National Geographic spotlights 1000 Islands ! Posted Monday, April 26, 2010 at 12:14:00 PM     Alexandria Bay, NY 1000 Islands  Comments  Unique Views 2059/Total Views 2062

1000 Islands International Tourism Council
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News Release 

The world's most widely-read travel magazine produced a feature-length article entitled "A Thousand Islands of Summer," that goes beyond the regular tourism mainstays and gives readers a sense of place and what makes the region unique. The story is available on the Traveler Website,  

http://traveler.nationalgeographic.com/2010/05/feature/thousand-islands-text
An expanded photo gallery will soon be posted.

TI Council staff, as well as employees and volunteers from both U.S. and Canadian tourism businesses, showcased the region to Traveler writer Pat Kelly and photographer Will Van Overbeek during their week-long August 2009 visit. Tourism workers and historians spent several winter months helping Traveler fact-checkers confirm their information.

1000 Islands International Region - National Geographic Traveler introduced its more than 700,000 readers to the 1000 Islands in its May/June edition available now on-line and soon at newsstands.

"This kind of exposure is a huge boon for the 1000 Islands. National Geographic Traveler had long been a respected authority on travel and vacation destinations," said Gary DeYoung, TI Council tourism director. "While we and others assisted, Traveler staff was very independent and sought to explore the region on their own. They produced a truly authentic traveler's perspective to the 1000 Islands."

National Geographic Traveler has more than 715,000 American readers. Approximately 20 percent - 140,500 - are based in New York and the adjacent states that make up the bulk of the 1000 Islands tourism market.

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