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Jersey Shore almost back to normal for first post-Sandy summer
DestinationsThe boardwalks are back, and so are most of the beaches, even if some are a little thinner this year. The smell of funnel cakes, french fries and pizza will mingle with the salt air, and the screech of seagulls will be heard, but so will the thwack of hammers repairing what can be fixed [...]
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New Jersey Governor criticized for turning tourism ads into campaign asset
DestinationsNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and his family are starring in television commercials that are part of a publicly funded $25 million tourism campaign to encourage people to visit the Jersey Shore after Superstorm Sandy, but Democrats say they are simply taxpayer-funded campaign ads. The ad campaign called “Stronger Than The Storm” launched last week [...]
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Sandy-ravaged Jersey shore tourism is hoping for a Prince Harry bump
DestinationsBritain’s Prince Harry toured two New Jersey shore communities devastated by Superstorm Sandy, shaking hands with emergency personnel and construction workers before spending Tuesday afternoon in New York City at events promoting tourism, entrepreneurism and philanthropy. He even got a chance to play a little baseball. In Seaside Heights, where the MTV reality show “Jersey [...]
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New Jersey spending three times usual to get tourists this summer, post-Sandy
DestinationsMillions in advertising and marketing dollars — and unquantifiable value in word of mouth hopefully generated by a host of events — are being poured into driving home the message that the Jersey Shore is open for business this summer. Arguably no boost is more significant than the marketing plan being rolled out by the [...]
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New Jersey’s $25 million PR budget for post-Sandy tourism marketing
DestinationsThe state of New Jersey has selected MWW to convey to national and local audiences that it is “open for business” despite the catastrophic damage Hurricane Sandy caused last year. The contract is worth $25 million. The forthcoming campaign will seek to soothe vacationers’ worries by pointing out that the state’s shore areas are ready, [...]
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Jersey City’s Westin and Hyatt tapped to host 2014 Super Bowl teams
DestinationsJersey City will host both Super Bowl teams when the game is played in New Jersey for the first time next February. The NFL confirmed Thursday that the Hyatt Regency and the Westin hotel will house the AFC and NFC teams for the 2014 NFL championship game. Both hotels are on the Hudson River waterfront [...]
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New Jersey towns spend millions to fix boardwalks before summer
DestinationsMost New Jersey boardwalks damaged or destroyed by Superstorm Sandy will be rebuilt by Memorial Day weekend. An Associated Press survey of shore communities that bore the brunt of Sandy found only three where portions of boardwalk are not expected to be open by the traditional start of the summer season. Seaside Heights expects the [...]
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Atlantic City already angling as best place to watch 2014 Super Bowl
DestinationsNew Jersey will fight with New York over hosting events and the 500,000 expected tourists for next year’s Super Bowl at the Meadowlands. Officials representing the state on the Super Bowl’s host committee said at a conference Thursday afternoon at the annual New Jersey Conference on Tourism at Golden Nugget that they are working to [...]
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New Jersey tourism had record year in 2012 even with Hurricane Sandy
DestinationsTourism demand in New Jersey reached record levels last year despite Hurricane Sandy disrupting the region and declines in the casino industry, according to a new tourism study published by the state on Wednesday. Visitor spending in New Jersey rose nearly 3 percent in 2012 and, along with capital investment and general government funding of [...]
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There goes Atlantic City’s reinvention plans: Revel to file for bankruptcy
DestinationsRevel, the casino many people had hoped would turn around Atlantic City’s sagging fortunes, said Tuesday that it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March, less than a year after opening. The voluntary, pre-packaged bankruptcy envisioned for late March will wipe away about two-thirds of its $1.5 billion in debt by converting more [...]
