Press Room

GACVB and member-partners in the news as well as tourism industry releases and resources (Destination marketing and management in the media)

November 2020

11/24 Hartsfield-Jackson prepares for holiday travel amid pandemic, AJC
11/20 Welcome center reopens, The Brunswick News
11/19 Southwest Airlines announces five new routes to Savannah, Savannah Morning News
11/13 Gov. Kemp reimposes COVID-19 restrictions in Georgia, Capitol Beat News
11/13 Hospitality sector still hobbled by pandemic, but Savannah-area showing signs of recovery, Savannah Morning News
11/11 St. Marys Submarine Museum undergoing renovations, The Brunswick News
11/10 Explore Georgia offers vacation giveaway, ValdostaToday.com

October 2020

10/29 Your European Vacation Was Canceled. How About a ‘Bavarian Village’ (Helen) in the Appalachians?, Wall Street Journal
10/29 10 new GA communities become Rural Zones: New jobs and economic development are on the horizon, GeorgiaTrend.com
10/19 2020 revenue won’t recover, but better days ahead, SavannahNow.com/Savannah Morning News
10/5 Macon tourism industry sees slow rebound from COVID-19 lockdown, 13WMAZ.com
10/2 Safety is key to restoring Georgia tourism amid coronavirus, in Augusta Chronicle

September 2020

9/9 GACVB Proud to Announce Returning Partnership with MediaOne North America, Official Press Release
9/9 Augusta CVB Launches New Destination Marketing Campaign, Official Press Release
9/9 GACVB's Jay Markwalter on the Pledge to Be Positive, in Georgia CEO
9/8 Okefenokee Swamp Park expands operations, in The Brunswick News
9/2 Explore GA Hosts Virtual Summit to Commend, Offer Guidance to GA Tourism Industry, GDEcD Press Release on Georgia.org

August 2020

8/31 Georgia Department of Agriculture, AgriTourism Update
8/28 Georgia tourism industry ravaged by coronavirus showing signs of rebirth, in Capitol Beat.org
8/28 Meetings Are Still Happening Around the Country. Here’s What They Look Like, in Connect Corporate
8/28 Get on the Good Foot in Augusta, in Georgia Trend
8/26 Here’s a glimpse at Lanier Islands’ plans for a $155 million hotel and convention center in South Hall, in The Times
8/20 Explore Georgia Awards Tourism Project Grants to Communities Across Georgia, in Georgia.org news room
8/13 Travel and Tourism getting the economy rolling again, in White County News.net
8/8 Georgians and businesses: Commit to the Safety Promise, in AJC