Janice Marshall honored at Georgia Capitol
Janice Marshall was presented a commendation from Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue as well as from House and Senate members for years of service in the tourism industry. Ms. Marshall will be leaving the Macon, Ga. CVB after 27 years of service. Pictured (l-r) are Commissioner of GDEcD Ken Stewart; Deputy Commissioner of Tourism Kevin Langston; Sen. Chip Pearson, Chair of Economic Development and Tourism Committee; Speaker of the House David Ralston; Rep. Ron Stephens, Chair of the House Committee on Economic Development and Tourism; and Chris Clarke, DNR Commissioner.
Alisa Bailey Southeast Tourism Society members know all the good Alisa Bailey has done for the state of Virginia. It is nice to see that those she represents are paying attention to the person who has been a tireless advocate for The Old Dominion State. Read the Richmond Times-Dispatch article.
Polk County Tourism and Sports Marketing lands a new LEGOLAND park. LEGOLAND Florida will be Merlin Entertainments 13th attraction in the U.S. LEGOLAND Florida will be the fifth LEGOLAND Park worldwide and the only one on the East Coast – with the others in California, Denmark, England and Germany. Mark Jackson, director of Polk County Tourism and Sports Marketing, mentioned that "This is a huge success story for Polk County that will have a significant impact on Polk County as a tourism destination."