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Convention and visitor bureaus and hotel association urge more state marketing dollars, protection of lodging tax
Summary
Representatives of the Georgia Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus and the Georgia Hotel and Lodging Association told the committee they seek reinvestment in statewide tourism marketing, protection of lodging tax revenues for their intended uses, and support for workforce development to sustain hospitality jobs.
Amanda Dyson Thornton, representing the Georgia Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus (the states unified voice for destination marketing organizations), and speakers from the Georgia Hotel and Lodging Association asked the committee to increase state investment in tourism marketing and to protect lodging tax revenues for their intended local uses.
Amanda told the committee that destination marketing organizations (DMOs) drive the visitor spending that supports thousands of businesses and more…
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