May 26, 2026

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2026 New York State Tourism Excellence Awards Categories:

More About Each Category

Excellence in Leadership: Career Achievement

Excellence in Tourism Marketing Campaigns, Projects & Programs

• Creative for Tourism Marketing
• Digital Marketing
• Great Outdoors of New York State
• Innovations & Strategies to Address New/Unique/Changing Markets
• International Tourism Marketing
• Overall Tourism Marketing
• Printed Materials
• Public Relations Campaign
• Trails & Itineraries
• Using Data to Drive Success

Excellence in Transformational Tourism Stewardship

• Destination Development & Community Engagement
• Sustainable Stewardship
• Tourism Equity & Inclusion
• Tourism Advocacy
• Workforce Development

Excellence in Young Professional Leadership

The New Yorker AwardPlatinum Standard Award

Support NYC Tourism + Conventions' Request to Increase Funding

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NYC Tourism + Conventions is requesting $35M dollars from the City in 2027 to expand their marketing efforts. Please help appeal to City leadership to endorse this initiative by signing on to the NYC Tourism + Conventions’ member letter to the New York City Council and City Hall.

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Monday, June 8 | 10:00 AM | Webinar | Free to Register

Hear how colleagues are navigating advocacy challenges like budget attacks, legislative outreach, and other advocacy efforts at the NYSTIA Advocacy Committee Open Floor Session. You're invited to join us and share challenges you're facing, exchange ideas, and provide feedback on the Tourism: It's Everybody's Business materials. Register Now

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Nick Beaulieu is a Sales Director at Sojern, the leading AI-powered marketing platform built for hospitality, designed to boost growth and profitability for the travel industry. The Sojern marketing platform is a set of easy-to-use software and services that delivers unrivaled traveler..

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Visit Schoharie County is officially becoming ‘Upstate Vacations’ - a new brand identity, a redesigned inspiration guide, and a fresh way of telling the stories that have always made this corner of New York worth the drive. Most of the people who find their way to Schoharie County...

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The Albany Convention Center Authority (ACCA) announced today that it is seeking proposals from qualified strategic marketing and communications firms to develop and implement a comprehensive brand strategy. This initiative comes as the Authority embarks on $55 million..

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As communities across the country commemorate America’s 250th anniversary and summer travel trends indicate an increase in shorter stays and national travel this 2026, Visit Finger Lakes is highlighting a summer lineup of events that showcase Ontario County's role in...

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Sign up for the August/September Co-Op section, featuring the section theme:

• 6th Annual Brewery, Cidery and Distillery Destinations
• Fishing Destinations

All participants receive multimedia exposure on rovamag.com with a 728x90 ad banner and those with and those with a ¼ page or larger can submit a blog to match section themes!

Learn More & Sign Up by June 8, 2026

Audience segmentation, lead generation, and content marketing.

The NYSTIA October 2026 AARP Co-Op feature will appear in the AARP New England Region (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI and VT) to target fall and winter travel intenders. By participating, you'll receive matching space for advertorial content, doubling your destination visibility, increasing your visual impact and branding opportunity. 

Learn More & Sign Up by July 3

No new jobs have been posted this week, but you can view the open listing anytime on our website. Open Job Listings

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