NEW YORK—Damage from tropical storms and a lack of snowfall hurt upstate tourism during the winter, but the summer sun may trigger a rebound. Stakeholders in the state’s tourism industry are hoping for a profitable summer to make up for the slow winter.
An initiative called “Path Through History” will help visitors discover sites and scenes such as Henry Hudson’s landing on the shore of the New World in 1609 and the launching of W.E.B. Du Bois’ African-American Civil Rights Movement in Buffalo in 1905. Tourists can follow a trail of new, uniform signs on roadways or take directed tours through the state’s heritage sites.
Bringing culture to the airports is also on the list of priorities for the state’s Tourism Council. JFK airport and LaGuardia are boring places, says Gail A. Grimmett, senior vice president of Delta Air Lines, Inc.
