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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“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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South USA: Facebook
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South USA
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