See More. Be More. This is New York City. Not Las Vegas
On June 24, 2010, NYC & Company – the City’s official tourism and marketing organization – announced the launch of the Get More NYC campaign and a new tagline to pitch New York City to visitors....
View ArticleNew Year’s Eve Means Big Business for NYC’s Hotel Industry
Watching “The Ball” drop in New York’s Times Square on New Year’s Eve has become a television tradition for hundreds of millions of people around the world since its initial airing in 1956 and for...
View ArticleNew York City Breaks Tourism Record With 48.7 Million Visitors
Locals have long believed that New York City is the best destination in the United States, and it appears as if people in the rest of the country are catching on. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg released...
View ArticleShare a Romantic Story, Win a Valentine’s Day Weekend in New York
New York can be one of the most romantic cities in the world—think carriage rides through Central Park, the twinkling lights of the city from the top of the Empire State Building, orchestra seats for a...
View ArticleAnimal Social Networks and Destination Marketing
On Friday, March 25, 2011, a 20-inch Egyptian Cobra went missing from the Bronx Zoo in New York City. On Monday, it got its own Twitter account, and within 24 hours after the first tweet, the account...
View ArticleDisney Cruise Line Expands Its Ports of Call from Coast to Coast
In yet another sign that New York City is arguably more family friendly than ever before, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced on Monday that Disney’s reach in the city will soon expand from Times...
View ArticleCape Town Tops TripAdvisor’s 2011 World’s Best Destinations List
Camp's Bay, Cape Town TripAdvisor just released its annual list of the world’s best travel destinations, and neither New York or Paris makes one of the top three spots. Cape Town, South Africa takes...
View ArticleOrlando Becomes First U.S. Destination to Top 50 Million Visitors
With a record 51.455 million visitors in 2010, Orlando, Florida, beat New York City fair and square in the race to become the first U.S. destination to breach the 50 million visitor barrier. Orlando’s...
View ArticleNew York’s 9/11 Tourism Strategy
The main story on September 11 and 12, 2011 will be the dedication and opening of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. But a side-story that’s likely to be just as big is how Lower Manhattan is finally back...
View ArticleSports Travel: How to Score Tickets to College Bowl Games
It's not too late to score tickets for NCAA football's national championship game in New Orleans January 9. For sports fans, the holiday season offers a final few golden weeks of NCAA football, as...
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