Medina, NY – The former Wildwood Lake Family Campground in Medina will host a ribbon cutting ceremony Saturday, Sept. 12 at 12:30 p.m. to celebrate its becoming the newest jewel in the Kampgrounds of America system.
The campground, now named the Medina/Wildwood Lake KOA, is taking afforable family camping to a new level in Orleans County by joining the Kampgrounds of America (KOA) system of more than 450 parks in North America, the world’s largest system of family camping parks. Medina/Wildwood Lake KOA will gain international exposure through KOA.com, the world’s most popular camping website, as well as the annual KOA directory. Read more »
Horse Racing Superstar Rachel Alexandra to Race in Saratoga on Saturday, September 5th
Saratoga Springs, NY – Eight lodging properties, fourteen restaurants and area attractions have teamed up to offer a Six Day Labor Day Weekend in Saratoga. The promotion features attractive room rates, select entrees for $20 or less and a fun-filled event schedule for visitors from Wednesday, September 2nd through Labor Day on September 7th. Read more »
Empire State Celebrates 400th Anniversary of Historic Hudson-Champlain Sailings with Enormous Autumn Value Promotion
New York, NY - New York is a State that likes to do things big - including celebrating its history. In honor of the 400th Anniversary of Henry Hudson’s exploration of the river that now bears his name, as well as Samuel de Champlain’s historic discovery of his stunning namesake lake, I LOVE NEW YORK is launching an unprecedented autumn vacation promotion encompassing more than 400 fantastic values, deals, discounts and free things to do around the state.
Starting Aug. 27 through Nov. 23, vacationers will discover 485 new reasons to love New York by visiting www.iloveny.com/fall. While there, travelers will find nearly 200 lodging deals, along with another 200+ special discounts on attractions, food and wine, shopping, and transportation. With deals on everything from hayrides to theater tickets to wine tastings, travelers can easily choose the perfect New York escape. Read more »
New York, NY - New York State (www.iloveny.com) is celebrating Labor Day with a number of hotel packages, discounts and special events offering travelers one last shot at a quick and easy getaway during the final days of summer. Ranging from State Fair passes and antique markets to spa specials and hotel discounts, travelers can give summer a proper send off this Labor Day weekend by taking advantage of the following specials: Read more »
Chautauqua County, NY - This autumn, get away to Chautauqua County for fall festivals and harvest celebrations with weekend lodging rates starting at $89 per night. Check out the details on tourchautauqua.com or call (866) 908-ILNY (4569). Read more »
Albany, NY - More than 80,000 hotels and resorts worldwide were reviewed by travelers on Expedia.com. Of those, 850 were chosen for the Insider’s Select Award.
Expedia received more than 275,000 opinions of hotels from travelers around the world. To assure authenticity, Expedia verified each opinion by confirming the reviewer had stayed at the property within the past six months. To qualify for the honor, a hotel had to receive a certain number of reviews.
Out of the 80,000 hotels reviewed four hotels from Albany, New York have been awarded this prestigious honor and have made the list of the top 850 hotels in the world for customer service. The hotels making the list are:
Hilton Garden Inn UAlbany (58)
Hampton Inn & Suites Downtown (688)
74 State Hotel (720)
Hilton Garden Inn Albany Airport (823)
The Finger Lakes region has earned the prestigious honor of being named the number one lakeside retreat in the world by Shermans Travel. Read more about it here.
