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In October of 1978, seven Tourism Regional Representatives were hired to develop the first regional based tourism program in the U.S. 

 

The Reps responsibility was to serve as liaisons for the Department (GDEcD), sharing information and education on the value of tourism, the importance of cooperative efforts and State Tourism office programs. As the Georgia travel industry has grown, the efforts of the Reps have evolved to assist the needs of the travel industry in each of their nine state travel regions and two offices in Europe (see below). 

 

Among the services provided by the Reps are monthly reports that provides a timely update on news, information and accomplishments in each region and international office. For contact information on a rep or to view a PDF report, click on a link below :

 

Atlanta Metro

Georgia Coast

Classic South

Historic Heartland

Historic High Country
Magnolia Midlands

Northeast Georgia Mountains

Plantation Trace

Presidential Pathways

International Offices (United Kingdom/Ireland/Scandanavia & Germany)

 

DIRECTOR, Georgia Regional Tourism Representative Program

Fay Tripp
P.O. Box 13404

Macon, GA 31208
200 MLK Blvd.
Macon, GA 31201
P: 478-752-3254 F: 478-752-3255
C: 678-640-4364
ftripp@georgia.org

 

REGIonal Offices 
 

Atlanta Metro

Brittney Warnock Gray
75 Fifth Street, NW
Suite 1200
Atlanta, GA 30308
P: 404-962-4084 F: 404-962-4093
C: 678-640-4338
bgray@georgia.org 
Region: Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett and Henry counties.

 

Monthly Reports

Please visit VisitMetroAtlanta.com  


Georgia Coast

Carey Ferrara                     

212 Pierpont Ave.
Savannah, Ga 31404
P: 912-644-5975F: 912-644-5976
C: 678-640-4357
cferrara@georgia.org 
Region: Brantley, Bryan, Camden, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, McIntosh, Pierce and Ware counties.

 

Monthly Reports

July/August 2009

June 2009

May 2009

March/April 2009

February 2009 

December 2008 - January 2009

Classic South

Jeannie Buttrum
PO Box 204068,

Augusta, GA 30917-4068
3023 River Watch Parkway, Suite A, (30907-2016)
P: 706-210-2025    F: 706-210-2032
C: 678-640-4350
jbuttrum@georgia.org 
Region: Burke, Columbia, Emanuel, Glascock, Greene, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Lincoln, McDuffie, Oglethorpe, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington and Wilkes counties.

 

Monthly Reports

November 2009

October 2009

September 2009

August 2009

July 2009

June 2009

May 2009

April 2009
March 2009
February 2009
January 2009

Historic Heartland

Mandy McCullough
305 N. Madison Avenue
Eatonton, GA 31204
P: 706-484-2952, F: 706-484-2983
C: 404-357-7582
mmccullough@georgia.org 
Region: Baldwin, Bibb, Butts, Clarke, Crawford, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Monroe, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Peach, Putnam, Rockdale, Twiggs, Walton and Wilkinson. 

 

Monthly Reports

November 2009

October 2009

September 2009

August 2009

July 2009

June 2009

May 2009

April 2009
March 2009
February 2009
January 2009

Historic High Country

Janet Cochran

145 Shadow Rock Dr.

Tunnel Hill, GA 30755
P: 706-516-0287 F: 706-516-0291
C: 404-276-9142
jcochran@georgia.org 
Region: Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker and Whitfield counties.

 

Monthly Reports

November 2009

October 2009

September 2009

August 2009

July 2009

June 2009

May 2009

April 2009

March 2009
February 2009
January 2009

Magnolia Midlands

Lori Wiggins Hennesy 

100 West College Park Drive

Collins Hall, Room 117

Douglas, GA 31533
P: 912-389-4821 F: 912-389-4822
C: 678-640-4342 
email: lhennesy@georgia.org 
Region: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Bleckley, Bulloch, Candler, Coffee, Dodge, Evans, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Laurens, Long, Montgomery, Pulaski, Screven, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne, Wheeler and Wilcox counties.

 

Monthly Reports

October 2009

September 2009

August 2009

July 2009

June 2009

May 2009

April 2009

March 2009
February 2009
January 2009

Northeast Georgia Mountains

Cheryl Smith
PO Box 3116

Gainesville, GA 30503
Lanier Technical College

2990 Landrum Education Drive.

Bldg. 500

Oakwood, GA 30566-3405
P: 770-535-5757 F: 770-535-5732
C: 678-640-4355
csmith@georgia.org 
Region: Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Elbert, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union and White counties.

 

Monthly Reports

October 2009

September 2009

August 2009

July 2009

June 2009

May 2009

April 2009

March 2009
January-February 2009

Plantation Trace

Jeff Stubbs

5584 Mill Store Road
Lake Park, GA 31636
P: 229-559-8336 F: 229-559-8337
C: 404-274-1405
jstubbs@georgia.org 

Region: Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Echols, Grady, Lanier, Lee, Lowndes, Miller, Mitchell, Quitman, Randolph, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Turner and Worth counties.

 

Monthly Reports

October 2009

August 2009

June/July 2009

April/May 2009

March 2009

Februrary 2009


Presidential Pathways

Maggie Potter

P.O. Box 2768

Columbus, GA  31902

900 Front Ave.

Columbus, GA 31901

P: 706-649-1306 F: 706-649-1303
C: 404-556-5764
mpotter@georgia.org 
Region: Chattahoochee, Crisp, Dooly, Harris, Heard, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Pike, Schley, Spalding, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson and Webster counties.

 

Monthly Reports

October 2009

September 2009

Augusts 2009

July 2009

June 2009

May 2009

April 2009

March 2009
February 2009

International Offices

 

United Kingdom/Ireland/Scandanavia

Anne Young

Managing Director

P: 011-44-1444-483767

F: 011-44-1462-440783

ayoung@georgia.org

 

Monthly Reports

September 2009

August 2009

July 2009

June 2009

May 2009

April 2009

March 2009
February 2009
January 2009

December 2008

 

Germany/Austria/Switzerland 

Wolfgang Streitbörger

Managing Director

P: 011-49-521-986-0425

F: 011-49-521-986-0411

Georgia@deep-south-usa.de

 

Monthly Reports

October 2009

October 2009 (Media Appearances, FY '09-'10 to 10/30)

September 2009

September 2009 (Media Appearances, FY '09-'10 to 9/30)

August 2009

August 2009 (Media Appearances, FY '09-'10 to 8/31)

July 2009

July 2009 (Media Appearances, FY '09-'10 to 7/31)

June 2009

June 2009 (Media Appearances, FY '08-'09 to 6/30)

May 2009

May 2009 (Media Appearances, FY '08-'09 to 5/31)

April 2009

April  2009 (Media Appearances, FY '08-'09 to 4/09)

March 2009
March 2009 (Media Appearances, FY '08-'09 to 3/09)
February 2009
February 2009 (Media Appearances, FY '08-'09 to 2/09)
January 2009
January 2009 (Media Appearances, FY '08-'09 to 1/09)


December 2008
December 2008 (Media Appearances, FY ''08-'09 to 12/08)

 

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