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Travel predictions are to local tourism officials' liking
May 26, 2012
If forecasts about travelers sticking close to home this summer prove true, the region’s tourism mavens ought to be in clover come September.
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State parks ready for holiday weekend crowds
May 25, 2012
All 1,400 state park campsites are reserved for Memorial Day Weekend, and the state’s 139 parks and forest recreation areas are open and ready to go for the summer season, state officials announced Thursday from Rocky Neck State Park.
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Regional chamber plans to reopen tourist information booth
May 22, 2012
Officials at the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut say it's time to reopen the Route 82 tourist information booth near Interstate 395.\n
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12 receive tourism awards
May 16, 2012
(0)Beach & Rec, Selectmen Move Forward on Hotel Agreement
May 15, 2012
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Connecticut's past is its future in tourism branding campaign
May 15, 2012
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy joined tourism officials Monday in rolling out the state’s much-anticipated branding campaign, part of a $27 million initiative they hope will generate three times as much in tourism revenues over the next two years.
(37)Malloy unveils 2-year, $27M tourism campaign
May 14, 2012
The governor unveiled a "Still Revolutionary" Connecticut brand on Monday, part of a two-year, $27 million marketing initiative. As of last year, Connecticut tourism generated about $11.5 billion in spending, $1.2 billion in state and local tax...
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Downtown New London merchants give skating rink high marks
May 10, 2012
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New London looks great in spring
May 4, 2012
It was about this time of year, back in 2008, that a group of cruise ship visitors to New London was heading downtown aboard a shuttle bus when someone gave the flowering trees along Eugene O'Neill Drive a shout-out.
"Who gave you the...
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Subway honored as top franchise
May 4, 2012
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Stonington Planning and Zoning Commission OKs permit for restaurant
May 3, 2012
A local woman who planned to build a restaurant across from Bravo Bravo on East Main Street will instead open an eatery in the former Puritan & Genesta building, which she owns. Corrina Ferguson, marketing director and general manager of The Shops at Nature's Art and The Dinosaur Place in Oakdale, has announced she is leaving the family enterprise to oversee marketing and business-development initiatives for... Ken and Chris Kitchings opened the newly renovated Old Lyme Inn to the public for the first time Thursday with a lunch menu that included Four Mile River Farm cheeseburgers. Old Saybrook - Boater, Sailor, Angler, Spy. OK, forget the spy, though West Marine's flagship Connecticut store does carry some nifty electronics - navigational aids and fish finders among them. When it comes to serving... New London - The privately funded Greater Mystic Visitors Bureau and the state's Eastern Regional Tourism District will "jointly partner" on the promotion of eastern Connecticut's tourism assets, the groups' top officials said... Mystic — Can a new marketing campaign do for Connecticut what the Battle of Antietam did for the country 150 years ago? Kip Bergstrom, deputy commissioner of the state Department of Economic and Community Development, believes it... Mrs. B's Convenient Cuisine & Restaurant at 309 Otrobando Ave. in Norwich, which specializes in takeout meals but has both indoor and outdoor seating, will hold a ribbon cutting at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday at which a new spring-summer menu will be... The state is seeking grant applicants for its "Our Places, Our Stories" initiative that will help market the state's assets to visitors. "Connecticut has more than 100 different organized historical and cultural societies for specific... (0)
Dining at The Wharf
May 2, 2012 (0)
Madison Beach Hotel Moves Toward Opening
April 24, 2012 (0)
Restaurateur applies for permit for former Mystic health food site April 19, 2012 (2)
Discussions, Meetings, Questions Surround Madison Beach Hotel
April 17, 2012 (0)
Ferguson leaving Dinosaur Place April 16, 2012 (0)
Ken and Chris Kitchings pitch in to save Old Lyme Inn April 13, 2012 (1)
West Marine launches flagship with new Old Saybrook store April 13, 2012 (0)
Region's tourism groups ink 'cooperative agreement' April 12, 2012 (0)
Official: Tourism marketing is 'back in business' April 11, 2012 (2)
Tourism official: Branding of state about to launch April 10, 2012 (2)
Norwich restaurant unveils new menu April 10, 2012 (0)
State seeking grant applicants April 3, 2012 (0)
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