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April 30-May 5---Rotary District #7890---200 ppl
April 30-May 2---NY Chapter American College of Physicians---70 ppl
May 1---Time Warner Cable---800 ppl
May 2-5---Empire State Association of Assisted Living Facilities---240 ppl
May 5---Saratoga Economic Development Corporation---900 ppl
May 5-9---NY Council of Health-System Pharmacists---420 ppl
May 7-9---Saratoga Rowing Association---4,000 ppl
May 10-11---Quandt's Food Service-Food Expo--Private
May 10-12---Hearing Health Care Alliance of NYS---75 ppl
May 10-14---NYS Local Government Technology Directors Association---200 ppl
May 16-18--- New York Newspaper Publishers Association---125 ppl
May 16-18---NYS Conference of Mayors---325 ppl
May 18-20---Home Care Association of NYC, Inc.---300 ppl
May 21-23---Empire State College Graduate Studies---300 ppl
May 22---Skidmore College Commencement---1,000 ppl
May 23---Jewish Federation of NE NY Saratoga/North Country Event---300 ppl
May 25---New York State Association of Educational Office Professionals
May 23-26---NY Association of homes & Services for the Aging/FLTC---500 ppl
May 26-30---Saratoga Rowing Association---10,000 ppl
May 27---Saratoga County Office for the Aging---800 ppl
June 1-3---New York Insurance Association, Inc.---175 ppl
Brigar Express Solutions
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Resort Maps
Saratoga Marketing Group
Zola Kids
When you become a member of the Saratoga Convention and Tourism Bureau in Saratoga Springs NY, your business will be actively promoted through various member-only outlets. We actively work to attract conventions, meetings, trade shows and social events to Saratoga Springs and bring business to our local neighborhood vendors.
This testimonial came from a recent group that was in town, The Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence...
"Our organization was overwhelmed with the hospitality, expertise, talent, punctuality, pleasantness, sense of humor, cooperation, and all the other positive things that all of you exhibited in the planning, suggesting, cooperating, and executing the many details of our Spring Meeting.
The DSDI attendees certainly expressed their gratitude to me for hosting this magnificent event, and I continued to make sure they went away with an appreciation of the great cooperation I encountered by every person I worked with in setting up this event. You are all very worthy representatives of your fine community. I, my wife and family, and the members of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence thank you again!"
---Mel Livingston, DSDI Governor for New York
The DSDI group at the Gideon Putnam Resort!
Submit your testimonial!
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Please send us your event listings, special news or congratulations and we will post it on our website and in our newsletters!
E-mail your news and event listings to Angela LaTerra at angela@discoversaratoga.org
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This dish is served at Wheatfields Restaurant and Bar
Tiramisu
Click here to view the recipe!
Send in your recipe to angela@discoversaratoga.org or fax it to 584-2969.
We'd love to hear from you! If there are specific topics you'd like us to blog about or if you are interested in writing your own blog to be published on our website, please don't hesitate to e-mail our sales and communications coordinator Angela LaTerra angela@discoversaratoga.org.
The Bureau is always finding new ways to communicate to our audience. One section on our website is dedicated to blogging. We use blogs as a social media strategy to help us stay in frequent contact with existing and potential customers and members.
Through our blogs, we share industry tips, comment on and discuss issues related to the industry and life in general, explain new technology emerging in the market, and much more!
To keep up with the burgeoning use of Internet marketing, the Bureau has a presence on social media websites. We are featured on Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and YouTube. Angela is frequently updating these sites with useful information including upcoming events, pictures, videos, industry articles and more! So, befriend us, follow us, watch us, and read about us! Check us out... CLICK HERE!
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Bureau's Annual Golf Classic!
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Wednesday, May 19th at Saratoga National Golf Club!
Event open to both Bureau members and non-members!
You can choose to attend the entire outing or just the reception!
