TO
TO SEE
TO SEE THAT YOU'RE INTO IT.
IT.
IT. IS
IT. IS THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN
THIS WINTER?
THIS WINTER? YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS WHAT WE
CELEBRATE RIGHT HERE IN
CONNECTICUT.
CONNECTICUT. AND THERE IS SO MUCH TO DO EVEN
A THE PANDEMIC.
OUR HOMETOWN TREASURES AND
HIDDEN GEMS.
HIDDEN GEMS. COMING UP ON OUR BUCKET LIST
CAN YOU TELL I'M EXCITED TO
VISIT PARTNERING WITH FOX 61 TO
SHOWCASE SOME OF THE BEST SPOTS
ALL ACROSS THE STATE IN
THE PAST FROM TREES AT
THE ANTHONY HOME ATHENAEUM
MUSEUM IN HARTFORD TO THE SITES
OF OLD MYSTIC.
>>
>>
>> WE
>> WE HAVE BEEN ALL OVER AND WE
HAVE ENJOYED SEEING IT ALL
THE AQUARIUM YOU NAME IT WE
VISITED SANTA.
VISITED SANTA. WE'VE GOT TO BEING LIVE ON AIR.
I'VE DONE NOTHING AS
THE PANDEMIC CONTINUES.
WE ARE CONTINUING TO COME UP
WITH AND SHARE IDEAS WITH YOU
AND YOUR FAMILIES AT HOME.
ALL THINGS YOU CAN CHECK OUT.
SO WE'RE ASKING YOU TO SUBMIT
YOUR FAVORITE BUCKET LIST IDEAS
AND YOU CAN SEND PHOTOS AND
VIDEOS WHEN YOU VISIT ANY CITY
LOCATIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA USING
THE HASHTAG BUCKET LIST.
>>
>>
>> ALL
>> ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. HERE TO TALK MORE ABOUT SOME OF
THE FUN IDEAS YOU CAN ADD TO
YOUR BUCKET LIST, RANDI FIVE
ASK THE DIRECTOR OF
THE CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF
TOURISM RANDI, ALWAYS GREAT TO
HAVE YOU.
HAVE YOU.
HAVE YOU. I DO NEED TO QUICKLY START WITH
THE BREAKING NEWS OF
EON
THE BREAKING NEWS OF THIS VACCINEAK ITS WAY TO
HARTFORD, OUR TOURISM INDUSTRY
HIT SO HARD BY THIS PANDEMIC.
YOUR TEAM HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY
TO STILL FIND ACTIVITIES.
WHAT'S IN YOUR GUT?
HOW ARE YOU FEELING KNOWING
THAT IT'S YOUR ISSUES?
>>
>>
>> WE
>> WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT OFF
THE AIR JUST A BIT AGO.
THIS IS INCREDIBLE.
AND IT'ST'S AMAZING WHAT
THE THAT THE SPEED THAT
THE VACCINE HAS BEEN PRODUCED
IN AND IT GETS TO THE TO
THE PEOPLE.
THE PEOPLE. IT IS SO IMPORTANT THE HEALTH
CARE WORKERS AS WAS MENTIONED
EARLIER IN THE NEWS IN THE NEWS
FEED THE HEALTH CARE WORKERS,
THE GETTING TO THE NURSING
HOMES, LONG CARE FACILITIES AND
THOSE CARE THAT IS SO IMPORTANT
TO GET TO THOSE FIRST.
BUT AS IT RELATES TO
THE TOURISM INDUSTRYOU KNOW,
IT'S GONNA BE ONE MORE VERY,
VERY IMPORTANT STEP TO HELP OUR
INDUSTRY BECAUSE THE INDUSTRY
IS TOURISM INDUSTRY HAS BEEN
HERE AS YOU SAY SO VERY
HARD OVER THE OVER THE COUNTRY
IN A HE RIGHT HERE IN
CONNECTICUT SO VERY
DRASTICALLY.
