{"id":329294,"date":"2026-08-25T15:12:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/329294\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T15:12:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:12:32","slug":"new-york-state-seeks-to-win-back-canadian-travelers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/329294\/","title":{"rendered":"New York State Seeks To Win Back Canadian Travelers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the <a href=\"https:\/\/bigfrog104.com\/tags\/adirondacks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Adirondacks <\/a>vast peaks to Cooperstown&#8217;s rich history, we really do have a lot to entice travelers to visit and stay awhile.\u00a0Some would say we are very fortunate to live here. But <a href=\"https:\/\/esd.ny.gov\/esd-media-center\/reports\/2025-tourism-economics\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">according <\/a>to recent data, travelers from Canada are on the decline.<\/p>\n<p>New Travel Initiative\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, those looking into a trip or <a href=\"https:\/\/bigfrog104.com\/tags\/vacation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">vacation <\/a>need something to entice them further. We&#8217;ve all been there, saying &#8220;make it worth my while&#8221;.This new tourism promotion launched by <a href=\"https:\/\/bigfrog104.com\/tags\/new\/york\/state\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York State<\/a> is designed to encourage Canadian travelers to visit the Empire State.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative launched by Governor Kathy Hochul follows a 26% drop in Canadian visitors and a 28% decrease in Canadian travel spending in New York State during all of 2025.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/attachment-900.jpg\" alt=\"WIBX 950 logo\"\/>Canada has historically been New York&#8217;s largest international <a href=\"https:\/\/bigfrog104.com\/tags\/tourism\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">tourism <\/a>market. Local border communities and statewide businesses rely heavily on this cross-border traffic.<a href=\"https:\/\/bigfrog104.com\/tags\/state\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">State <\/a>officials designed the program to remind Canadians of the close historic and economic ties between the region and their northern neighbor.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/attachment-gettyimages-1267408044.jpg\" alt=\"Cindy Ord, Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"6240\" height=\"4160\"\/>Cindy Ord, Getty ImagesCindy Ord, Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>What the Campaign Offers<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iloveny.com\/ny-loves-canada\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">I Love NY <\/a>website highlights special savings on travel essentials like lodging, attractions and dining across various regions including Central New York.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The promotion focuses heavily on the end of summer (August and September), with select deals extending through December 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Central New York Deals<\/p>\n<p>Every part of NY State has a variety of deals including Central New York.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the deals for Canadian Tourists to enjoy<\/p>\n<p>So, we&#8217;d like to know, what&#8217;s one place any person visiting needs to try in Central New York?<\/p>\n<p>8 CNY Orchards to Pick Your Own Apples For Fall Fun<\/p>\n<p>From apple picking and pumpkins to cider and donuts, there are several places in Central New York where you and the family can enjoy a day of fall fun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Credit &#8211; Polly McAdams<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From the Adirondacks vast peaks to Cooperstown&#8217;s rich history, we really do have a lot to entice travelers&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":329295,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9,11,10,49,51,50,12],"class_list":["post-329294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-new-york-state","tag-new-york-state-headlines","tag-new-york-state-news","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=329294"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329294\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/329295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=329294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=329294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=329294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}