Convention, visitors bureau updates website

The Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau’s website has a new look.

The bureau said in a news release that the new site unveiled Jan. 19 is designed to provide easy navigation in finding details about the city’s hotels, restaurants events and attractions. They said it’s also designed to help meeting planners and other potential visitors find out about the city as a whole.

The site is also designed to be more user-friendly on mobile devices, city officials said.

Information: awesomealpharetta.com.

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