Georgia Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus

Visit Villa Rica celebrated National Travel and Tourism Week with an excellent luncheon program and industry updates for the community. Great job to Sharon Dupont, Tourism Manager at the Villa Rica CVB and thank you for the GACVB invitation to celebrate tourism with friends and colleagues from Explore Georgia, Mark Jaronski and Nija Vereen-Torrence, Southeast Tourism Society, Monica Smith, and our dear friends from Douglasville Welcome Center and Douglasville Conference Center. #nttw21 #POWEROFTRAVEL U.S. Travel Association

Travel and Tourism makes an impact on small businesses in Georgia’s communities. #nttw21 #POWEROFTRAVEL U.S. Travel Association

Happy NTTW 2021: The Power of Travel https://vimeo.com/536331274

GACVB announces partnership with Advance Travel and Tourism! We are excited to welcome the Advance Travel & Tourism team as our newest industry ally partner and corporate "Champion" level member! Official GACVB press release here: https://gacvb.memberclicks.net//GACVB%20Advance%20Travel%2

Happy National Travel and Tourism Week! The #PowerOfTravel is a key economic driver and job creator, helping communities thrive from coast-to-coast. Join us in recognizing this important industry for #nttw21. Nationwide, the decline in travel last year resulted in nearly $500 million in lost travel spending. The #PowerOfTravel will help rebuild Georgia and America’s economy.

GACVB announces partnership with Atlanta Magazine / Compass Media! We are excited to welcome Atlanta Magazine / Compass Media together with Hour Media as one of our newest industry ally partners and corporate "Sustainer" level members! Official GACVB press release here: https://gacvb.memberclicks.net//GACVB%20ATL%20Mag%20and%20

The GACVB family is saddened to hear the news of the passing of our irreplaceable tourism champion and friend, Steve Morse. Always ready to assist his colleagues, Steve's tireless advocacy and work for tourism economics moved our industry forward! - a fun professor, rock star researcher, mainstay keynote speaker, and kind, dear friend to all. Condolences to Steve's family.

Global Meetings Industry Day, Explore Georgia, the tourism division within the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), is proud to showcase the state’s leading-edge conference centers and destinations. Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) is led by the industry advocacy coalition Meetings Mean Business, and this year’s theme, Meet Safe, recognizes the industry’s top priority of operating meetings and events with health and safety top-of-mind.https://www.georgia.org//explore-georgia-state-ready-safel

Taking a break (and testing the fun chairs) @plantriversidedistrict during the GACVB Annual Conference continued site visits. Thanks to @visitsavannah for the incredible day. Can't wait to see all of you in Savannah in May-you don't want to miss it! https://www.gacvb.com/annual-conference-2021

Peter Bowden, President and CEO of Visit Columbus, GA, discusses how they are promoting Columbus as a film destination and a few upcoming projects.

WE CAN'T WAIT TO WELCOME YOU TO SAVANNAH! https://www.gacvb.com/gacvb-annual-conference-2021

Georgia Department of Economic Development Deputy Commissioner Mark Jaronski of Explore Georgia - Adapting to the New Normal Tuesday, January 26th, 2021 Deputy Commissioner of Explore Georgia Mark Jaronski discusses some of the ways Georgia's tourism industry is adapting to the new normal and why these steps are so important for economic recovery. http://metroatlantaceo.com//mark-jaronski-explore-georgia/

Come Back Safely campaign - collaborative effort between the City of Roswell, Visit Roswell, and Roswell Inc. has just launched the first of their local partner videos to showcase what business partners are doing to instill consumer confidence with regard to safety. Campaign banners program will soon go up throughout the city. As a part of this campaign, businesses and organizations, as well as residents, volunteer to take the pledge. Great partnership work by GACVB member Visit Roswell ! https://fb.watch/31Klo1M7Q6/

We are excited to announce that DMO member-partner Gilmer County Chamber is welcoming new President, Jennifer Grimmer. https://www.gilmerchamber.com/chamber-news/new-hires. Our friends at The Chason Group @www.thechasongroup.net led the executive search. Welcome to GACVB and the Georgia tourism family, Jennifer!

NEW EVENT DATES: GACVB Annual Conference May 17-19, 2021! GACVB partners, We are truly grateful for your commitment and investment to attend your GACVB Annual (Winter) Conference 2021 - our upcoming Savannah experience in tourism education and industry networking. Due to increased travel restrictions in the first quarter keeping a majority of organizations and colleagues from attending, we are excited to announce just a slight Delay to May! ... NEW EVENT DATES: GACVB Annual Conference May 17-19, 2021!

Our team at VisitColumbusGA had a wonderful Staff Retreat today. We spent time talking about core values, our role in the community, and ways we serve visitors.

New year, new opportunities, and the continuation of our top priorities for supporting and expanding Georgia's travel and tourism industry. Visit the Georgia CEO's video below for a breakdown of what's to come in 2021 from our executive director, Jay Markwalter