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Tourism promotion spotlights craft beer, culinary destinations in 2015
Study finds people come for local fare
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Jackson Kearns, a sales associate at Jaemor Farms, puts more tomatoes out for customers to buy. - photo by Erin O. Smith
State and local tourism agencies are promoting North Georgia’s culinary and drink destinations this year, with an eye on the emergence of growler bars and breweries. That could mean big business for Hall County. “A study sponsored by the World Food Travel Association found that almost one-third of tourists deliberately choose destinations based on the availability of activities related to local food and drink,” said Deb Gregson, Gainesville’s tourism manager and vice president of the Northeast Georgia Mountain Travel Association.