Sign up online at
https://members.discoversaratoga.org
As we look back on the first quarter of this year, we are encouraged by steady growth in hotel occupancy and demand. While average rate at our properties remained flat to 2009, we did start to see an increase in March which is also very encouraging. Several properties tell us that they had great first quarters and the rest of the year is shaping up nicely. I can tell you that this is not the case in other destinations around the state or country. Saratoga remains a strong and attractive player in the meetings, conference and group tour markets. Our lodging options, restaurants, shops, attractions and services continue to draw in new and repeat business.
Well, the sun is finally shining, the days are getting longer (and warmer), horses are starting to arrive for training, the flowers are out along Broadway and in Congress Park and Groups and Conference delegates are arriving!! May is a very busy month for Saratoga Springs; there are two Saratoga Rowing Assn. events…the NYS Scholastic Rowing Championships on May 7 – 9, and the 72nd Annual Scholastic National Regatta on May 26 – 30. And in between these two events are several large conferences and forums, attracting several thousand additional visitors, and we are looking forward to rolling out the red carpet for all of them.
The Bureau team will also be busy in our efforts to attract new conference and group business to Saratoga. On, Wed May 19, the Bureau will hold its annual Golf Classic at Saratoga National Golf Course. We look forward to hosting our members, prospective members, meeting planner guests and group tour organizers for a day of fun and friendly competition. This year, we will also be raising money and awareness for B.E.S.T. which benefits the Backstretch Workers at Saratoga Race Course. There is still time to register for this event! Sign up at www.discoversaratoga.org
As we gear up for the summer months, our sales team will be on the road looking for new business. Several sales missions and trade shows are planned for the remainder of the year. From a services and membership perspective, we will continue to provide the world-class service and hospitality that differentiates Saratoga Springs from other destinations and keeps our groups coming back year after year!
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Sales and Services Update
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It has been a great month for Saratoga! Recently, the Westfield chapter of Meeting Professional International contacted the bureau with interest in bringing their May 2010 board retreat to Saratoga. Convention Sales Manager Heather McElhiney is an auxiliary member of this chapter and has been attending meetings and functions held by the chapter three to five times a year. Members of this chapter are from the Westchester county, NY or Fairfield county, CT areas and include many corporate and independent meeting planners as well as national hotel sales people. We enthusiastically took up the challenge of finding homes for 16 meeting professionals for three days of meetings, morning and evening events, and all of the logistics involved. With a great amount of support, sponsorship and cooperation from several member hotels, off site venues, attractions and service providers, we were able to put together a fantastic package for this group in a matter of days! In addition to spending time in the hotels and venues that are hosting the different parts of the meeting, the group will venture out with the bureau on four excursions to experience Saratoga bureau style! We have put together a package somewhat similar to our FAM tour that will show attendees all corners of our fantastic city and why we are the ideal choice for their future board meeting, incentive trip, sales training, division retreat or business meeting. As the host city for this meeting, not only will we get the great exposure while the meeting is here, we will continue to have a presence in the chapters electronic communications and on their website throughout the year, and at the chapters Annual Awards dinner.
Convention Services
May promises to bring another busy convention month to our city. We have many repeat customers coming this month along with some who have met in our city previously but it has been awhile. We welcome all of you to our city – when you see our Welcome Posters hanging in many windows along Broadway – make sure if you see someone wearing a name badge you be sure to thank them for coming to Saratoga.
Spring – a time for cleaning, re-growth and renewal. Let’s not only think about all of that in the “real” sense of what needs to be done. Let’s think about it internally as well. Hospitality is our business – everything we do reflects on a group we are working with – or another that is currently meeting here. Our actions speak to our success. Let’s not only think about how we react to our customers – but to each other as well. We are all in this together – and together we make a fantastic city and terrific place to visit. Let’s all welcome not only our clients, but our friends and neighbors to see what fabulous hospitality we have in Saratoga.
There is an Association for Everything and Everyone!
This month I would like to highlight Saratoga Rowing Association. Saratoga will see not just one but TWO Rowing Regattas being held in Saratoga Springs in May 2010. May 7-9, 2010 we will see the State Championships being held at Saratoga Lake. This event will bring approx. 4,000 people to the area including the competitors, officials, families and spectators. May 26-30, 2010 will bring the 72nd Scholastic National Regatta to Saratoga Springs. This event will bring approx 10,000 people!
