The Buffalo Niagara Convention & Visitors Bureau is using its home field advantage to help book a new round of business from tour operators.
Buffalo is hosting the annual Travel Expo New York gathering, set for Aug. 29 and 30, at the Adam's Mark Hotel in downtown Buffalo and will be using the two-day event as a chance to show off some of the best that the region has to offer.
The annual tourism industry gathering is expected to attract 130 exhibitors and an estimated 650 tour group leaders - everyone from bus operators to those who book trips for church and educational groups along with youth and senior citizens groups.
For the Buffalo Niagara CVB, this marks the fourth time since 1986 and the first since 2000, it has hosted the event. The group meets in late summer annually to book tours for the coming 12 months.
Buffalo outbid Syracuse and Corning for this year's event, which by mandate must be held in a New York location.
While the exhibitors come from across the Northeast and East Coast, the true advantage for the host city is being able to physically show off its tourism industry hot spots, officials said.
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