Georgia’s travel industry made a huge comeback this year, despite the pandemic, according to state officials, making for one of the few upbeat economic stories from the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021.
This Labor Day Weekend, many popular Georgia tourist spots are seeing near-capacity numbers as Georgia residents flock to popular destinations for the unofficial “last weekend of summer.”
With outdoorsy, socially distant destinations from the coast to the north Georgia mountains, and even the Okefenokee swamp – Georgia’s travel industry thrived during the pandemic, according to state and travel industry data.
State officials say among the 50 states, Georgia was fifth in the nation in 2020 for domestic overnight trips – up from 7th in 2019. In June 2021,








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