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Travel South USA
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7th Annual Travel South International Showcase
In Nashville, TN
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Atlanta, GA – November 2018 / Newsmaker Alert / Travel South USA’s 7th Annual Travel South International Showcase is being held in Nashville, Tennessee Monday, November 26 – Wednesday, November 28, 2018.
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7th Annual Travel South International Showcase In Nashville, TN“Nashville is honored to once again host the Travel South International Showcase,” said Butch Spyridon, President and CEO, Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. “As Nashville’s profile has risen, it is the perfect time to share our diverse, creative and cultural offerings to the record 123 tour operators from 17 different countries.”

Each year Travel South USA invites qualified International tour operators and U.S. receptive tour operators to Travel South USA International Showcase to meet with State tourism representatives from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia as well as a host of travel suppliers, including city CVBs, hotels, attractions, restaurants and shopping destinations. During those three days of sit-down one-on-one appointments, they will discuss how each can better attract and service their customers with a collective goal of generating more International visitors to the Travel South USA region.

This year, the program includes hundreds of one-on-one appointments with over 290 state tourism representatives in attendance, nine city tour experience packages, unique sponsor programing and meal functions, and Super FAM opportunities featuring Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee.

“Our goal is to generate greater International awareness of the wealth of diverse visitor experiences found all across our region” said Kristen Branscum, Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Tourism and Travel South USA Chair. “The South truly offers visitors food, music and cultural experiences unlike any other place in the United States.”

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 is America’s oldest and largest regional travel promotion organization, formed in 1965.
Travel South USA
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