Tourism leaders from across Georgia gathered in Atlanta on March 5 to celebrate the return of Tourism Day at the Capitol. The event highlighted tourism’s role in Georgia’s economy, which is tied to agriculture as the state’s top industry.
Amanda Dyson-Thornton, executive director of the Georgia Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus, presented Gov. Brian Kemp with a symbolic $5 billion check representing the state and local tax revenues generated by travel and tourism in Georgia.
According to the Madison Morgan County Convention & Visitors Bureau (MMCVB), travel demand in 2023 supported 550 jobs and generated $5.6 million in state and local tax revenues within Morgan County. Without the state and local tax revenues generated by…
