November 1, 2017 According to a study performed by Longwoods International, the Adirondacks saw 17.8 million person trips in 2016. Of these trips, 43% were overnight trips. The rest were day trips. The overnight trips and generated $1.08 billion in spending, which is an increase in 3.5% from...
For Immediate Release Crown Point, N.Y. — The Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST) invites all Lake Champlain region municipal leaders, businesses, organizations, and individuals to attend a short regional destination marketing review, followed by a reception, at the Westport Hotel, 6691 Main Street on Thursday, November 2 from 5:00-6:30 p.m. The...
October 20, 2017 Contact: Aurora Wheeler, Oral History Coordinator HISTORIC SARANAC LAKE 518-891-4606 aurora@historicsaranaclake.org Saranac Lake, NY - Historic Saranac Lake has been awarded major grants to support the implementation of the Cure Porch on Wheels project in 2018. The New York Council on the Arts (NYSCA) has approved a...
October 18, 2017: By the Numbers The chart below shows the percent of each outdoor activity in the ROOST leisure travel study respondents reported participating in since 2011. The rise in hiking and paddling correlate with an increase in ROOST’s efforts to market these activities. By understanding the...
ROOST Malone Regional Marketing Manager Tim Lamay visited on October 10 with 8th graders at the Malone Central School to discuss ways in which they can promote Malone as a tourist destination. The students have been assigned a project where they become "regional marketing managers"...