Press Room 

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

February 2021

• 2/23 Visionary Cities Across Georgia, Georgia Trend Magazine
• 2/22 Georgia Agritourism Set to Rebound, The Agribusiness Update
• 2/18 Tourism has $83 million-plus impact on Thomasville, Albany Herald
• 2/15 Kemp Signs Amended Fiscal Year 2021 Budget, GPB
• 2/11 Georgia Southern receives historic gift to enhance music program, Georgia Trend Magazine
• 2/10 State setting aside millions to help COVID-ravaged travel industry recover, Georgia Recorder
• 2/8 Public Comment Sought On Ocmulgee Mounds National Park Corridor, GPB
• 2/8 Delta to leave middle seats empty through April as pandemic precaution, MarketWatch Associated Press
• 2/8 Vaccines and Viral Variants: COVID-19 in the U.S. at One Year, Journal of The Plague Year 
  
• 2/5 Atlanta Magazine Releases Special Edition: The Annual Atlanta 500, Atlanta Magazine + Official Press Release 
• 2/3 Georgia Should Invest in Its Biggest ‘Global Creative Export’: Music, GlobalAtlanta.com
  
• 2/3 2021 Georgia Legislative Guide, Georgia Trend Magazine
• 2/1 Georgia film industry bouncing back nicely from COVID-19 hiatus, Capitol Beat
• 2/1 Visit Dublin GA Pursues Listing Dudley Motel on National Trust Endangered List, VisitDublinGA Release

January 2021

• 1/26 Georgia Board of Natural Resources OKs nine outdoor recreation projects, Capitol Beat 
• 1/26 Delta to bring 400 pilots back to work by summer, AJC
• 1/20 Economic development agency seeking marketing funds to bring back Georgia tourism, Capitol Beat
• 1/18 Trade shows attempt Atlanta comeback amid coronavirus surge, AJC
• 1/14 Jekyll Island beckons with fun diversions, Georgia Trend Magazine
• 1/13 Allegiant announces nonstop flight to New York from Savannah, Savannah Morning News
• 1/1 Stimulus Bill Could Provide Long-Awaited Relief To Georgia's Independent Music Venues, GPB

December 2020

• 12/31 Economy: Continued Recovery, Georgia Trend Magazine
• 12/22 Georgia lawmakers overwhelmingly support latest round of coronavirus stimulus, AJC
• 12/10 Georgia Hospitality Leaders: Better Days Ahead, InsiderAdvantage Georgia / Georgia CEO
• 12/1 New signs will welcome, guide visitors in downtown Macon, The Macon Newsroom
• 12/1 Augusta tourism bureau working on an international soul festival, WRDW

November 2020

• 11/30 Gov. Kemp Extends Public Health Emergency, Renews COVID-19 Restrictions, Office of the Governor
• 11/30 Georgia's GBAC STAR Accredited facilities, USAE
• 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