An Americus-Sumter Tourism Summer Retreat was held Tuesday at South Georgia Technical College. The theme was travel and focused on what the area can offer visitors and how to effectively market it. Shown from left are Steve Short, who works in the Americus Welcome Center; Cassandra Carter, an intern with Main Street Americus; Dianne Bankston of the Americus Welcome Center; Carter Flynn, an intern with Americus-Sumter County Tourism; and Nicole Thurston Kirksey, director of Americus-Sumter Tourism.