We would like to thank Chris Chase and his entire team along with the Saratoga Rowing Club for their tireless efforts to host these competitions. Countless of volunteer hours go into each one of these events that will bring thousands of people to Saratoga to stay in our lodging properties, shop in our retail stores and eat in our fabulous restaurants.
Horsin' Around Trolley Tours Spring and Summer Events!
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SPAC Rock & Run
On the morning of Sunday, May 23, in the Saratoga Spa State Park. The 5K race is open to walkers/runners of all ages and abilities, and will feature live music along the course. A kids’ fun run is also scheduled. The event will serve as a fundraiser for SPAC's Vivienne Anderson Children's Program.
All pre-registered runners for the 5K race will receive a moisture wicking t-shirt, and finisher awards will be given to those participating in the fun run. Pre-registration by 5/15 is encouraged. A post-race party with awards presentation, live music, refreshments, and children’s activities is also scheduled.
For more info, please call: Albany Running Exchange at 518.320-8648 or Alyssa at SPAC at 518.584-9330 x121. Race application and online registration available at www.areep.com.
Mother's Day Spa Specials
The Crystal Spa gift certificates make the perfect mothers day gift! Give Mom the gift of Health, wellness and relaxation with a Spa package from The Crystal Spa. Pamper and spoil your mother on her special day with some wonderfully relaxing and therapeutic Spa Packages from The Crystal Spa. Visit www.thecrystalspa.net for a list of packages!
Visit the spa at 120 South Broadway, Saratoga or call 528-584-2556 and one of the spa staff members will set you up with a gift certificate, the perfect gift for mom on her special day!
Saratoga Specialties Company supports the troops with “Operation: Thanks a Ton!”
Saratoga Specialties Company is reaching out to all area food manufacturers to solicit donations to be sent to troops serving in both Afghanistan and Iraq. Saratoga Specialties will collect and ship the goods to troops who are serving in the most difficult and dangerous areas with the fewest “comforts” of home. Their goal is to collect and ship a literal ton (2000 pounds) of regionally made food by June 1st.
This program is just one of a series of initiatives Saratoga Specialties Company is taking to give to those in need, to support their community and to ensure they continue to be a compassionate, connected business now and in the future.
Visit www.originalsaratogachips.com.
Mannix Marketing Ranks 27th Best SEO Company!
Internet marketing firm Mannix Marketing, Inc. of Glens Falls NY ranked 27th among national and international Search Engine Optimization Companies in an April 2010 Best in Search ranking by TopSEOs.com.
"Search engine optimization, or SEO, is about making our clients' websites climb higher and higher in Google and other search engines," said Sara Mannix, Founder and CEO of Mannix Marketing, Inc. "We're very honored to be recognized as one of the best in the world for what we do."
Congratulations Mannix Marketing! Visit www.mannixmarketing.com for more information.
Tuesday Night Concerts!
Manchester Designer Outlets will be hosting Tuesday Night outdoor concerts on the Manchester Town Green; these concerts are free & open to the public! The Manchester Town Green is located across the street from Polo Ralph Lauren. The concerts will begin Tuesday July 13th and run through Tuesday August 17th from 6 pm – 8 pm.
July 13th – The Bondville Boys
July 20th – The Battenkillers
July 27th – Boreal Tordu
August 3rd – The Don’t Leave Band
August 10th - Hungrytown
August 17th – Dave Keller Band
Visit www.manchesterdesigneroutlets.com
 Saratoga Springs
City Center Update
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Daily trips on Broadway past the City Center showcases the construction progress of the facility’s expansion. Moving full-steam ahead, the contractors have begun laying the cross pieces for the floor decking and the wall boards that will hold the exterior brick facing. Recently, the City Center staff was given the opportunity to sign a beam and then watched as “our” beam was raised to 2nd floor height.
Signing the beam!
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