And some shibboleth shattering conclusions. Forget it - they are an insignificant factor and anyway bus people sit on their wallets and pocketbooks. Foreign visitors are increasing. New York City is home for most of our visitors. Forget it - New York City is about equal to the rest of the state and also to the northeast.
Admission is expensive.
County brochures are effective advertising. Forget it - they are ignored, but because of the shortage of bookmatches these beautifully illustrated county brochures make excellent table levelers for the older dining rooms and kitchens in the Valley. Men don't come to cultural properties. Forget it - it's not surprising that males are the substantial majority of the macho West Point visitors, but trousers are also way ahead at Montgomery Place, Olana, Sunnyside, Vanderbilt and the Shaker Museum. There are other highlights, but they are not unexpected considering the range and variety of these cultural properties.