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Retreat Hotels & Resorts (“Retreat”), the Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority (“GAEA”), and the City of Perry, GA announced the start of construction of a new TownePlace Suites / Fairfield by Marriott dual-branded hotel on the Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter (“Fairgrounds”) in Perry, GA. The hotel is expected to open in the summer of 2025.
Economic impact estimates based on figures from a University of Georgia study equivalate Fair attendance to over $42 million in value generated from the 11-day event
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In July 2021, Retreat entered into a long-term ground lease with the Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authorit y (“GAEA”) for a site on the GNFA, adjacent to the Miller Murphy Howard Convention Center.
After two years, developers have inked a deal to bring a 100-room hotel to the site Author: Caleesha Moore Updated: 7:32 PM EDT July 16, 2021 PERRY, Ga. — The Georgia National Fairgrounds has a lot to offer. It can hold up to 800,000 people, it's right off I-75, and soon, it'll be home to a hotel. Evelyn Lambert's been a business owner in Perry for more than 50 years. "We been here since 1963. Family-owned and operated, and we have a great staff. I have nothing but good to say about our community," she smiled. She's seen 'em come, and she's seen 'em...