A Vision for VISITORS

The heart of NY beats

A community where every guest feels welcomed and delighted that they came, for a day or a degree, for shopping or business, for fellowship or fun.

VISITORS Outcome Goals:

• We will be a four seasons destination for conventions, conferences, sporting events, and family tourists.
• We will be a visitor-friendly community.
• We will speak with pride about where we live, to each other and to strangers.

VISITORS Action Goals:


TOURISM AND CONVENTIONS

41. Combine all tourism efforts:
• for maximum impact
• for optimal use of resources

42. Launch a national campaign to attract tourists:
• using a coordinated approach involving all agencies and organizations that promote tourism

43. Teach hospitality tips to people who deal with newcomers:
• such as people in the hospitality industry, taxi drivers, store employees, etc.
• to enlist their help in making this a visitor-friendly, positive community
• regularly providing them with concise information about events and attractions.

44. Encourage Carousel shoppers to visit other attractions:
• via ONTrack or their own cars
• by having a prominent display about the attractions and showing them how to get to them
• and have similar displays in area hotels, especially the Hotel Syracuse and at Carrier Circle

45. Centrally locate & promote our downtown visitors center:
- with better signage along the streets and also in front of the building

46. Enclose walkways around the Convention Center:
• making them attractive and safe
• linking ONCENTER with the War Memorial, the Hotel Syracuse, etc.

47. Build a hotel near ONCENTER:
• to be able to attract more mid-sized and larger conventions
• connected to the ONCENTER and other sites by enclosed walkways

48. Add more events year round:
- especially in fall, winter, and spring
- attracting tourists as well as local residents

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ATTRACTIONS

49. Plant flowers and trees at all entrances to our community:
• alongside improved signage with information to guide visitors
• possibly including archways or other architectural elements

50. Build an aquarium:
• somewhere near the lakefront
• as a tourist attraction, but also for our own residents

51. Build a Native American Cultural Center:
• to honor the culture that was here before any other
• as a tourist attraction

52. Establish an African American & "Underground Railroad" Museum:
• to attract people interested in our community’s abolitionist past
• to honor national and local African Americans
• starting with saving the faces

53. Promote local Arts & Crafts history:
• including more displays in local museums such as the Everson
• providing more information for tourists and for community members as well
• showing connections to present-day businesses - furniture, ceramics, etc.

54. Develop a high-tech conference center:
• featuring clusters of networked computers, high speed internet access, global teleconferencing, etc.
• with nearby luxury hotel accommodations
• attracting groups likely to spend more dollars in our community

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