![Woman outside of The big House](https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/Bighouse.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=213&q=80&w=320&s=944542f1a954789763d55104e28da225 320w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/Bighouse.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=360&q=80&w=540&s=ef5979ccb3498072c72ec050d9edc65b 540w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/Bighouse.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=512&q=80&w=768&s=f903786d80ab5c6972de4fc661b34f7b 768w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/Bighouse.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=683&q=80&w=1024&s=5947e4fc314c8077eb52baaebb686d41 1024w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/Bighouse.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=800&q=80&w=1200&s=28d15594a597c6c801419df5c9fad09f 1200w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/Bighouse.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=960&q=80&w=1440&s=bf96d1103e41f6d6856c6ef39548525c 1440w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/Bighouse.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1280&q=80&w=1920&s=19281266842ab659c9302447ee474da0 1800w)
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.
![Exterior of Society Garden](https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/Society_Garden_Matt_Odom-01.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=320&q=80&w=320&s=ca1c52acaa094e8d4b8686499e7d6565 320w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/Society_Garden_Matt_Odom-01.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=540&q=80&w=540&s=547d74fa239de5538e3c1c0fa772fdb6 540w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/Society_Garden_Matt_Odom-01.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=768&q=80&w=768&s=f4c8b92dc3c089e05872ef3177f0ec31 768w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/Society_Garden_Matt_Odom-01.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1024&q=80&w=1024&s=0893a810acf18455f06bf78f2694d631 1024w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/Society_Garden_Matt_Odom-01.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1200&q=80&w=1200&s=46fbd82868cf7b89c9be3909d61b5b49 1200w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/Society_Garden_Matt_Odom-01.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1440&q=80&w=1440&s=2c56ae53f1fb107c85db43aa66e14165 1440w)
![](https://macon.imgix.net/images/Icons/record-purple.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=320&q=80&w=320&s=adb041108a0bdfda120c45315522828f 320w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/Icons/record-purple.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=540&q=80&w=540&s=f13bc7ca130067ef843d3fa03e3d3eb8 540w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/Icons/record-purple.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=768&q=80&w=768&s=d97e043c2948a8d8f7ec948c348d6ce0 768w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/Icons/record-purple.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1024&q=80&w=1024&s=5e4395051f0910381bcb03a37373f39a 791w)
Visit Macon FY23 Annual Report
Macon is Ready For All
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 2022 exceeding over $6 million in sales tax revenue In Macon-Bibb County
- $448.8 million in total visitor spending – a 21.7% increase in 2022
- Visitors generated 34.4 million in state and local taxes in 2022 and $585 in tax savings for every Macon-Bibb household due to visitor spending
- 2023 was a record-setting year for earned media coverage with stories appearing on CBS Mornings, in The New York Times as one of 52 Places for Travelers to Visit in 2023, Bloomberg, Conde’ Nast Traveler, Forbes, Frommer’s, Garden & Gun, Insider, Men’s Journal, Southern Living, Travel + Leisure and featured on the cover of Vintage Rock magazine.
![Woman outside of The big House](https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/Bighouse.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=213&q=80&w=320&s=944542f1a954789763d55104e28da225 320w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/Bighouse.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=360&q=80&w=540&s=ef5979ccb3498072c72ec050d9edc65b 540w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/Bighouse.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=512&q=80&w=768&s=f903786d80ab5c6972de4fc661b34f7b 768w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/Bighouse.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=683&q=80&w=1024&s=5947e4fc314c8077eb52baaebb686d41 1024w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/Bighouse.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=800&q=80&w=1200&s=28d15594a597c6c801419df5c9fad09f 1200w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/Bighouse.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=960&q=80&w=1440&s=bf96d1103e41f6d6856c6ef39548525c 1440w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/Bighouse.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1280&q=80&w=1920&s=19281266842ab659c9302447ee474da0 1800w)
I AM Macon
An interactive program to educate the business community about Macon, branding and customer service.
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![Downtown Sunset](https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/DJI_0299-Edit.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=213&q=80&w=320&s=afb118d5ce5131af5f75b4adfca28c02 320w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/DJI_0299-Edit.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=360&q=80&w=540&s=d93d0372378539789289e4f45463e221 540w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/DJI_0299-Edit.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=512&q=80&w=768&s=8d6e311d7888cba8958284b1bbf6cf10 768w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/DJI_0299-Edit.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=683&q=80&w=1024&s=d4b136bde78691610fb0a48147403da4 1024w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/DJI_0299-Edit.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=800&q=80&w=1200&s=56edb1abaa746363522b3652aac89474 1200w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/DJI_0299-Edit.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=960&q=80&w=1440&s=243dc4b937979a4721183c8674624775 1440w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/DJI_0299-Edit.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1280&q=80&w=1920&s=7e72e9232eff109abfad7639da750c85 1500w)
Board of Directors
The Visit Macon Board of Directors is comprised of proud Maconites who guide Visit Macon and help develop its activities.
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![Outside of the Hay House](https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/DSC06413.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=213&q=80&w=320&s=a43b45193ba042268dfbda4d5e60f3c8 320w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/DSC06413.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=360&q=80&w=540&s=a773dc8dd2f07ccb2cfb46c7e87ec7c2 540w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/DSC06413.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=512&q=80&w=768&s=015a9c9893ef0a894ccb82076b7fa9c7 768w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/DSC06413.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=683&q=80&w=1024&s=fe17094ffc7907df65007b5482e0d636 1024w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/DSC06413.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=800&q=80&w=1200&s=c199d81dd3e3e1c0485c602654b16796 1200w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/DSC06413.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=960&q=80&w=1440&s=bf97f3c637445c048a538e99afe5a09e 1440w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/hero-images/DSC06413.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1280&q=80&w=1920&s=dc6aa6b7898d940c805c5e9121bbe847 1500w)
Meet The Staff
Whether you're planning an event or taking a personal trip, our staff of experienced professionals is ready to help make the most of your visit to Macon, GA.
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