Tourism sets new record in Georgia

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  • Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at the Georgia Governor’s Tourism Conference in Savannah on Friday, Sept. 26. Contributed/Explore Georgia
    Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at the Georgia Governor’s Tourism Conference in Savannah on Friday, Sept. 26. Contributed/Explore Georgia

    Tourists and business travelers continued flocking to the Peach State last year, injecting billions into the economy, according to new state numbers from Gov.

    Brian Kemp.

    A record 174.2 million traveled across the country and the globe to visit Georgia in 2024 and spent $45.2 billion, up 4% from the year before, he said in a statement issued by his office Friday.

    The governor traveled to Savannah for…