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OSWEGO – One of New York state’s newest tourism websites, www.discoverupstateny.com, was recently recognized at the NYSTIA awards ceremony on May 6 for its vigorous and committed efforts in keeping tourism alive by alerting, updating and advising visitors about restrictions of the pandemic, from its lockdown to reopening.
Discover Upstate NY (DUNY) received the Award of Excellence in Overall Tourism Marketing by a Private Sector Entity.
The website features more than 2,900 attractions including hundreds of restaurants, hotels, tourism attractions and historical sites, and focuses on family fun and adventure tourism throughout the cities and Regions of Upstate NY, West of the Hudson River.
May 7, 2021
Dallas Thurn, manager of operations and technology at the National Comedy Center, was recently honored with a Tourism Excellence Award by the New York State Tourism Industry Association for “Excellence in Young Professional Leadership.”
The 2021 NYSTIA Tourism Excellence Awards honors state tourism professionals’ work in an extraordinary year. The award for Young Professional Leadership recognizes the brightest rising star in New York state tourism and only one honoree is selected statewide. Thurn was selected because of his abilities, strong commitment to increasing his expertise in the travel and tourism industry, and his achievements in 2020.
Thurn was recognized for his leadership in the reopening of the National Comedy Center in 2020 after its 16-week closure due to COVID including the development and implementation of the National Comedy Center’s state-of-the-art COVID health and safety program “LaughSafe” which was recently called “an absolutel
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Tourism group wants New Yorkers to explore New York PUBLISHED 5:11 AM ET Apr. 28, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:11 AM EDT Apr. 28, 2021
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New Yorkers can play a role in revitalizing the state’s economy by vacationing in-state this year, the New York State Tourism Industry Association (NYSTIA) says.
The New York State tourism industry was one of the hardest hit sectors during the pandemic.
Average annual employment in the tourism and travel industry in 2020 dropped by 34%, a loss of over 330,000 jobs.
The “ROAM THE EMPIRE” campaign is meant to encourage residents from spending time at some of these destination locations around the state to help restore local businesses and communities in New York.
Tourism group wants New Yorkers to explore New York PUBLISHED 5:11 AM ET Apr. 28, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:11 AM EDT Apr. 28, 2021
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New Yorkers can play a role in revitalizing the state’s economy by vacationing in-state this year, the New York State Tourism Industry Association (NYSTIA) says.
The New York State tourism industry was one of the hardest hit sectors during the pandemic.
Average annual employment in the tourism and travel industry in 2020 dropped by 34%, a loss of over 330,000 jobs.
The “ROAM THE EMPIRE” campaign is meant to encourage residents from spending time at some of these destination locations around the state to help restore local businesses and communities in New York.