8th Annual Salute to Tourism Focuses on Community to Draw Inspiration Amid Pandemic
BRIDGEWATER – Somerset County Tourism celebrated another year of the Salute to Tourism program, going virtual this year. The program is presented by Somerset County Tourism and focuses on the vibrant tourism economy and also serves as a platform to recognize the world-renowned institutions that call Somerset County, NJ home. To see how local tourism businesses reacted to the pandemic, the Salute to Tourism event brought five industry individuals to explore how they overcame the many obstacles in their way. The program included panelists from five Somerset County tourism and hospitality businesses including: Vinnie Cicerale, director of sales & marketing at AC Hotel Bridgewater, Leigh Zona, director of communications at The Center for Contemporary Art, Brad Fay, president at Millstone Scenic Byway, Debbie Norz, co-owner at Norz Hill Farm & Market, and Marc Russinoff, vice president of public relations at Somerset Patriots. The tourism industry took an incredible hit from the pandemic....