The Saratoga Convention & Tourism
Bureau and Saratoga hospitality
community hosted a a familiarization
(FAM) tour Aug. 24-26 for qualified
meeting and event planners as well as
industry media.
Officials said the annual tour educated
and informed planners who have never
been to Saratoga personally or may have
been but needed to learn more about
Saratoga as a meetings and convention
destination.
More than 25 attendees came from
throughout the Northeast, said said Todd
Garofano, convention bureau president.
During the opening reception, held at
Saratoga Polo, Diane DiMaggio, global
business development director for Successful
Meetings, presented a plaque to
the staff of the Saratoga Convention &
Tourism Bureau for winning a 2014 Pinnacle
Award. The award recognizes top
performing bureaus from as nominated by the readers of the industry publication.