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Registration Open for 2016 International Showcase
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Atlanta, GA – May 2016 / Newsmaker Alert / Travel South USA is pleased to announce that registration for its 5th Annual Travel South USA International Showcase in Atlanta, Georgia is open. Early Bird Registration offers discounted rates and is open until September 1, 2016, at which time full registration rates will begin.
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Registration Open for 2016 International ShowcaseTravel South USA International Showcase brings together qualified international tour operators, U.S. Receptive Tour Operators, and Southern tourism entities for three days of appointments, networking, authentic food and entertainment. Travel South USA International Showcase is the only regional, appointment-style marketplace focused solely on the cultural, musical, artistic, and culinary heritage of the South.

“We are planning for more than 120 international tour operators to visit Atlanta during our International Showcase this year followed by eight Super Fam Tours for operators in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee,” says Kevin Langston, Deputy Commissioner, Tourism Division, at the Georgia Department of Economic Development and 2016 International Showcase Chair.

Each year, the Travel South USA Board of Directors invites a group of carefully selected international tour operators with a single goal in mind: generating more international visitors for our 12 southern state region. In addition to operators from Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Benelux region and the UK/Ireland, we have added outreach to India, Japan, Scandinavian countries, expanded South & Central America and South Africa/Middle East.

Over 300 tourism professionals from the 12 state tourism offices, destination marketing organizations, hotels, attractions, restaurants, local sightseeing and shopping destinations will be on hand to sit down one-on-one with international buyers to discuss how each can better attract and service their customers.”

Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB) is also invested in At Your Leisure and Escorted City Tour programs to showcase the city, each designed to highlight the unique attractions and experiences an international guest may enjoy during a visit to Atlanta.

“Hosting Travel South USA International Showcase allows Atlanta to demonstrate why it is one of the top 15 cities in the country for overseas visitation,” said William Pate, President and CEO, ACVB. “This event is a great opportunity to show off the world-class attractions, award-winning restaurants, luxury shopping and American pop culture symbols that international visitors seek when they visit our city.”

Georgia Tourism, ACVB and Travel South USA cordially invite Southern tourism suppliers to register now at www.Industry.TravelSouthUSA.com. Be sure to register early. We expect to sell out again this year!

About Travel South USA
Travel South USA is America’s oldest and largest regional travel promotion organization, formed in 1965 by resolution presented at the Southern Governor’s Conference. The long-standing regional collaboration of the state tourism offices of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia provides a foundation to positively position tourism as a vital and dynamic element in the region’s economic development. Tourism ranks throughout the region as one of the top three industries, behind manufacturing and agriculture, and is responsible for $135.7 billion in spending by visitors, generating 1.33 million direct jobs, $32.3 billion in worker paychecks, and more than $19 billion in state and local taxes.

For more information about International Showcase 2016: www.Industry.TravelSouthUSA.com

For consumer information about travel to the South: www.TravelSouthUSA.com
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Travel South USA is the official regional marketing organization for the Southern United States and its mission is to promote, foster, and encourage travel to and within the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
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Publishing Dates: 05/05/16 – 07/05/16
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