Tourism industry celebrates $61.1 billion in impact during National Travel and Tourism Week Read More >
On March 10, 2017, Georgia Tourism celebrated the grand opening of the newly constructed Georgia Visitor Information Center in Savannah, our first new visitor information center in nearly 20 years! Read More >
Recognizing Georgia's rich music heritage, festivals, venues and more, the magazine's December/January issue names The Peach State among the best destinations in the world for cultural experiences in 2017. Read More >
Formerly known as the The Green Book, the Georgia Tourism FY17 Directory of Services is your guide to all things Georgia Tourism! Read More >
Find a wide selection of images highlighting activities and locales in Georgia in the new Picture Georgia photo archive. Download high-resolution professional photography for use in tourism marketing materials. Read More >
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Explore Georgia's social media agency, redpepper, has been working with Katie Christof and Parker Whidby on the Year of Georgia Film social media strategy this calendar year. The agency recently took a look at the results of our social media efforts in January... Read More >
Tourism industry celebrates $61.1 billion in impact during National Travel and Tourism Week
ATLANTA, May 9, 2017 – The Georgia Department of Economic Development announced today that the state's tourism industry generated a record-breaking $61.1 billion in business sales including direct, indirect and induced impact in 2016, up 3.5 percent, according... Read More >
On March 2, 2017, Explore Georgia celebrated reaching 100,000 followers on Instagram! The achievement puts Explore Georgia among the top 10 state tourism accounts in the U.S. in terms of number of Instagram followers. To mark the occasion, this picture was... Read More >
Presentation on January 23, 2017 as part of Tourism Day at the Capitol: “How Tourism Product Development Can Boost Your Economy” It is important to learn about how tourism benefits our economy by creating jobs, attracting businesses, enhancing... Log in to read more >
Grant Program provides financial support for 13 new and expanding tourism projects
Atlanta, January 31, 2017 – The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s (GDEcD) Tourism division announced today that it has awarded more than $57,525 in product development grants to 13 new and expanding tourism projects across the state. ... Read More >
Atlanta, Jan. 24, 2017 – Gov. Nathan Deal today was joined by leaders from Georgia’s tourism industry for the annual Tourism, Hospitality & Arts Day at the Capitol to recognize the $59 billion impact of tourism on Georgia’s economy. Representatives from... Read More >
Please plan to join your tourism industry colleagues in Atlanta Jan. 23-24, 2017, for Tourism, Hospitality & Arts Day at the Capitol. Attend educational sessions led by the Georgia Department of Economic Development on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, Atlanta Magazine... Read More >
Georgia is one of three U.S. locations and the only state featured
Atlanta, Nov. 17, 2016 – The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Tourism division announced today that Georgia has been selected as one of National Geographic Traveler magazine’s 21 “Best of the World” destinations for 2017. The highly coveted... Read More >
The tourism industry in Georgia is the 5th largest employer in the state! With a total economic impact of $58.9 billion, the tourism industry in Georgia supports 439,000 jobs. Taxes of $3 billion were generated by tourism in 2015.
