More and more, food and culture are driving tourism — and nowhere is that more true than in Gwinnett, one of the most diverse counties in the Southeast.

The Convention and Visitors Bureau is capitalizing on the diversity, and has hired people to help bring more international groups to the county.

Having slippers in hotel rooms, dumplings on the breakfast buffet and gifts in the room can help make international travelers feel welcome and encourage them to return, said Lisa Anders, Explore Gwinnett’s executive director.

To read more about how Gwinnett is bringing in international groups, click here.

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The renovation of Jekyll Island's Great Dunes golf course includes nine holes designed by Walter Travis in the 1920s for the members of the Jekyll Island Club. Several holes that were part of the original layout where located along the beach and were bulldozed in the 1950s.(Photo by Austin Kaseman)

Credit: Photo by Austin Kaseman