Over the next two weekends (May 7-8 and May 14-15) Genesee County will host over 1,600 soccer players, coaches, families and fans at the Empire Cup College Showcase. The tournament will feature some of the Northeast United States and Canada's top high school and early-college level soccer talent.
The influx of visitors is expected to create over a $250,000 economic impact during the span of both tournaments through hotel stays, dining and retail expenditures. The tournament will generate over 600 room nights at area hotels. The Genesee County Chamber of Commerce will assist visitors in finding local destinations by providing the new dining guide, maps, visitor guide, and area coupons from participating merchants.

Tournament play for the boys weekend will be Saturday,
May 7 and Sunday, May 8th. The following weekend the
girls weekend will take play on Saturday, May 14 and Sunday, May 15th. Numerous college coaches will be in attendance scouting potential recruits for their soccer programs. The games will be played at Batavia Sports Park and Genesee Community College.       
(photo credit: Howard Owens) 

Genesee County's Haunted History Trail of New York State program was successfully pitched to a Buffalo based Associated Press Writer who on April 27th published our program as one of their "The Big Story" articles. The article has since appeared in over 200 national publications from ABCNews.com; Washington Times; Las Vegas Sun and more. You can read the article here.

 
As we begin to plan out our visitor center displays and distribution materials, we would like for all of our accommodations, restaurants, retailers and area attractions to make available to us your "rack card". Beginning this fall, Genesee County hospitality businesses will receive free marketing through our visitor center brochure racks.

Only 4 x9 (card stock) rack cards will be distributed at the information center. To reserve your spot for your business please contact Kelly Rapone. We can also assist you in finding a professional designer, as well as sourcing printing quotes. Only pre-approved rack cards will be made available through the visitor center. Once we have our list of designated slots we will be in contact with you to receive quantities. Additionally, we are planning to develop the "mini menus" program for our restaurant partners. More information on that will be made available in the coming weeks.