VisitColumbusGA

About VisitColumbusGA

VisitColumbusGA plays a key role in serving as a one-stop shop for people who visit Georgia’s second-largest city, an assistant for meeting planners who want to host business events here, and a beneficial part of the local community.

What We’re About

Economic Development Through Tourism

• To promote trade shows, conventions, tourism, and other group business.
• To engage in visitor promotions that generate overnight stays for Columbus, thereby enhancing and developing the economic fabric of the community.
• To become a complete and affordable destination.

Performance

• In FY 2024, tourism and conventions brought an economic impact of $377 million to Columbus, along with over 2.07 million visitors, and employed 4,491 people, according to Columbus State University’s Butler Center for Business and Economic Research.