In this episode, you will learn how regions don't influence a travelers decision on where to go, and how to get them to come to your destination from Josiah Brown.

Josiah Brown is best known the New York Sherpa and has logged over 600,000 miles throughout New York State over the last 13 years. He is the brain and the passion behind New York's Best Experiences. The Sherpa lives for recommending the best-kept secrets New York has to offer. He coined the tagline "because we've been there," well, because he has. Josiah is President and CEO of New York Welcome's You. He is a public speaker and trainer offering workshops to the tourism industry on topics including: winning first-time visitors to a destination, branding first, and the future of the group travel market.

A transcript of this episode is available here: http://destinationontheleft.com/josiah-brown/