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Content Studio NY Wins 2024 NYS Tourism Excellence Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 17, 2024
CSNY Contact: Thomas Martinelli
Phone: 845-462-1209
Email: tom@contentstudiony.com
NYSTIA Contact: Bob Provost
Phone: 518-956-1241
Email: bob@nystia.org
MISS NEW YORK SCHOLARSHIP
ORG. Contact: Sloane Lewis
Phone: 316-207-8442
Email: sloane@miss-newyork.com
Content Studio New York Wins 2024 New York State Tourism Excellence Award
Special Ceremony held on Thursday, September 12 in Saratoga Springs, New York
WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY – Content Studio New York won a 2024 New York State Tourism Excellence Award for its “2023 Miss New York Destination Experiences By Rail” campaign to promote train getaways for its 20-year client, Amtrak. Content Studio New York won in the category: Tourism Marketing Campaigns, Projects & Programs: Digital Marketing Campaigns – Budget under $500,000. This is the second consecutive year Content Studio New York has won a New York State Tourism Excellence Award in the same category.
The “Miss New York Destination Experiences By Rail” program is a partnership between Content Studio New York and the Miss New York Scholarship Organization, Inc., which is organized exclusively for charitable purposes, and part of the Miss America Organization. This unique partnership began in 2022 and Content Studio New York makes a donation to the Miss New York Scholarship Organization for each Miss New York destination sponsored visit. Content Studio New York has donated $2,100 in its first 2 years of this program by enabling 3 different Miss New York titleholders to visit New York State Destinations: Sidney Park, Miss New York 2021; Taryn Delanie Smith, Miss New York 2022 and Amelia Collins, Miss New York 2023. Sloane Lewis is the Executive Director of the Miss New York Scholarship Organization.
The recipients of the 2024 New York State Tourism Excellence Awards were originally revealed on July 2, 2024 by the New York State Tourism Industry Association (NYSTIA). The outstanding work of New York State's destination marketing organizations, attractions, and other tourism-related businesses in all forms of marketing, destination management, and stewardship are recognized through this annual awards program. The recipient organizations, businesses, institutions, and individuals were honored at a special ceremony and reception hosted by Advance Media New York in Saratoga Springs, New York on Thursday, September 12, 2024.
The New York State Tourism Excellence Awards are open to all New York State tourism marketers and are juried by an impartial panel of industry experts under the auspices of the New York State Tourism Industry Association. This year’s pool of nominations exceeded 2023’s extraordinary total by 18%, marking another year of competitive judging. Nominees spanned every corner of New York State and judges were once again challenged by the diversity and quality of the entries. This celebration of the excellent work done by tourism professionals in New York State would not have been possible without the efforts of those who nominated, the judges who reviewed and scored each submission, and the incredible work done by destination marketing organizations, attractions, leaders, and other tourism-related businesses across New York State.
“The campaigns, initiatives, and projects submitted for the 2024 New York State Tourism Excellence Awards illustrate the world-class work being done by New York's tourism professionals," observed Bob Provost, President of the New York State Tourism Industry Association. "The caliber of the work nominated this year challenged the judges who reviewed and scored this year's entries. Thank you to the Tourism Excellence Awards Committee and judges.”
“We are so pleased to win such a prestigious award for the second consecutive year as it validates our digital marketing capabilities and our remarkable partnership with the Miss New York Scholarship Organization”, stated Thomas Martinelli, President & CEO, Content Studio New York. "This unique program with the goal of inspiring Amtrak getaways to New York Destinations is evolving and we look forward to more great storytelling with the Miss New York Scholarship Organization"
About Content Studio New York:
Content Studio New York is, above all else, a solutions-based destination. With more than a century of combined magazine and media experience, CSNY is uniquely positioned to not only meet demanding expectations but soar past them. But how?
Editorial excellence—in any form—is achieved by listening to the needs and acting on the musts. Business success occurs with innovation and tenacity. Magazine greatness is where those two powerful forces meet. Content Studio New York understands and delivers best-in-class results: be it magazines, digital marketing and beyond. Our work speaks for itself. And it’s quite a story.
Content Studio New York has been working with Amtrak under a publishing agreement since 2004 to promote the Amtrak routes throughout New York and those that also continue into Canada and Vermont. https://www.contentstudiony.com/About Miss New York Scholarship Organization:
The Miss New York Scholarship Organization was formed in March 2019 when the Miss America Organization awarded its former Board an opportunity to run the New York franchise of the Miss American Organization. Soon after those board members formed the Miss New York Scholarship Competition, Inc. to carry out the mission and values of the Miss America Organization and the newly formed Miss New York Scholarship Competition, Inc.
It is organized exclusively for a charitable purpose and consists of a board of directors whom are all unpaid volunteers and whose mission is to provide career-readiness and leadership education for young women from the state of New York through educational programming, mentorship camps, and other annual events.
The Organization’s main activity is holding an annual competition to select a state titleholder who will works for one year to advance the mission of the Miss New York Organization, while also promoting her own personal charitable platform. The selection criteria include academic records, community service, public speaking ability, performing arts skill during a live talent performance, and live interviews. https://miss-newyork.org/
About New York State Tourism Industry Association:
The New York State Tourism Industry Association (NYSTIA) is a member-driven, 501(c)6 nonprofit organization at the vanguard of transformational tourism marketing, stewardship and long-term strategic planning. We assist our members in advancing responsible economic growth, creating jobs, revitalizing communities, supporting small business success, and increasing state and local tax revenues in order to improve the standard of living, quality of life and pride of place for New York State communities and residents. We achieve these goals by facilitating the success of our members in realizing the economic potential of New York State's tourism industry as a catalyst for collaborative initiatives, exceptional marketing programs, industry research and legislative awareness for the private sector of New York State's tourism industry. www.nystia.org
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