Tourism Efforts
Eastern Regional Tourism District
Guided by a Board of municipal and industry tourism leaders, ERTD delivers hyper-local destination marketing that highlights the region’s communities, attractions, businesses, and local gems across all 41 towns, while connecting Chamber members to a broad network of tourism and economic development partners throughout Connecticut.
The 41 towns represented by ERTD are: Ashford, Bozrah, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Chaplin, Colchester, Columbia, Coventry, Eastford, East Lyme, Franklin, Griswold, Groton, Hampton, Killingly, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Lyme, Mansfield, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Norwich, Old Lyme, Plainfield, Pomfret, Preston, Putnam, Salem, Scotland, Sprague, Sterling, Stonington, Thompson, Union, Voluntown, Waterford, Willington, Windham, and Woodstock.

Connecticut Hospitality Awareness Training (CHAT)

Regional Fam Tour

Regional Tourism Conference: Momentum for Connecticut...
The 2026 Eastern CT Tourism Conference brought together leaders from across the state to examine the evolving landscape of Connecticut’s visitor economy and the opportunities...

‘Celebrate New London’ to be held July 12, Featuring...
New Festival to Highlight City Businesses as Thousands Return for the Tribe’s Annual ‘Gift to the Community’ ‘Celebrate New London,’ a celebration of the food, live...

Winter Wonders
December is here and the holiday season has officially commenced! To celebrate, the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut would like to announce this winter’s must-see...


