June 18th Update
Visit a State Park or Historic Site for Free, Sunday, June 20th
I wanted to let you know that on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 20th, all Maine residents can enjoy free admission to Maine state parks and historic sites [click here for more info]. This could be a great way to enjoy the day and celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Maine State Park System.
Have Fun!
VisitMaine.com
Visitmaine.com is the Maine Office of Tourism’s Official tourism website. Each year, the site receives more than 1.7 million unique visitors every year to its web portal.
Visitmaine.com offers tourists and other visitors to Maine the opportunity to map out their trip to our state by searching for restaurants, diners, shopping, camping–just about anything you can think of that is tourism-related.
Visitmaine.com provides visitors looking for tourism-oriented information like restaurants, shopping, and outdoor activities a variety of choices by town or region. Visitors can actually develop a trip guide while they are on the site so they can help plan their itinerary while they visit Maine.
Any Maine tourism-related business can post information about their business on the website. Communities or organizations holding festivals or other events can also advertise their listing too. For example, if a visitor types in Lisbon Falls, a listing for the Moxie Festival appears with detailed information about the weekend of entertainment from July 9th through July 11th.
If you would like to advertise your tourism-oriented business or event on visitmaine.com, check out the instructions I have listed further below in this email. If you would like additional assistance with your business or organization’s listing, please contact Suzanne McKechnie at (207) 624-9808.
How to Add Your Business to VisitMaine.com
Instructions for First Time users of visitmaine.com:
1. Go to visitmaine.com.
2. At the bottom of the page, click on “Tourism Partners”.
3. At the bottom of the page, click on the “Create a profile” icon.
4. Complete the online form and click “Save.” This brings you to the “Manage Listings” page.
5. Click on the “Add a new organization” link next to the green circle with the white cross.
6. Complete the five-step process for adding an organization.
7. In Step 4, be sure to check the “accept the map below” box if you want people to see a map or your business’ location or map directions using our trip planning tool.
NOTE: The map location is based upon what you input into the “Physical Address” section of Step 1. If the red pointer appears in the wrong location on the map in Step 4, you may click the correct location on the map to move the pointer. You may use the minus or plus scale in the upper left corner of the map to zoom in or zoom out.
8. Click “Finish.” This submits your listing to the Office of Tourism for review. Please allow one week for review and approval.
