Atlanta,
GA – November 2018 / Newsmaker Alert / In appreciation for the leadership,
collaboration and promotional efforts that significantly contribute to
the tourism economy in the Southern Region, the Travel
South USA Board of Directors, made up of the highest-ranking tourism
officer in each member state, announces the Travel South USA Ambassador
Awards.
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Ambassador Program will be announced annually at the Travel
South USA International Showcase to select organizations and/or individuals
that make prominent contributions to promoting, fostering and encouraging
in-bound international tourism in the Southern United States.
Specific
qualification criteria included: volume of business to the Southern USA,
wide range of product, promotion beyond the airport gateways, and involvement
in Travel South USA programing and events.
“The
Board
of Directors is proud to officially recognize these select companies
and individuals that make prominent contributions in our twelve-state region,”
said Kristen Branscum, Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Tourism and
Travel South USA Chair. “International tourism marketing at Travel South
USA takes a global approach and we are excited to honor these fourteen
distinguished companies from nine countries in the 2018 class.”
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About
Travel South USA
Travel
South USA is America’s oldest and largest regional travel promotion organization,
formed in 1965. 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 $133 billion in spending by visitors, generating 1.4 million direct
jobs, $30 billion in worker paychecks, and almost $16 billion in state
and local taxes. Visit TravelSouthUSA.com
for consumer information and travel industry information, TravelSouthUSA.org.
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Contact:
Andrew
Cantrell
Manager,
Global Marketing
Travel
South USA
404-231-1790
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Travel
South USA: Facebook
/ Twitter / YouTube
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Travel
South USA
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