this week, but be sure to view the open positions on our NYS Tourism Careers Page.

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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.