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Chemung County tourism officials tout new website, travel guide and popular 'ice‑cream trail'
Summary
Chamber/TPA staff reported a new DiscoverChemung website, a redesigned travel guide and an ice‑cream passport program that drew thousands of participants; staff said 2024 visitor spending reached a county record of over $116 million.
Chemung County Tourism Promotion Agency and Chamber of Commerce officials presented a progress report that highlighted a new website, a freshly printed travel guide, and a summer “ice‑cream trail” passport that organizers said drew widespread local and regional participation.
Alexis Ralston, the county’s tourism manager, said the new site (discoverchemung.com) launched in mid‑August and has attracted more than 1,600 visitors with an average time on site over two minutes. Ralston said the office is auditing about 300 destination and lodging listings and adding roughly 50 new pages of content in phases through spring 2026.
Travel guide and distribution: The tourism office printed 50,000…
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