Join your Georgia Tourism Network!

Thank you for your interest in supporting the Georgia Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus (GACVB)!

Our mission at GACVB is to be the unified voice of Georgia’s destination marketing organizations (DMOs) and provide industry education, advocacy, and professional development opportunities to our members.

Our Mission Pillars are:

Education & Networking
Advocacy & Government Relations
Professional & Leadership Development

Our Members fall into the following categories:

Destination Members
Industry Members
Honorary & Lifetime Members

We also have opportunities for tourism Strategic Partners to be involved in GACVB, network with our members, and receive many of the same perks and information as our Destination and Industry Members.

Please read below for more information about our member categories and dues.

Destination Members

Our Destination Members are non-profits who are funded either wholly or partially by hotel-motel tax, and are tasked with promoting a specific location (city, county, or region) as a travel destination. Destination Members are the bulk of our members and include the following types or organizations:

Official Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs)
Convention & Visitors Bureaus (CVBs)
Tourism-charged Chambers of Commerce
Quasi-Governmental tourism marketing agencies
Tourism and Convention Center Authorities
Tourism-affiliated economic and community development programs

GACVB membership dues for Destination Members are based on operating budgets (see chart below). The DMO holds the GACVB Membership and may have unlimited linked employees under their membership.

BUDGET CATEGORY	GACVB DUES
Category 1 - Budgets under $49,999	$200
Category 2 - Budgets between $50,000 – $99,999	$400
Category 3 - Budgets between $100,000 – $249,999	$625
Category 4 - Budgets between $250,000 – $499,999	$1000
Category 5 - Budgets between $500,000 – $999,999	$1450
Category 6 - Budgets between $1,000,000 – $1,999,999	$2300
Category 7 - Budgets between $2,000,000 - $4,999,999	$3050
Category 8 - Budgets between $5,000,000 - $10,000,000	$4575
Category 9 - Budgets above $10,000,000	$6850

Additional sponsorship opportunities are available to our Destination Members. Contact Amanda for more information!

Industry Members

Our Industry Members are organizations that support destination marketing, destination development, and the overall visitor experience. This category includes anyone in the tourism industry who is not a DMO, whose goal is to work directly with visitors. Examples of Industry Members include:

Attractions
Hotels
Restaurants
Tour Operators
Transportation Companies
Tourism and Hospitality Associations and Non-Profit Organizations

Industry Member GACVB Dues

$850

Additional sponsorship opportunities are available to our Destination Members. Contact Amanda for more information!

Strategic Partners

Strategic Partners are suppliers within the tourism industry. They help our Destination and Industry Members reach their goals of reaching the visitor. Examples of Strategic Partners include:

Media Companies
Public Relations Firms
Marketing Agencies
Creative Services
Technology Providers
Professional Service Organizations

While Strategic Partners are not voting GACVB members, they can receive many of the same perks as our voting members including newsletters, educational and networking opportunities, as well as access to our events -- as a vendor, sponsor, attendee, or all three!

Dues for our Strategic Partners are tiered and customizable based on partnership goals.

Please contact Amanda to discuss partnership options!

Honorary / Lifetime

The GACVB Board of Directors may at times confer Honorary or Lifetime Memberships to deserving individuals.

Honorary Members are those who have rendered distinguished service to the destination marketing and management profession.

Life Members are honored by the GACVB Board of Directors to exemplary individuals upon their retirement in the Georgia tourism industry.

Please CLICK HERE to view a list of GACVB's Honorary and Life Members.

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“The #1 one most important factor that has allowed my DMO to grow as an organization and allowed me to succeed as an executive director is being a member of GACVB. The biggest value of my membership and participation in GACVB is the opportunity to network with my colleagues in the industry to share knowledge and exchange fresh ideas. The conference agendas are overflowing with relevant educational opportunities and GACVB staff always has an answer to any question that I have… whether it is a request for an example of a written policy or recommendations for agencies and consultants. We have been a member since GACVB was formed and look forward to always being a member”

~ Tonya Harvey, Executive Director - Kingsland Convention & Visitors Bureau