NEWS

Last week, Visit Savannah President & CEO, Joseph Marinelli, met with local and national representatives from Expedia.com and a number of area hotel general managers. In addition to enjoying some of the fine culinary offerings of Saint Bibiana at the Hotel Bardo, the group discussed current travel industry trends and strategies for promoting summertime travel to Savannah and Chatham County. Although local lodging partners weathered a snowstorm earlier this year, causing a drop in hotel occupancies for that week around the community, and are dealing the impact of current national headlines and politics, most remained optimistic for a strong summer and fall visitation numbers. Visit Savannah works with Expedia to amplify marketing campaigns for Savannah, Tybee Island and Garden City.