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We, Enchanted Mountains (Cattaraugus County) Tourism, post news releases for the media / press on our Press Releases page, on our blog and may post on www.CattCo.org/news but we get a lot of our news from the sources below.

News & Information Sources

A list of news and information sources that are in or around the Enchanted Mountains. These sources may be newspapers, magazines, or websites.

• The Villager - weekly Newspaper covering Ellicottville, New York
• EllicottvilleNow - bi-weekly newspaper covering Ellicottville, NY and surrounding area.
• Times Herald - daily newspaper covering Olean, NY and five counties.
• The Salamanca Press - Weekly newspaper covering Salamanca, NY and the surrounding area.
• The Buffalo News - daily newspaper covering Buffalo, NY and the surrounding area.
• The Post-Journal - daily newspaper covering Jamestown, NY and the surrounding area.
• The Bradford Era - daily newspaper covering Bradford, PA and the surrounding area.

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"Group B" of the Tourism Promotion Grant Program (Bed Tax Program)

Overview

A portion of bed tax is intended to provide grants for advertising and promoting various new or expanded tourism events, unique festivals, attractions and experiences that will attract more visitors for extended stays, overnight visits and day getaways. This grant program seeks to establish the importance of programs and opportunities that promote or support the development of specific themes or significant attractions and events, all of which enhance the level of visitor experience in the area. Any eligible grantee will partner and coordinate with the Cattaraugus County Department of Economic Development, Planning & Tourism (EDPT).

Funds for Marketing Campaign

The funds supplied by this grant, the funding source, are from the County's share of taxes collected from overnight stays, bed taxes, within the County.

This funding is intended to supplement your marketing campaign's advertising budget and not meant to be your entire advertising budget; therefore a match or share of cost is expected.

Eligible Applicants

Chambers without full-time staff, business associations, non-profit organizations, events, festivals and other tourism associated activities.

The funds in this group will be administered by EDPT. Grantees will partner and coordinate with EDPT.

Application Period

Applications are accepted after they are released from late October to early December. Catt. County EDPT will announce the release of the application in October.

Application Process

Complete an application for each marketing campaign project.

A marketing campaign could contain any of the following:

Print materials

Online Advertising

Radio Advertising

Television & Video Advertising

Possible applicants should have, at least, a rough project plan using the example application for one marketing campaign

Approved Tourism Programs

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