NEW YORK, June 03, 2008 - New York State just got even easier to love. Consumers looking for a money saving deal this summer will get some value-added vacation relief from I LOVE NEW YORK (www.iloveny.com), the State’s tourism promotion agency. I LOVE NEW YORK has partnered with more than 215 lodging properties across the entire Empire State to create a special book two nights and get the third night free offer. Read more »
The Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the new I Love NY maps and other County promotional pieces are available at their office 12 South Bridge Street, Fonda across from the fairgrounds.
NEW YORK – May 6, 2008 – Governor David A. Paterson today announced a revitalized long-term marketing strategy for the iconic “I LOVE NY” brand campaign.This fresh makeover – led by Empire State Development (ESD) – will take one of the world’s most well-known, signature brands in a new direction that will help increase New York State tourism from 155 million visitors in 2006 to 200 million by 2020 and boost direct tourism spending to $60 billion annually. Read more »
KINDERHOOK – New York State is steeped in presidential history. Presidents’ Day is a good time to make plans to visit a New York destination with a presidential past. A new Empire State Development PSA can point the way: Read more »
NEW YORK – A record-setting number of tourists visited New York City last year, Associated Press Writer Samantha Gross reported Jan. 13, spending an estimated $28 billion. She quoted tourism officials as saying that the falling dollar sweetened the deal for international travelers. Read more »
Most of the artisan cheeses sold by Saxelby Cheesemongers on Manhattan’s Lower East Side are made at farms less than a day’s drive away from the city. Shortly after opening in 2006, Anne Saxelby, the owner of Saxelby’s, started monthly (or thereabouts) “A Day-A-Whey” Sunday outings to the cheese belt surrounding New York City. Read more »
Historic U.S. Route 20 is America’s longest continuous highway, running all the way from Boston to the Oregon coast. For 290 miles of its path, it crosses New York State from Duanesburg in the east to East Aurora in the west. During the heyday of the automobile in the first half of the 20th century, it was one of the main east-west routes. Read more »