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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Travel
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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Contact:
Sam
Lacy
Digital
Marketing Manager
Travel
South USA
404-231-1790
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