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What can Georgia Tourism do for you? The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s (GDEcD) Tourism Division, through its network of regional and international representatives, Atlanta office, and 11 visitor information centers, assists the state’s communities and attractions in drawing potential travelers to their areas, and helps individual visitors and groups discover Georgia’s unique vacation options. On your behalf Promote Georgia as a premier travel destination Promote your destination through the following: Maintain MarketGeorgia.org – the tourism industry website that houses resources and information about current tourism initiatives Support and develop relationships within the following markets: consumer, domestic, international, and sports Retain memberships with American Bus Association, BrandUSA, National Tour Association, Southeast Tourism Society, Student Youth Travel Association, Travel South, U.S. Travel Association, and the U.S. Travel Association’s Educational Seminar for Tourism Organizations (ESTO) to gain access to travel buyers and to gain promotion opportunities unavailable otherwise Operate international offices from the U.K. to China, building relationships with outbound tour operators, generating media coverage and producing international travel guides to entice international consumers to visit Georgia, USA Promote tourism assets to the 12 million annual visitors who stop at the state’s 11 Visitor Information Centers At cost Ability to offer fulfillment of your digital brochures to consumers through ExploreGeorgia.org Co-op opportunities at consumer, domestic and international trade shows Participate in state hosted FAM tours for both tour operators and media Opportunity to host conferences and/or educational programs Advertise in the state’s print publications and online assets Opportunities for additional promotional activities at 11 State Visitor Information Centers No cost Listings in the official State Travel Guide, additional state publications and mobile travel guide Listings on ExploreGeorgia.org and GACivilWar.org Promote tourism entity via the state’s social media assets: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Foursquare, Pinterest and more Opportunity to post special offers on ExploreGeorgia.org and mobile travel guide Expert advice from GDEcD staff members on research, public relations, domestic and international group tour sales, advertising, product development, social media and other tourism industry related topics Distribute brochures at the state’s 11 Visitor Information Centers Provide hotel reservation services through the state’s 11 Visitor Information Centers Nine Regional Tourism Project Managers who serve as liaisons between GDEcD, communities and tourism industry State representation at more than 15 consumer, domestic, and international trade and tourism shows each year Tourism division representatives available to speak at programs and conferences Provide in-depth product development planning and assistance through the Tourism Product Development Resource Team ExploreGeorgia.org Georgia Travel Guide Group Tour Planner 1-800 VISIT GA State’s consumer websites: ExploreGeorgia.org and GACivilWar.org Press releases Familiarization tours Consumer, domestic and international trade shows Special interest publications Direct marketing campaigns Regional and state travel itineraries State-wide advertising campaigns Special corporate partnership promotions Unique quarterly consumer promotions Electronic consumer email newsletters

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Page 1: What can Georgia Tourism do for you? · assets: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Foursquare, Pinterest and more • Opportunity to post special offers on ExploreGeorgia.org

What can Georgia Tourism do for you?The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s (GDEcD) Tourism Division, through its network of regional and international representatives, Atlanta office, and 11 visitor information centers, assists the state’s communities and attractions in drawing potential travelers to their areas, and helps individual visitors and groups discover Georgia’s unique vacation options.

On your behalf• Promote Georgia as a premier travel destination

• Promote your destination through the following:

• Maintain MarketGeorgia.org – the tourism industry website that houses resources and information about current tourism initiatives

• Support and develop relationships within the following markets: consumer, domestic, international, and sports

• Retain memberships with American Bus Association, BrandUSA, National Tour Association, Southeast Tourism Society, Student Youth Travel Association, Travel South, U.S. Travel Association, and the U.S. Travel Association’s Educational Seminar for Tourism Organizations (ESTO) to gain access to travel buyers and to gain promotion opportunities unavailable otherwise

• Operate international offices from the U.K. to China, building relationships with outbound tour operators, generating media coverage and producing international travel guides to entice international consumers to visit Georgia, USA

• Promote tourism assets to the 12 million annual visitors who stop at the state’s 11 Visitor Information Centers

At cost• Ability to offer fulfillment of your digital brochures to

consumers through ExploreGeorgia.org

• Co-op opportunities at consumer, domestic and international trade shows

• Participate in state hosted FAM tours for both tour operators and media

• Opportunity to host conferences and/or educational programs

• Advertise in the state’s print publications and online assets

• Opportunities for additional promotional activities at 11 State Visitor Information Centers

No cost• Listings in the official State Travel Guide, additional state

publications and mobile travel guide

• Listings on ExploreGeorgia.org and GACivilWar.org

• Promote tourism entity via the state’s social media assets: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Foursquare, Pinterest and more

• Opportunity to post special offers on ExploreGeorgia.org and mobile travel guide

• Expert advice from GDEcD staff members on research, public relations, domestic and international group tour sales, advertising, product development, social media and other tourism industry related topics

• Distribute brochures at the state’s 11 Visitor Information Centers

• Provide hotel reservation services through the state’s 11 Visitor Information Centers

• Nine Regional Tourism Project Managers who serve as liaisons between GDEcD, communities and tourism industry

• State representation at more than 15 consumer, domestic, and international trade and tourism shows each year

• Tourism division representatives available to speak at programs and conferences

• Provide in-depth product development planning and assistance through the Tourism Product Development Resource Team

ExploreGeorgia.org

• Georgia Travel Guide

• Group Tour Planner

• 1-800 VISIT GA

• State’s consumer websites: ExploreGeorgia.org and GACivilWar.org

• Press releases

• Familiarization tours

• Consumer, domestic and international trade shows

• Special interest

publications

• Direct marketing campaigns

• Regional and state travel itineraries

• State-wide advertising campaigns

• Special corporate partnership promotions

• Unique quarterly consumer promotions

• Electronic consumer email newsletters

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Georgia Travel Region OfficesHistoric High Country Janet Cochran 145 Shadow Rock Drive Tunnel Hill, Georgia 30755 P: 706.516.0287 F: 706.516.0291 M: 404.276.9142 [email protected]

Northeast Georgia Mountains Cheryl Smith PO Box 3116 Gainesville, Georgia 30503 Lanier Technical College 2990 Landrum Education Drive, Building 500 Oakwood, Georgia 30566-3405 P: 770.535.5757 F: 770.535.5732 M: 678.640.4355 [email protected]

Atlanta Metro Brittney Gray 75 Fifth Street NW, Suite 1200 Atlanta, Georgia 30308 P: 404.962.4084 F: 404.962.4093 M: 678.640.4338 [email protected]

Presidential Pathways Maggie Potter 3911 Crestview Drive Columbus, Georgia 31904 P: 706.649.1306 F: 706.649.1303 M: 404.556.5764 [email protected]

Historic Heartland Rebekah Cline 342 Log Cabin Road, Suite 15C Milledgeville, Georgia 31061 P: 404.453.1507 M: 404.548.2083 [email protected]

Classic South Mandy Barnhart 2331 Union Point Hwy Greensboro, Georgia 30642 P: 706.453.2116 M: 404.357.7582 [email protected]

Magnolia Midlands Lori Hennesy 902 Center Court Douglas, Georgia 31533 P: 912.389.4821 M: 678.640.4342 [email protected]

Plantation Trace Rhonda Geiger 800 Laurel Avenue Adel, Georgia 31620 P: 229.896.5701 F: 229.896.5702 M: 678.640.4361 [email protected]

The Georgia Coast Carey Ferrara 212 Pierpont Avenue Savannah, Georgia 31404 P: 912.644.5975 F: 912.644.5976 M: 678.640.4357 [email protected]

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