{"id":2130,"date":"2012-02-24T15:26:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-24T15:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/travel-trends\/connecticut-seeks-public-s-help-in-new-tourism-campaign\/"},"modified":"2018-10-08T07:58:25","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T11:58:25","slug":"connecticut-seeks-public-s-help-in-new-tourism-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/connecticut-seeks-public-s-help-in-new-tourism-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecticut Seeks Public\u2019s Help in New Tourism Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In an attempt to brand itself as a destination worth visiting, the state of Connecticut is enlisting the help of its most trusted experts: local residents.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The state is asking residents to pinpoint what sets the state apart by submitting their favorite Connecticut stories in a competition that begins on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The goal is to create a brand modeled after the iconic \u201cI &lt;3 NY\u201d campaign of the 1970s. The state has a few obstacles to overcome before it reaches that goal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For the past few years, the state tourism budget was cut to just $1 (just enough to keep it open), due to cutbacks in a recession-stricken economy. Rising gas prices could also deter visitors within driving distance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to tourism officials, when gas is over the $4 per gallon mark, many people cut back on their excessive driving habits.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/8301-505245_162-57384600\/conn-asks-residents-to-help-with-tourism-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CBS News <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>CC Flickr photo credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dougtone\/4207680318\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Doug Kerr <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an attempt to brand itself as a destination worth visiting, the state of Connecticut is enlisting the help of its most trusted experts: local residents. &nbsp; The state is asking residents to pinpoint what sets the state apart by submitting their favorite Connecticut stories in a competition that begins on Monday. &nbsp; The goal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2130"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2130\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98896978,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2130\/revisions\/98896978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}