The materials provided here are intended to help new and existing members of the Strategic Tourism Planning Board (STPB) understand the organization's history, practices, rules, and plans.
Core Documents
- Current STPB Bylaws
- STPB adopted policies:
- Strategic Tourism Plan: 2021 - 2027
- Hotel Room Occupancy Tax Law
Background Materials
- Tompkins County Hotel Room Occupancy Tax (Finance Department FAQ)
- Room Tax 101 (a primer on the county's hotel room occupancy tax)
- Background and Intended Use of Revenues (2001)
Current Information
Last updated September 2023
- Board Membership
- Current Membership
- Board Contact Information (password protected)
- Meeting Schedule
- Tourism Program Budget for 2023
- Hotel Room Occupancy Tax Q2 2023 report
- Summary of Tourism Program Grants
- Tourism Program Recognition Guidelines
- Common Grant Application: Current Programs
Recent Tourism Plans and Reports
- Strategic Tourism Plan: 2021 - 2027, endorsed by the County Legislature March 3, 2020
- Visitor Profile Study (2019)
- Downtown Conference Center Study (2019)
- Outdoor Recreation Tourism Implementation Plan (2018)
- Beautification, Signage and Public Art Plan (2016)
- Agriculinary Tourism Implementation Plan (2016)
- Heritage Tourism Implementation Plan (2015)
- Wayfinding & Interpretative Signage Plan (2014)
- Tompkins County Priority Trails Strategy (2014)
- Cayuga Lake Bluweay Trail Plan (2013)