Georgia, USA
Georgia bed and breakfast industry experiences dramatic growth
US vacationers have discovered Georgia to be a wonderful destination and this has led to a rapid increase in the number of bed and breakfast establishments right across the state. Georgia is one of the fastest-growing states in the US largely because of its tourism growth. Georgia, “The Peach State”, is famous for its rich history and many visitors to B&Bs, inns and lodges in Georgia are visiting the state to learn more about Southern history. Georgia was a Confederate stronghold during the American Civil War and was the scene of extensive military action. Union general William T. Sherman burned Atlanta and destroyed a 60-mile-wide path to the coast, where he captured Savannah in 1864. Fans of “Gone with the Wind” by Margaret Mitchell visit Georgia on the strength of the book and this volume is often to be found in the libraries of bed and breakfast businesses in Georgia.
People also visit Georgia on business and make use of bed and breakfast accommodation. Atlanta, largest city in the state, is the communications, distribution and transportation center for the Southeast. Georgia is a major producer of paper and board, tufted textile products and processed chicken. The increased economic activity of Georgia is contributing to the increasing number of bed and breakfasts too.
Important agricultural products include corn, peanuts, soybeans, eggs, cotton, tobacco and, of course, peaches. There are many charming Georgia bed and breakfast operations in the farming areas. The state’s enormous economic capacity does not stop there as Georgia is also a leader in the production of marble, kaolin, barite, and bauxite. There are even bed and breakfast establishments near the mining areas.
Principal tourist attractions in Georgia include her historical cities – Athens, Atlanta and Savannah, where the famous book and later film called “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” was set and filmed. Bed and breakfast visitors also visit the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (the swamps), Andersonville Prison Park and National Cemetery, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park and the Little White House at Warm Springs where Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt died in 1945, Bed and breakfast places near Sea Island, the enormous Confederate Memorial at Stone Mountain, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, and Cumberland Island National Seashore and further testimony to Georgia’s popularity as a tourist destination.
