County Promotes Tourism to Fuel Economy
Douglas County will be soon looking to hire a full time museum curator who would also serve as a tourism director for the County.
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners will be asking the State Legislature to allow them to collect eight percent on hotel/motel tax. The County currently brings in five percent while the City of Douglasville collects eight. “We would like to utilize this tax to hire a full time museum curator who would also serve as a tourism director for the County,” said Chairman Tom Worthan. The goals for this newly created position will be to bring in more visitors and increase the County’s visibility as a vacation destination. A few ways of meeting those goals include opening the museum five days a week, developing partnerships with the Film Commission and Development Authority as well as promoting the County on a global level. The old courthouse…
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Bob M
11:43 am on Sunday, February 17, 2013
Point taken, GSL but I still believe that the exec at CAC is the best first choice for consultation -- and a money saving choice (in response to Richard R), at least in the first stages of this project -- and even potentially a resource for FINDING a tourism expert, when the time comes. Obviously cultural / heritage tourism are disciplines unto themselves and have a skillset of their own, but the… more ›