February 2021 In-Person/On-Line meeting

Tourism benefits to local governments

topic for Feb. 18 hybrid meeting

Gil Langley

Click on any of the below to view videos or a pdf from Gils' presentation

          Gil Langley, CEO of the Amelia Island Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Amelia Island Tourist Development Council will be guest speaker at the Men’s Newcomers Club’s Feb. 18 luncheon.   Club members have questioned in the past if city and county income from tourism can be increased to help cover costs of the more than one million visitors who come to Amelia Island in normal years.  Langley will address these issues.

          The Amelia Island Tourist Development Council oversees the development and marketing of Amelia Island as a world-class tourism destination. A function of the Nassau County Chamber of Commerce, the TDC oversees the collection of the bed tax charged to visitors at local hotels, inns and B&Bs.

          The luncheon will be a hybrid affair with an in person lunch at the Fernandina Beach Golf Club and a simultaneous presentation for at-home members via the GoToMeeting program.

          To register for the meeting, click on the register box below.  Due to COVID restrictions, the Golf Club has a limit of 50 people for meetings.  Members who wish to attend the luncheon can do so by clicking on the “Members in Person Meeting and Lunch” when they register.  When the capacity is reached, a waiting list will be created, which will allow members to be confirmed as earlier registrants cancel their registrations.  Those preferring to participate virtually should select the “Virtual Meeting Participant” option. There is no cost for this option, which is also available to non-members.   GoToMeeting log in instructions will be provided in your confirmation and event reminder emails.

          Cost to attend the golf club luncheon is the usual $15 which can be paid by credit card when registering (click “Pay online”), or by clicking on “Invoice me”  and sending a check to MNC PO Box 16291, Fernandina Beach, FL 32035 to arrive by January 16.  Given the 50 person limit for in-person attendance, members’ registrations not paid by then will be cancelled to make room for waitlisted members.