{"id":53036,"date":"2014-01-17T14:00:55","date_gmt":"2014-01-17T19:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=53036"},"modified":"2014-01-16T20:23:59","modified_gmt":"2014-01-17T01:23:59","slug":"syracuse-convention-visitors-bureau-executive-earns-top-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=53036","title":{"rendered":"Syracuse Convention & Visitors Bureau Executive Earns Top Honor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vice President of Marketing Carol Eaton Named 2014 NYS Hospitality & Tourism Association\u2019s Tourism Executive of the Year<\/p>\n

\"Carol<\/a>(Syracuse, NY – Jan. 14, 2014) \u00a0The\u00a0Syracuse Convention & Visitors Bureau (SCVB) is thrilled to announce that Carol Eaton, SCVB vice president of marketing, is the recipient of the\u00a0New York State Hospitality & Tourism Association\u2019s (NYSH&TA)\u00a02014 Outstanding Tourism Executive of the Year\u00a0award. Eaton will be recognized at the Association\u2019s 2014\u00a0Stars of the Industry\u00a0Gala & Awards Banquet at the Albany Marriott on\u00a0Monday, March 3.<\/p>\n

The Outstanding Tourism Executive of the Year award recognizes an executive who has demonstrated outstanding contributions of leadership and service to his\/her community.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery year, the state\u2019s hospitality industry nominates its most outstanding employees. After reviewing all of the nominations submitted, the judges agreed that Carol Eaton was the best of the best,\u201d said NYSH&TA President Jan Marie Chesterton.\u00a0 \u201cAll the winners of this year\u2019s awards are STARS in every sense of the word and shining examples of what New York State hospitality is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eaton has worked in the tourism industry for more than 30 years.\u00a0 Throughout her tenure, Eaton has played an integral role in the advancement of Onondaga County as a meetings and leisure destination.\u00a0 Eaton currently serves as New York State\u2019s Regional Tourism Project Director for the Finger Lakes Tourism Region and chairs the recently established Finger Lakes Regional Tourism Council, in addition to her role at the SCVB.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very proud of Carol\u2019s well-deserved achievement,\u201d said SCVB President David Holder. \u201cShe is a pivotal member of our team and always the voice of reason and integrity.\u00a0 Our industry partners look to Carol to promote our destination. \u201c<\/p>\n

Nearly a dozen members of the state tourism industry submitted nomination letters on behalf of Eaton.<\/p>\n

\u201cCarol\u2019s hard work and dedication in the hospitality industry throughout the years is admirable,\u201d wrote Gavin Landry, executive director of NYS tourism. \u201cShe has worked passionately to spread the word about Syracuse and the Finger Lakes Region as a great destination to visit.\u201d<\/p>\n

NYSH&TA is celebrating its 21st\u00a0annual\u00a0Stars of the Industry\u00a0program on the evening of\u00a0March 3. The program recognizes the exemplary professionalism and the exceptional service of individuals in the hospitality and tourism industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Vice President of Marketing Carol Eaton Named 2014 NYS Hospitality & Tourism Association\u2019s Tourism Executive of the Year (Syracuse, NY – Jan. 14, 2014) \u00a0The\u00a0Syracuse Convention & Visitors Bureau (SCVB) is thrilled to announce that Carol Eaton, SCVB vice president of marketing, is the recipient of the\u00a0New York State Hospitality & Tourism Association\u2019s (NYSH&TA)\u00a02014 Outstanding […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22341],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-regional"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43meu-dNq","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=53036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53036\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=53036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=53036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=53036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}