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Whether your group is traveling for a few days or a few weeks, Georgia offers an endless array of activities and events for everyone. From Bustling cities to quiet town squares, breathtaking mountain waterfalls to gorgeous barrier islands, Georgia boasts some of the most diverse natural landscapes and world-class attractions anywhere.

 

We hope that you find the Georgia Group Tour Planner to be informative and easy to use as you plan your next visit to our great state.  In this guide you will find key contact information, tour services, sample itineraries, tour services, meeting information and so much more.

Come to Georgia and discover the unexpected. 

 

IMPORTANT NUMBERS

 

Georgia Tourism Sales Office
1.800.422.9244 or 404.656.3547 

 

Georgia Department of Transportation (road conditions courtesy Georgia Navigator)
888.635.8287 (dial *DOT or #DOT from a cell phone) 

 

Georgia State Patrol
404.624.6077 (dial *GSP from a cell phone)

 

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
404.530.6830

 

Passport Information
800.635.8287

 

Traveler’s Aid
404.817.7070 

 

Georgia Motorcoach Operators Association|
404.589.8783

 

City of Savannah Motor Coach Permit Office
912-651-6468

 

Georgia 511

Georgia 511 is a free phone service that provides you with real time traffic and travel information, or allows you to request assistance 24 hours a day.  Georgia 511 can be accessed from anywhere in Georgia, by simply dialing 5-1-1.  Georgia 511 is a free call. However, if you use a cell phone, normal airtime and roaming charges will apply. Just press a button or say the word and the 511 state-of-the-art phone technology will give you all the traffic information you need. 

 

What 511 tells you:

Trip times
Accurate, up-to-date information on statewide traffic conditions
Route-specific information
Current and planned road and lane closures
Construction
Critical incidents
AMBER alerts

 

Travel Information:

 Georgia Visitor Information Centers (VICS) and Regional Travel Map (PDF) 

 

Member of:

American Bus Association
National tour Associaiton
Ontario Motor Coach Association
Student Youth Travel Association
Travel Alliance Partners
Georgia Motorcoach Operators Association

 

SAMPLE ITINERARIES
These sample itineraries are meant to give the tour operator a sampling of the areas and attractions which are uniquely Georgia. We are unable to list every attraction in each category, but we encourage you to utilize the regional editorial and contacts to plan your tour.  More information on these itineraries are coming soon:   

 

Gone with the Wind
Caching in on Georgia’s Hidden Treasures
Lights Camera Georgia
Moonlight and Magnolias (Gardens)
Georgia’s African American Heritage
What’s Cooking in Georgia
Beneath the Waterfalls
Peach State Motorcycle Adventure
The Civil War in Georgia
AG in GA
That Old Sweet Song (Music)

 

MORE TRAVEL INFORMATION

GEORGIA TOUR ATTRACTIONS (ExploreGeorgia.org) 

 

GEORGIA TRIVIA & SYMBOLS 

 

GEORGIA's 9 TRAVEL REGIONS  & REGIONAL TRAVEL REPS (CONTACTS)

  • Atlanta Metro
  • Classic South
  • Georgia’s Coast
  • Historic Heartland
  • Historic High Country
  • Magnolia Midlands
  • NE GA Mountains
  • Plantation Trace
  • Presidential Pathways

 

 MEET IN GEORGIA

Georgia has many great facilities and unique locations for meetings and conventions for state, regional and national meeting planners. Meeting in Georgia is easy for the planner and for the attendee.  Georgia’s cities and towns offer a multitude of choices of facilities that can host meetings of all sizes.

 

Whether you are a group of 50 to 5,000, Georgia has got the meeting space for you.  We can offer urban sophistication along with exciting nightlife and entertainment as well as the small golf retreat or a tranquil island oasis you can only reach by boat. 

 

Coming soon:
Convention/Conference Centers

GACVB

GA MPI

GSAE

SGMP (Atlanta chapter)

Sports Facilities

Family Reunion information

GA State Parks

Meetings RFP

Tourism Industry News and Events

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  • 3/10/2010 - 3/14/2010: ITB - Berlin Travel Trade Show more »
  • 3/13/2010: Family Reunion Workshop more »

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