To access the virtual version of the visitors guide, visit the official county tourism website at http://www.corningfingerlakes.com/. Click on the “Free Travel Guide” link on the navigation bar. Readers can then use their cursor to turn the pages of the virtual travel guide, just as they would turn the page of a traditional print guide.
Peggy Coleman, President of the Steuben County Conference & Visitors Bureau said,
“As the trend for researching travel online continues to grow, it is very exciting that Steuben County is offering interactive options for our visitors. It provides one more tool to our visitors to help move their travel buying decisions in our favor.”
Benefits to the online version include hot links which can connect readers immediately to websites for more information. Readers can get specific information about an attraction, event or accommodation with one simple click in the interactive guide. Readers also have the option to print one or multiple pages of the guide if they’d like to have print information in hand on the road. Of course visitors can call or email the Steuben County Conference & Visitors Bureau to request that a copy of the printed guide be mailed directly to them.
The print version of this year’s guide is sporting a sophisticated new cover and there are several new tourism businesses listed in the guide for the first time this year. New accommodations are Shetland Meadows B&B near Keuka Lake, the Captain’s Cottage in Hammondsport, and the new Microtel Inn & Suites in Bath. Other new listings include Keuka Lake Vineyards, Circle “C” Stables, Ranger Outfitters, Conhocton River Fly Shop, Sommerville Pottery, Earth Paint and Fire Studio and the Color Wheel Art School. A new section this year highlights “Learning Vacations” offering information on culinary classes, art classes, health and wellness classes, and classes in outdoor skills. Classes range in length from a few hours to five-day workshops.
Graphic Solutions of Painted Post designed the guide. Printing was done by Printing Methods, Inc of Rochester. 100,000 copies of the guide were produced and will be distributed through visitor information centers, welcome centers, AAA offices and consumer travel shows. The guide is also used as a response piece for requests for information generated from E-newsletters, print ads, and tourism websites. Supplies of the guides can be picked up at the Steuben County Conference & Visitors Bureau office at 1 West Market Street in Corning. Call 936-6544 to request a copy.
The Steuben County Conference & Visitors Bureau was established in 1994 to promote the tourism industry of Steuben County and to stimulate economic growth by attracting visitors, groups, and conferences to the county. The CVB is funded primarily by an occupancy tax paid by overnight visitors staying in hotels, motels, and bed & breakfasts.
Tourism is a $156 million a year industry in Steuben County. Tourism-related sales tax collections result in annual tax relief for county residents of $219.02 per household.
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