(thanks for the article Mom D!)
UPDATE:
Jesse points out that the picture on the website mentioned is pretty hilarious:
my corner of nowhere particular
(thanks for the article Mom D!)
UPDATE:
Jesse points out that the picture on the website mentioned is pretty hilarious:
Connecticut opted out of the umbrella organization Discover New England.
So they don’t get promoted. Seems pretty cut and dry to me. The people who suffer the most: gamblers, for they know not about Foxwoods Resort Casino.
We didn’t pay the dues, literally!
http://www.yourpublicmedia.org/content/npr/how-did-connecticut-get-kicked-out-new-england
I quite enjoyed the discussion on metafilter about this
http://www.metafilter.com/98725/Connecticut-it-out
“Their map de-emphasizes New York and Canada since they’re not part of New England, but Connecticut has actually been removed from the map altogether, as if it sank into the ocean.”
Just because a state opts out of tourism promotion doesn’t mean that the Discover New England website can fudge the truth. It’s kind of lame that they pretend that it’s not part of New England. They label Montreal and NYC and not CT at all? Did Montreal and NYC give them $10,000 for that geographical accuracy?
What’s wrong with a simple statement listing CT as a New England state (which it unequivocally is) for which they will not be providing tourism information? It is misleading not to list it on the map. I mean, a little asterisk is all it needs. Someone is a little pissed at not getting its $100,000….
Yeah, this smacks of bitterness. Obviously they show Montreal and NYC on the map because that is their target market; they want people from those areas to come and Discover New England. Presumably people in New England as well will want to Discover New England. But Connecticut? “Never heard of it, and their confederate money is no good here,” seems to be the message.
I can’t find it but I seem to remember somewhere that the target market is actually Europeans. The addition of NYC and Montreal to the map is probably to attract people who would obviously rather go to those locations to see just how close New England is in relation. As far as getting angry and not paying the $100k entrance fee, $100k is measly compared to the estimated $14 billion that CT gets from tourism. I wouldn’t give free advertising to someone who didn’t want to pay the dues and it’s not fair to the rest of the members. People shouldn’t be blaming the Discover New England group, they should be blaming the politicians that decided this wasn’t important. Whether or not this is important is an entirely different debate.