Forsyth Convention & Visitors Bureau

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The Forsyth Convention & Visitors Bureau is a non-profit, 501(c)(6) organization that promotes tourism, trade, and conventions in Forsyth and surrounding area. Created in 2015, the Forsyth CVB is primarily funded by local hotel-motel sales tax. Tourism has been good for the City of Forsyth and Monroe County. Tourism creates jobs, both through direct employment and indirectly in sectors such as retail and transportation. When these people spend their wages on goods and services, it leads to what is known as the “multiplier effect,” creating more jobs. The tourism industry also provides opportunities for small businesses, which is especially important in rural communities, and generates extra tax revenues, such as hotel taxes, which are used for schools, housing and hospitals. The City of Forsyth collected hotel-motel taxes from 13 hotels and one KOA Campground. 20% of the hotel-motel tax goes to the City's general fund, 40% to Forsyth Main Street, and the remaining 40% to the recently (2015) formed Convention & Visitors Bureau.