Sept, 2017 - ROOST staff produced a Fall in the Adirondacks video that showcases the foliage and events in our eight regions. We shared on our social media channels, and we would love for you to share as well! Fall colors are coming! As a reminder, ROOST staff is keeping track of the fall foliage and updating our destination websites with the progress of the colors. We’ve got an easy link for you to reference and share with your guests and customers that provides quick links to the region reports, events, tours and more: adirondacksusa.com. Hope everyone has their cameras ready!

Lake Placid, adirondacks, usa — The Lake Placid Community Day Committee encourages interested community members to join their efforts, and invites all Lake Placid-area businesses and organizations to attend future organizational meetings to discuss ongoing plans. The Lake Placid Community Day will be held on May 20, 2018. It will be an annual celebration and promotion of the community and its rich legacy of volunteerism. In addition to the announcement of the volunteers of the year, the Community Day event is intended to promote the many volunteer opportunities available in the region to current and new residents. All those interested in attending these meetings should contact Bethany Valenze at bethany@lakeplacid.com. ###

The Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST) will be holding marketing review meetings in the upcoming months in each of its eight regional destinations. The purpose of these gatherings is to acquaint, or reacquaint community members with their respective regional marketing manager and to give an update on ROOST's progress on the scope of work related to tourism marketing initiatives. Two meetings have been set thus far, and we will inform you when the other regions' have been scheduled. The Saranac Lake region's destination marketing review is scheduled for Thursday, October 26, 2017, from 5:00-6:30 p.m. at the Saranac Lake ROOST Office, 193 River Street. All interested Saranac Lake municipal leaders, businesses, organizations, and individuals are invited to attend. The agenda will include a short presentation by ROOST staff, time for Q&A, and a networking opportunity with light refreshments and a cash bar. Contact Kelly Brunette to RSVP, kelly@saranaclake.com. The Lake Champlain region's destination marketing review is scheduled for Thursday, November 2, 2017 from 5:00-6:30 p.m. at the Westport Hotel, 6691 Main Street, Westport. Contact Suzanne Maye to RSVP, suzanne@roostadk.com.

October 5, 2017 Lake Placid, adirondacks, usa — A delegation of 36 individuals from the World Union of Olympic Cities (WUOC) was in Lake Placid this week to visit the 1980 Olympic venues and learn more about the Games’ legacy and lasting impact on the destination. The WUOC is firmly committed to the development of exchanges of experience between cities that have hosted, or are going to host, Olympic Games or other major international sports events. The delegation traveled to Lake Placid following the conclusion of the WUOC’s annual meeting, which was held this year in Montreal. The dignitaries toured the Olympic venues during their two-day visit. Some of the delegates that were on hand included the International Olympic Committee’s Head of Legacy Tania Braga, City of London Head of Sport Simon Cooper, Deputy Secretary General of the Beijing Olympic City Development Association Han Wen, and President of the Los Angeles Sports Council David Simon, among others. Lake Placid was one of 15 original members of the WUOC, which now boasts 37 members overall, and Lake Placid Mayor Craig Randall is a member of the Executive Committee. "Overall, the Olympic Winter Games have represented a vehicle for community redevelopment in Lake Placid, and we’re pleased to be able to showcase that for our International guests,” said Mayor Randall. Lake Placid has been a winter destination since 1905, and the goal of community leaders has been to establish the destination as a world sports center and resort since the 1920s. "In the 1920s, the Games were a mechanism for development for the 1932 Games - even in a time of national financial depression. Twice in the last 80-plus years the Games have allowed Lake Placid to achieve the community's goals to promote a healthy lifestyle, and to establish Lake Placid as a world class sports center and resort,” Randall continued. “The Olympic Winter Games continue to provide us with the opportunity to further strengthen Lake Placid’s presence in the international sports marketplace, and to encourage other host cities to utilize the games in the same way as they have influenced the ongoing vitality of Lake Placid, Adirondacks USA,” said James McKenna, president of the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism and Lake Placid representative at the WUOC. Since hosting the 1980 Winter Games, Lake Placid and its Olympic venues have been a destination for world class and international competition, hosting hundreds of World Cup and World Championship events. This Winter Lake Placid hosts five major international competitions, each serving as Olympic qualifiers for the nations participating. “The sustainability of the Lake Placid Venues is a model of success. We look forward to sharing our story and learning from the other Olympic City’s delegates,” said the Olympic Regional Development Authority’s President/CEO Mike Pratt.

