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Tourism in Atlanta Remaining Strong

As the summer tourism season starts to wrap up in Illinois, a central Illinois community says their tourism season will last until at least September.

 

The Illinois State Fair often signals the end of the summer vacation season as the new school year begins but tour groups will still make the rounds in central Illinois. Whitney Ortiz is the Tourism Bureau Director in Atlanta, Illinois in Logan County and indicates they will continue to see groups coming to town into October.

 

 

According to Ortiz, Atlanta is seeing a lot of international travelers going making their way down Route 66. She says if they have enough people on hand in the community, those visitors get an extensive tour of the community.

 

 

In early August, Ortiz indicates they are about to match their 2021 tourism numbers. She explains tourism has increased in the last couple of years in Atlanta.

 

 

Ortiz has been making her way to several areas along Route 66 and will also be promoting Atlanta, Illinois at the Illinois State Fair this week and next. She believes those efforts pay off. 

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