Connecticut Tourism Readies for Fall

Note from Randy Fiveash Director, Connecticut Office of Tourism:

Fall is definitely in the air. Although the actual first day of fall isn’t until September 22nd, all the signs are here. Even some snippets of color can be seen in many places. At the Office of Tourism, we have been planning for fall, well before we were even done with spring/summer, planning the seamless marketing of our great state. Our fall efforts are centered on the premise that visitors can Find Fall Faster in Connecticut. They need go no further than our beautiful state to find stunning fall foliage, throughout the state. Along with a variety of unique small towns and B&B’s, with attractions, night life, fall festivals and much, much more, Connecticut is definitely The New England fall destination. It’s a great time to be in Connecticut!

I hope you enjoy the beginning days of fall. Thank you, as always, for all you do for Connecticut Tourism.

Give Your Listing an Autumn Look

CTvisit.com will be switching over to its fall look. Now is the time to update your listing page photographs with autumn/foliage pictures. Pumpkins, mums, scarecrows – anything that says FALL. A good season image makes your destination more inviting to visitors, and may even increase your chance of being featured. If you need help updating your listing page or adding images, contact Jean.Hebert@ct.gov

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CTvisit.com Monthly Report

The State’s official tourism website CTvisit.com is continuing to experience growth in its use by potential visitors. In August 2017, CTvisit.com received over 533,000 visits that brought our year to date total to over 3.2 million or an increase of 18.39% over the visits received through August of last year. Referrals to partners listed on CTvisit.com continued to be strong with August 2017 averaging 10,760 referrals per day. Seasonal articles for Connecticut’s Country Fairs and a special article created to instruct travelers of the best places to view the August 21st Solar Eclipse were among the top 5 pages visited. You can view the full breakdown of the August CTvisit.com Key Metrics here.

For more information on this report, please contact robert.damroth@ct.gov.

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The Connecticut Office of Tourism is Moving!

The day for the move of the Connecticut Office of Tourism is set and will take place on September 15th. Please take note of the following as we transition to our new location:

Please do not send any mail to the Constitution Plaza Office during the week of September 11-15.

Starting September 18th our new address will be:

DECD/Connecticut Office of Tourism

450 Columbus Blvd., South Tower

Hartford, CT 06103

The Office of Tourism’s staff email addresses will remain the same, be we will all have new phone numbers that become effective on September 18th:

Randy Fiveash: (860) 500-2369

Christine Castonguay: (860) 500-2422

Rosemary Bove: (860) 500-2355

Robert Damroth: (860) 500-2349

Jennifer Haag: (860) 500-2365

Jean Hebert: (860) 500-2375

Al Strong: (860) 500-2351

Ellen Woolf: (860) 500-2358

Visit Us at the Big E!

The Big E will be taking place this year from September 15 – October 1, 2017 and the Connecticut Building will be showcasing the best of what our state has to offer. This year visitors can enjoy a greater variety of Connecticut craft beer, as well as more than 60 exhibitors in the Connecticut Building, offering everything from cider donuts and barbeque to hand-rolled cigars and hand-poured candles. Connecticut Day will be on Wednesday, September 20th and is usually the most visited day of the 17 day event.

So if you are planning to visit the fair, stop by to see what’s new for 2017.

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