GENESEO — At Thursday night's Geneseo Town Board meeting, Arleen Somerville received the William Pryor Letchworth Award for Excellent Tourism. Somerville came to the meeting prepared to speak on behalf of the Geneseo Tourism Committee; her presentation was thorough and ambitious, covering everything from new brochure designs to plans for Livingston County TV ads. Unbeknownst to Somerville, she would soon be awarded for exactly these … [Read more...]
Big Push to Increase Local Tourism Revenue
GENESEO — At Monday night's Village meeting, board members discussed the possibility of allocating more money towards tourism, an increasingly lucrative local industry. "If every town in Livingston County contributed another $500 or so to their budget, the results would likely be positive, as tourism continues to grow in the area," said Trustee Bob Wilcox. The extra funding would most likely go towards promotional projects such as TV ads … [Read more...]
Geneseo Tourism Committee presents to Village Board
GENESEO — Arleen Somerville came before the Geneseo Village Board of Trustees tonight in order to present a summary of the Geneseo Tourism Committee’s 2012 advertising and marketing campaign. She was accompanied by several members of the committee. Somerville explained to the Board, who contribute $5000 to the Geneseo Tourism Committee’s efforts, what the committee has done to promote Geneseo in the past year. Efforts include a table at the SUNY … [Read more...]