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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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In this issue... Annual Meeting and Hospitality Awards, CVB staff on Halloween, Hospitality Newsmakers, Georgia FBLA Leadership Conferencecall for event judges, etc…
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ATHENS, Ga. (November 11, 2016) – The Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB), the official destination marketing organization for Athens-Clarke County, has hired the final staff member of the sales…
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ATHENS, Ga. (October 20, 2016) - The Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) held its annual meeting Thursday, October 20, highlighted by the release of new economic impact figures for Athens-Clarke County and the presentation of the annual Athens Hospitality Awards. Visitors to Athens-Clarke County spent $281.31 millionin 2015, according to the 2015 Travel Economic Impact on Georgia State, Counties and Regions study prepared for the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) by the United States Travel Association (USTA)…
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ATHENS, Ga. (April 27, 2016) – VisitAthensGA.com has been selected as a winner for “Outstanding Website” in the travel category of the 2016 Internet Advertising Competition sponsored by the Web…
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The Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) is happy to announce the hire of Rita Lowery as Director of Sales. Ms. Lowery has over 30 years of experience in the hospitality-tourism industry, from…
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The Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) held its annual meeting Thursday, October 8, highlighted by the release of new economic impact figures for Athens-Clarke County and the presentation of…
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