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GA – June 2015 / Newsmaker Alert / Celebrating its 50th Anniversary
in 2015, Travel South USA
announces that registration for its 4th annual Travel
South USA International Showcase in Charlotte, North Carolina, November
30 – December 3, is now open. Early-bird registration offers discounted
rates and is open until September 1, 2015, at which time full registration
rates will resume.
Travel
South USA’s International Showcase brings together qualified international
tour operators, U.S. receptive operators, and Southern tourism entities
for three full days of pre-scheduled appointments, fantastic food, music,
and networking. Travel South USA’s International Showcase is the only regional,
appointment-style marketplace focused solely on the cultural, musical,
artistic, and culinary heritage of the South.
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“We
are ready to showcase North Carolina and the great city of Charlotte as
a destination for international travelers,” says Wit Tuttell, Executive
Director of Visit North Carolina. “Attendees will find Charlotte has easy
access both domestically and abroad and offers a deep and rich visitor
experience full of culture, food, arts and entertainment. We are excited
to have close to 100 tour operators visit from all over the world to experience
the Old North State and we relish the opportunity to host the 2015 International
Showcase, putting the spotlight on what North Carolina and the South have
to offer.”
According
to Travel South USA President & CEO Liz Bittner, following the three-day
Showcase, international tour operators, referred to as buyers, may enjoy
exceptional familiarization tours hosted by seven different states within
Travel South USA’s 12-state region. During the Showcase, tourism entity
representatives, referred to as suppliers, will be able to share their
destination or product in an effort to book international group tour business
and glean press. Several city tours, designed to highlight the unique experiences
and attractions of Charlotte, are also available for international operators
to enjoy.
Visit
Charlotte, Visit North Carolina, and Travel South USA cordially invite
Southern tourism suppliers to register now at www.TravelSouthUSA.org.
Get ready to enjoy the “Queen City,” Charlotte, North Carolina, and network
with qualified international buyers to grow your international market share.
About
Travel South USA
Celebrating
its 50th Anniversary in 2015, 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 2015: www.TravelSouthUSA.org
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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South USA: Facebook
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