DRASTICALLY. AND IT'S GOING TO THE INDUSTRY
HAS DONE SO MUCH TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE TRAVELER FEELS SAFE AS
THEY DO TRAVEL AND AS THEY
COME.
COME.
COME. BUT
COME. BUT THE VACCINE IS GOING TO BE
THE KEY.
THE KEY.
THE KEY. IT'S GOING TO BE THE REALLY
THE KEY TO HELP PEOPLE KNOW
THAT THEY'RE SAFE AND FEEL SAFE
TO BE ABLE TO TRAVEL AND GET
OUR ECONOMY BACK GOING AS
STRONG AS IT WAS BEFORE
THE PANDEMIC.
THE PANDEMIC. SO IT'S A HUGE, HUGE STEP IS A
HUGE STEP AND THERE ARE STILL
LOTS OF THINGS TO DO AND MISS
THIS PANDEMIC RIGHT NOW HERE IN
CONNECTICUT >>
>>
>> SO
>> SO CAN
>> SO CAN YOU JUST GET TO SOME OF
THOSE FOR US PLEASE?
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. YOU
YEAH. YOU KNOW, WIND OBVIOUSLY IS
GOING TO BE DIFFERENT THAN
THE LAST TIME WE WE SPOKE ABOUT
WINTER AND WE APPRECIATE FOX 61
AND OUR PARTNERSHIP.
YOU KNOW, THERE'D BE DRIVE
THROUGH HOLIDAY EVENTS
INCLUDING THE MAGIC LIGHTS AT
OAKDALE THEATER IN WALLINGFORD
THAT THE TERRIFIC ONCE AGAIN
THE LANTERN WALK THROUGH
THE LIGHT VILLAGE AT MYSTIC
SEAPORT AND THE WINTER
WONDERLAND AT BEARDSLEY ZOO TWO
THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A
LONG TIME AND THEY CONTINUE TO
BE GREAT, GREAT EVENTS.
YOU MENTIONED THE WONDERFUL
VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE AT AT
THE ANTHONY HOME IN HARTFORD.
IT'S CALLED THE NUTCRACKER
SUITE AND SPICY.
SO IT'S JUST A GREAT, GREAT
EVENT.
EVENT.
EVENT. I'LL LET YOU KNOW ALSO THAT WE
LOVE A LOT OF A LOT OF TALK
ABOUT RESTAURANTS, RESTAURANT
INDUY AND IN CONNECTICUT HAS
DONE AMAZING WORK, AMAZING JOBS
TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE.
AND THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT
OPPORTUNITIES IF THEY DO SO
WITH OUTDOOR HEATED TENTS AND
PATIOS AND SOME INDOOR DINING
AND THE PROTOCOLS THAT THEY'RE
FOLLOWING THE GOVERNANCE
PROTOCOLS SUCH.
PROTOCOLS SUCH. SO SO MUCH OF THAT THINGS THAT
YOU CAN DO THE SKIING AND
SNOWBOARDING AS IT GETS.
WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THE WEATHER THIS MORNING ABOUT
SOME SNOW COMING BUT WHEN THAT
HAPPENS, OUTDOOR SKIING AND
SNOWBOARDING AND THOSE KINDS OF
THINGS ARE GOING TO BE
AVAILABLE.
AVAILABLE. AND OF COURSE SUPPORTING
CONNECTICUT BUSINESSES ARE GIFT
CARDS AND PICKUP AND DELIVERY
IN RESTAURANTS AND SUCH THOSE
KIND OF THING ALL OVER OF
COURSE WILL BE NCT DOT.COM.
>>
>>
>> ALL
>> ALL RIGHT, RANDI, APPRECIATE
YOUR TIME.
YOUR TIME. PLEASE COME BACK AND I KNOW YOU
WANT PEOPLE TO TWEET AND TAG
ALL THE FUN THINGS ARE DOING.
WE WILL DO THAT AS WELL.
HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON TO YOU AND
A REMINDER TO YOU.
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. THANKS SO MUCH.
WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS ON