Economic Impact

Tourism is the lifeline for so many. From hotels to local businesses to Macon citizens, tourism-generated business and tax savings has a tremendous impact on our community.

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Visit Macon FY24 Annual Report

FY24 ANNUAL REPORT

Visit Macon FY23 Annual Report

FY23 ANNUAL REPORT

Macon is Setting the Pace!

Macon is no longer "a best-kept secret," visitors from far and wide are choosing to add Macon to their must-see travel plans.

Here are a few that prove tourism is bigger and better than ever in Macon!

  • Record hotel-motel tax collections in 2023 exceeding over $6.1 million in sales tax revenue In Macon-Bibb County
  • $458.3 million in total visitor spending – a 2.1% increase in 2023
  • For every $1 that visitors spend at a hotel property $4.13 is spent in the community
  • $583 in household tax savings - Taking away the visitor economy would cost each household $7,705 more per year.
  • 2024 was a record-setting year for earned media coverage with stories appearing in:
    AARP \ AFAR \ AJC \ ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST \ BOSTON GLOBE \ FIFTY GRANDE \ FORBES \ FOX NEWS \ GARDEN & GUN \ GOOD GRIT \ LIVABILITY \ LONELY PLANET \ MATADOR NETWORK \ OBSERVER \ OKRA \ ROLLING STONE \ SIERRA CLUB \ SOUTHERN LIVING \ THE DINK \ THE SOCIAL \ THRILLIST \ TRAVEL+LEISURE \ TRAVEL CURATOR \ VARIETY \ ON THE COVER: USA TODAY NATIONAL PARKS GUIDE
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