cultural tourism
resources

New York Statewide Cultural Tourism Coalition
The Empire State Experience: Cultural & Heritage Tourism = Diversity & Dollars
A 2003 White Paper prepared by members of the New York Statewide Cultural Tourism Coalition and coordinated by the Museum Association of New York.  Download a copy in PDF (52.74KB) or MS Word (109KB) format.

New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA)
ABC/NY's Cultural Tourism Initiative grant program was made possible by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State arts agency.  NYSCA continues to provide support for ABC/NY's cultural tourism programming and also supports activities of nonprofit arts and cultural organizations in New York state, helping bring artistic programs of high quality to the citizens of the state.

Tourism Related Agencies

• New York City
  • NYC & Company
    New York City’s official tourism agency
• New York State
  • Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus of New York State
    Statewide organization that is made up of representatives of the Convention and Visitors Bureaus (CVB) in New York state
  • I Love New York
    Official New York State tourism website
  • New York State Hospitality and Tourism Association
    Nonprofit trade organization representing more than 1,400 member businesses and individuals in the lodging and attractions industry
• National
  • American Automobile Association
    Membership organization providing information relating to owning and operating automobiles (also operates retail travel agencies) 
  • American Bus Association
    Trade association representing charter and intercity bus companies
  • American Hotel & Lodging Association
    Trade association for accommodations
  • American Society of Travel Agents
    Trade association of retail travel agents
  • Association of Retail Travel Agents
    Trade association of American travel retailers
  • National Tour Association
    A trade association of motorcoach tour operators and group travel buyers
  • Office of Travel & Tourism Industries
    Federal agency responsible for tracking and analyzing international visitation to the United States
  • Society of American Travel Writers
    Association of journalists whose primary occupation is writing about or photographing travel
  • Travel & Tourism Research Association
    Professional society of market research specializing in the travel industry
  • Travel Industry Association of America
    Nonprofit umbrella trade organization of companies and government agencies representing all segments of the travel industry formed to promote travel to and within the United States
• International
  • Business Enterprises for Sustainable Travel
    An initiative of The Conference Board in association with the World Travel & Tourism Council, B.E.S.T. serves as a repository for information on global "best practices" in sustainable tourism
  • Destination Marketing Association International
    Worldwide association of convention and visitors bureaus, based in Washington, DC
  • International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions
    The trade association of theme parks, zoos, resorts, tourist attractions, and other fixed location entertainment facilities