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When the coronavirus pandemic struck Georgia in March of last year, no industry shut down harder or faster than hospitality.
The leisure and hospitality sector lost 223,000 jobs statewide between February and April 2020.
In Atlanta, hotel occupancy plummeted from 74% in February of last year to just 9% in April.
“We’re a convention city,” said William Pate, president and CEO of the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau. “All of a sudden, the conventions canceled.”
“We lost half of March, all of April and most of May,” added Joe Marinelli, president of Visit Savannah, that city’s tourism promotion agency. “Losing those months was hard on us.”
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MLB s move to relocate its All-Star Game will cost state $100 million, according to an official.
The loss will further delay recovery from the pandemic, Holly Quinlan told CNN.
The league s decision was likely the 1st of many dominoes to fall, Atlanta s mayor said.
Major League Baseball s (MLB) decision to relocate its 2021 All-Star Game could cost Georgia s economy more than $100 million, a county tourism official has said.
Local hotels were already hit hard by the pandemic, Holly Quinlan, chief executive of Cobb Travel & Tourism, told told CNN. The 8,000-plus MLB contracted hotel room nights that will not actualize as a result of the MLB All-Star Game relocation will have a negative impact on Cobb s hospitality industry and other local businesses, further delaying recovery, she said.
The Bermuda Tourism Authority has appointed Charles Jeffers as CEO.
Jeffers was hired through a global search to fill the leadership role following Kevin Dallas departure from the post in February 2020.
Glenn Jones had assumed the interim CEO role while the permanent post was vacant.
A Bermudian by birth, Jeffers formerly was COO at VisitBaltimore, the official destination management organization for Baltimore, Md., which in 2019 welcomed 27 million visitors, generating $6 billion in economic impact.
Prior to his role in Baltimore, Jeffers served as COO for Destinations International, a global trade association for destination organizations such as the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
He also served in various roles within the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau.
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HAMILTON, Bermuda, April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Bermuda Tourism Authority has today announced the appointment of Bermudian Charles H. Jeffers II, to the post of Chief Executive Officer. Jeffers, a twenty- six-year veteran of the destination marketing industry, was hired through a global search to fill the leadership role left vacant following Kevin Dallas departure in February 2020.
Pictured: Charles H. Jeffers II CDME, newly appointed Bermuda Tourism Chief Executive Officer
Charles Jeffers joins the Bermuda Tourism Authority ending his tenure as Chief Operating Officer at Visit Baltimore, the official destination management organisation (DMO) for Baltimore, Maryland. He was responsible for day-to-day operations, including HR, finance, IT, research, membership, and the Visitor Centre at the tourism body, which in 2019, welcomed 27 million visitors, generating $6 billion in economic impact.
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