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The Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) held its annual meeting Tuesday, October 17, highlighted by the release of new economic impact figures for Athens-Clarke County and the presentation of the annual Athens Hospitality Awards.

PRESS RELEASE: CVB Annual Meeting Announced

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Aimee Cheek, PR Coordinator
ACheek@VisitAthensGA.com, 706-357-4543

Chuck Jones, Director
CJones@VisitAthensGA.com, 706-357-4430

Athens, GA

Athens, GA. (September 8, 2017) – The Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) is seeking nominations for its Annual Hospitality Awards, which will be announced at the CVB Annual Meeting on October

Five Athens-based arts organizations were winners of grants from the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Georgia Council for the Arts.

The winners are AthFest, ATHICA, the Athens Folk Music

$15,000 Awarded for Local Product Development in Tourism

ATHENS, GA - (July 7, 2017) - The Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB), along with The Classic Center and The Classic Center Cultural

ATHENS, Ga. (March 20, 2017) –The Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB), along with The Classic Center and Classic Center Cultural Foundation, have established a matching grant program to assist local entities in developing new tourism products and experiences that will attract new overnight visitors to Athens-Clarke County.

Pictured above (L to R): CVB Director of Marketing & Communications Hannah Smith, GACVB Executive Director Julie Musselman, and CVB PR Coordinator Khyra Walker

Athens, Ga. (March 9, 2017) – The

ATHENS, GA (Jan. 26, 2017) -- Tourism professionals from Athens joined Georgia tourism industry leaders and elected officials for the annual Tourism, Hospitality & Arts Day at the Capitol on Jan. 24

Athens' hospitality professionals are out front in the current Meet Athens newsletter, as our CVB Partner of the Year Abby Hicks provides advice to meeting planners and we recognize our award-winning Athens destination experts Missy Brandt Wilson and Elizabeth J. Hovell. More inside information on how planners can leverage in-market partnerships is inside too!

Athens' creative community brings amazing resources to the table for meeting planners. Meet exceptional Chef Daniel Massie, "Matchmaker" for booking live music Troy Aubrey, and catch up on the latest updates and incentives from Athens hotels in this issue of Meet Athens, from the Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau.