Twelve dazzling new and renovated Southern properties
October 21, 2021
Throughout the South, new and renovated venues have been making a splash as more conferences, conventions, meetings, and special events take place in person.
Awards
2021 Readers’ Choice Honorable Mentions Announced
October 7, 2021
In addition to the winners of RCA awards, we received a number of write-in recommendations for this year’s ConventionSouth Readers’ Choice Awards.
While we receive write-in votes every year, the properties listed below received multiple write-in votes, which qualified them for our Honorable Mention recognition.
The Following Are State-by-State 2021 Honorable Mentions:
ALABAMA
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2022 New or Renovated Award Winners Announced
October 6, 2021
The editor’s picks are in for ConventionSouth’s Annual Top New or Renovated Awards for 2022.After hundreds of nominations and an editorial review, this is our elite list of the top 54 new or renovated meeting sites and destinations in the South.
Congratulations to our winners and remember to look …
2021 Readers’ Choice Award Winners Announced
October 5, 2021
The results are in for ConventionSouth’s Annual Readers’ Choice Awards.
After more than 8,000 readers and fans voted, this is our elite list of the top 415 meeting sites and destinations in the South.
Congratulations to our winners and remember to look for them within our 2021 December Annual Awards …
ConventionSouth Magazine Announces The South’s Top Small Towns With Big Sound
September 7, 2021
ConventionSouth Magazine Releases Its 2021 List Of
“Small Towns With Big Sound”
Based on Reader & Fan Votes
GULF SHORES, Ala. (Sept. 7, 2021) – This August, ConventionSouth magazine, a national print and digital resource for organizers who plan events the South, asked …
ConventionSouth Magazine releases the 2021 list of Revitalizing Resorts
March 23, 2021
The results are in for ConventionSouth’s list of Revitalizing Resorts. In February, our editors compiled a Facebook ballot with a list of 74 resorts that offer opportunities to recharge and revitalize. From those resorts, ConventionSouth readers and Facebook fans were asked to vote for their top picks.
Meeting Professional to Watch: Zondra White Jones
December 3, 2020
Zondra White Jones, Senior Sales Manager
Louisiana Northshore/ St Tammany Parish Tourist Commission
Mandeville, La.
Can you provide some of your background as a meeting professional?
I started working in tourism as a front desk clerk at the Holiday Inn Covington in 1995. Immediately I felt like …
Meeting Professional to Watch: Valerie Pagan
December 3, 2020
Valerie Pagan, Director of Sales
Playa Largo Resort & Spa
Key Largo, Fla.
Can you provide some of your background as a meeting professional?
I have been in the hospitality industry for 25 years in nearly every department of a hotel, which give me a very …
Meeting Professional to Watch: Tarshi McCoy
December 3, 2020
Tarshi McCoy, CMP, CHSP, TMP, Executive Director
New Bern Riverfront Convention Center
New Bern, N.C.
Can you provide some of your background as a meeting professional?
I have been in the industry for more than 25 years between working at several hotels and working at the New Bern …
Meeting Professional To Watch: Warren Isenhour
December 3, 2020
Warren D. Isenhour, President
Isenhour International
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Can you provide some of your background as a meeting professional?
I have fifteen years in the industry working with a myriad of clients and events. I began in sports management and transitioned over to an independent meeting planner …
