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Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau


 

Athens Convention
& Visitors Bureau

300 N. Thomas St.
Athens, GA  30601
706.357.4430
toll-free 800.653.0603
fax 706.546-8040
tourinfo@visitathensga.com 

http://www.visitathensga.com

The Athens Georgia Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) is a proactive sales and destination marketing organization for Athens, Georgia.  The Athens CVB is charged with increasing the economic impact of the hospitality and visitor industry by attracting individual visitors, group tours, and meetings and conventions to Athens.  The Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau is a division of The Classic Center Authority and is funded through Athens-Clarke County's hotel-motel tax of 7%*. 

*Hotel-motel tax is allocated as follows: ACC receives 14.29% of collections, the CVB 31.42%, and The Classic Center 54.29%.

Tourism WORK$ for Athens, contributing $207.15 million in spending, 2,440 jobs, $44.83 million in wages earned, $7.73 million in state tax revenues, and $6.24 million in local tax revenues in 2007.  Each Georgia household saves $482 in state and local taxes due to domestic tax revenue, $510 if international expenditures are included.

Visitor dollars make a vital contribution to the well-being of the local Athens community.  Visitors keep taxes lower because they help pay for public services used by residents.  Visitors generate local jobs, improve the quality of life, and contribute to the betterment of our community.


Athens CVB Staff Directory 

Director
Chuck Jones
Phone: 706-357-4432
cjones at visitathensga dot com

Meetings and Conventions:
Sales, M&C Advertising and Marketing Inquiries

Mark Adams, Convention Sales Director
Phone : 706-357-4434
madams at visitathensga dot com


Charlotte G. Brothers, Convention Sales Manager
Phone : 706-357-4410
cbrothers at visitathensga dot com

Leisure Travel:
Group Sales, Leisure Travel Advertising/Marketing Inquiries

Amy Clark, Leisure Travel Marketing Director
Phone : 706-357-4433
aclark at visitathensga dot com

Communications:
Website, Social Media, and Press/Editorial Inquiries

Hannah Smith, Communications Manager
Phone : 706-357-4408
hsmith at visitathensga dot com

Visitor Information:
Venessa Banks, Executive Assistant
Phone : 706-357-4432
vbanks at visitathensga dot com

April Moore Skelton, Information Specialist
Phone : 706-357-4430
askelton at visitathensga dot com