Cobb Travel & Tourism Celebrates National Tourism Week with City Partners

Cobb Travel & Tourism, along with its city partners, is excited to celebrate National Tourism Week May 4-12 to recognize the importance of tourism to the community and celebrate all its visitors.

“National Tourism Week is the perfect opportunity to draw attention to the economic importance of the travel and tourism industry to the Cobb community” said Holly Bass, president and CEO of Cobb Travel & Tourism. “It also gives us the chance to truly display all that Cobb County has to offer.” 

Travel and tourism is the largest economic driver in Cobb County at $2.02 billion, supporting almost 30,000 jobs throughout the county. Cobb Travel & Tourism, along with its city partners, have planned several activities throughout the week to promote and educate the community about the importance of tourism and how it affects Cobb directly.

Following is the schedule of activities for National Tourism Week in Cobb County:

Friday, May 4: Cobb Travel & Tourism and the Marietta Welcome Center will kick off and celebrate Tourism Week 2012 at the First Friday Art Walk on the Marietta Square 5p.m. – 9p.m.

Saturday, May 5: Cobb Travel & Tourism will help kick off the opening weekend of the Smyrna Fresh Produce Market from 8 a.m. - noon on Church Street in Smyrna.

Monday, May 7: Cobb Travel & Tourism will participate in “Dinner at the Depot” which features live music and a variety of food trucks in downtown Kennesaw.

Wednesday, May 9: Cobb Travel & Tourism and the cities of Powder Springs and Austell will be out at the Silver Comet Trail from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Florence Road Trailhead, handing out bottled water and promotional items for tourist and trail enthusiasts alike.

Saturday, May 12: Cobb Travel & Tourism will participate in the Smoke on the Lake BBQ Festival hosted by the North Cobb Rotary Club and the City of Acworth and held at Cauble Park on Lake Acworth.

For more information about the activities, please contact Jacquelyn Turner at 678-303-2622 or jturner@travelcobb.org.