Erica Backus of Visit Savannah, the city's tourism bureau, says all but a few of Chatham County's 15,000 hotel rooms are booked. (Photo By: kmoliver via Flickr)
Georgia's oldest city holds its sprawling St. Patrick's Day parade on Saturday, and the weekend celebration has organizers predicting a very profitable event for local businesses.
Erica Backus of Visit Savannah, the city's tourism bureau, says all but a few of Chatham County's 15,000 hotel rooms are booked. Backus says mild weather helped Savannah see its best January ever for tourism this year, and a spring-like weekend could boost the St. Patrick's Day turnout.
Savannah has celebrated St. Patrick's Day with a parade since 1824, thanks to an early influx of Irish settlers in the city. On peak years, the parade has said to draw up to 400,000 revelers.
