Thousand Islands Regional Tourism

The mission of the tirtdc is development, promotion, enhancement and retention of the Tourism industry and its associated employment base within the territory encompassing generally the county of jefferson in the state of new york, an area of approximately the same size in the southern portion of eastern ontario, canada, abutting the st lawrence river and approximately opposite jefferson county, but extending slightly farther both easterly and westerly for the overall economic benefit of the region.key program objectives are:-create unified marketing effort for the 1000 Islands bi-national region-maintain core visitation in traditional Tourism seasons.-attract new visitors to area.-lengthen average stay, increase average spending-promote cross-visitation of communities and attractions within the region-develop traffic in slower and "off" seasons-support health and growth of local Tourism businesses-support introduction of new Tourism products-encourage investment in Tourism in region