This winter, ROOST and Whiteface have partnered to offer Ski & Stay packaging on LakePlacid.com and WhitefaceRegion.com. ROOST sites will only offer packaged lift tickets. We will not sell stand-alone Whiteface lift tickets. Ticketing New this year, instead of vouchers ROOST will provide actual lift tickets for guests who purchase through LakePlacid.com or WhitefaceRegion.com. When a package containing ski tickets is purchased, the money for the ski tickets will be collected by ROOST. The lodging property will collect their fee for the room in the same fashion they do for any other sale through ROOST’s booking system. ROOST will deliver tickets to the property in advance of the guest’s arrival. Lodging properties do not have to do any reporting or accounting to ORDA for ski tickets sold through ROOST Ski & Stay packages. Lodging properties should not use their own vouchers for any ROOST Ski & Stay packages. What is the packaging? ROOST will offer the same packages ORDA laid out in their Lodging Property Information 2017-18 Winter Season document: Whiteface Pre Holiday Special: December 9-24 — $45/day adult ticket. Whiteface Ski & Stay Package: Standard lodging package rates for early, peak, and late season. Whiteface Ultimate Winter Passport Package: Standard lodging package rates. Whiteface Ski Free Stay Free Package: 3rd, 4th, or 5th day/night free. How will order fulfillment work? ROOST staff will deliver to Lake Placid/Wilmington lodging properties at least twice a week any tickets or upcoming arrivals that week. The tickets will be in an envelope marked with the guest's name and check-in date. The hotel only needs to deliver the envelope to the guest upon arrival. ROOST ski ticket policies Ski tickets purchased through ROOST sites will be charged to the guest by ROOST at the time of purchase. Ski tickets purchased through ROOST sites are refundable up to 7 days before arrival if the entire lodging package is cancelled, minus a $25-per-ticket cancellation fee. If cancelled less than seven days before arrival, the tickets are not refundable and are 
non-transferrable. Cancellations: Lodging properties may cancel Ski & Stay packages according to their own lodging cancellation policy. ROOST will monitor Ski & Stay package cancellations to issue ski ticket refunds, but lodging properties may also contact ROOST at 1-877-978-2957 to confirm the package cancellation. Questions: If a guest has questions about the ski ticket policy for their LakePlacid.com purchase, they can be referred to our toll free number, 1-877-978-2957. Discounted hotel rates By default, the Whiteface Ski & Stay Packaging will pull a lodging property's standard lodging rates as loaded into Inntopia. We STRONGLY encourage lodging properties to offer discounted rates to maximize the attractiveness of Ski & Stay packaging to guests. Properties can easily set up variable percentage discounts associated with specific packages, apply blackout dates, and more. ROOST is happy to work with any lodging property to set up a Ski & Stay package discount. Please contact Glenn Pareira at 518-874-0255 or glenn@roostadk.com for more info or help setting up. Note: Ski Free Stay Free packages require a free night from the lodging property and cannot be offered by your property without one. Have a drink on us! We will be adding a new component to the Ski & Stay packaging this year to offer a drink token to each adult guest, good for one free drink at participating restaurants with the purchase of $10 or more at that restaurant. For lodging properties, you should just know that the tokens will be delivered along with ski tickets in advance of the guests stay. Restaurants can find out more info and find out how to participate by clicking here. What lodging properties need to do now These packages are ready to go and can be activated immediately. Contact Glenn Pareira at glenn@roostadk.com or 518-874-0255 to confirm your participation, or: Click here to Fill Out The Ski & Stay Lodging Participation Form