Tuesday was also Tourism, Hospitality, and Arts Day at the Capitol and industry leaders were under the Gold Dome to celebrate the continued success of Georgia tourism. Annually, tourism brings in $60.8 billion dollars to our economy, employs more than 450,200 Georgians, and accounts for approximately 10.6% of the state’s non-farm workforce.  Governor Deal – and state lawmakers – were presented a check representing the $3.1 billion in state and local tax revenue generated by the tourism industry.

During Week Three, we also welcomed members of the Georgia Army National Guard, Georgia Air National Guard, and Georgia State Defense Force to the Capitol. These citizen soldiers are committed to our communities, state, and country, and we cannot thank them enough for their service.