City of Atlanta to hire Tourism Development Director

 

[December 01, 2020] 

The City of Atlanta recently took another step forward in its on-going efforts to leverage tourism to improve the community’s economic base. At its 11/17/20 meeting, the Atlanta City Council unanimously voted to create a new Tourism Development Director position [TDD], authorizing the City to begin advertising for this job.

The Tourism Development Director will work to attract tourists to Atlanta, focusing specifically on increasing the amount of time and money they spend when visiting the community. To do so, the TDD will work with Atlanta’s restaurants, bars, golf course, and other businesses to increase the number of bus, tour, car clubs, and other large groups that choose to visit Atlanta.

The new Director will help ensure Atlanta’s set of current attractions and experiences, such as the J. H. Hawes Grain Elevator Museum, Bunyon Giant, golf course, bars and restaurants, overnight accommodations, sports complex, etc. are effectively marketed. The creation of new tourist attractions and experiences will also be part of the new Tourism Development Director’s responsibilities.

The Tourism Development Director position will involve approximately 1,000 hours per year, with a salary of $20,000. The Tourism Development Director will be supervised by Atlanta’s mayor and make bi-monthly reports to the City Council. The City desires to fill the position as soon as possible.

[Text provided by Bill Thomas]