GMCVB Appoints New Sales Manager

...ation business, while building client relationships. She moved to Florida in 1996 and has worked in the travel industry for about 10 years. Most recently Bohada served as sales manager for Hampton by Hilton Miami Beach. The GMCVB is a non-profit sales and marketing organization whose mission is to attract visitors to Greater Miami and the Beaches for leisure, business and conventions. Meeti... + Read More

2019 Readers’ Choice Award Winners Announced

...al Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Conve... Lodge at Gulf State Park - A Hilton Hotel Marriott Shoals Hotel &...rdale Beach - a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bilmar Beach Resort Car...Miami Beach Embassy Suites by Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista South Embassy Suites by Hilton St. Augustine Beach Oceanfron...ch Resort, a Salamander Hotel Hilton Pensacola Beach Hilton Sa... + Read More

2020 New or Renovated Award Winners Announced

...mp; Beach Club Resorts DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando at SeaWorld Eau Palm Beach ...bana at Key West Hawks Cay Resort Hilton Marco Island Beach Resort & Spa ... Tampa Marriott Water Street Tru by Hilton Jacksonville St. Johns Town Center W...iggins Hotel & Conference Center Hilton New Orleans Riverside Le Pavillon Ho...l WEST VIRGINIA Embassy Suites b... + Read More

2019 Readers’ Choice Honorable Mentions Announced

...Baltimore MISSISSIPPI Starkville CVB NORTH CAROLINA Graylyn International Conference Center Hilton Greenville Old Edwards Inn & Spa SOUTH CAROLINA Belmond Charleston Place Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort The Inn at Middleton Place TENNESSEE General Morgan Inn & Conference Ce... + Read More

A Tourist in My Own Town: Taking A Fresh Look at Coastal Alabama

...ng ghost crabs to beach Olympics and bonfires with s’mores. (perdidobeachresort.com) An Eco-Friendly Meeting and Event Site Having watched the development of The Lodge at Gulf State Park, a Hilton Hotel, I thoroughly enjoyed the chance to tour this new property which is seeking to become the first LEED-Gold, FORTIFIED Commercial, and SITES Platinum hotel and conference facility on ... + Read More

2019 Top Hot Spots for Winter Events

...useum Birmingham Marriott Hilton at UAB Westin Birmingham F...rdale Beach - a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Fort Lauderdale Marri...esort & Spa DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando at SeaWorld Orange Co...n the Lake Resort & Spa Hilton Promenade at Branson Landing ...s Golf Resort SAINT LOUIS Hilton Garden Inn St. Louis Airport Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark Hya...on Hotel, Cur... + Read More

ConventionSouth Magazine Releases the 2019 List of The Top Resorts with Style

...derdale Beach – a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) Ca...nge Beach, AL) Embassy Suites by Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista South ...kee Casino Resort (Cherokee, NC) Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort &am... The Park Vista, a DoubleTree by Hilton (Gatlinburg, TN) Rocky Gap Cas... Place (Orange Beach, AL) Westin Hilton Head Island Resort and Spa (Hilon Head Island, SC) T... + Read More

Several Southern Properties Among Historic Hotels of America’s Top 25 Most Haunted Historic Hotels for 2018

...ith local spirit Picker’s Vodka, St. Germain, grapefruit juice, lemon and bubbles. The Seelbach Hilton Louisville (1905) Louisville, Kentucky Legend says two lovers were to be married at the hotel in ...ition of a young long-haired beauty in a pink gown. The Emily Morgan San Antonio - a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel (1924) San Antonio, Texas This hotel, known as “the official hotel o... + Read More

2018 Readers’ Choice Award Winners Announced

...s & Orange Beach Tourism Hilton Garden Inn Orange Beach Beach...range Beach - a DoubleTree by Hilton Marriott Shoals Hotel & ...ntion Center Fort Smith CVB Hilton Garden Inn Little Rock Downto...sort & Spa DoubleTree by Hilton Grand Key Resort - Key West DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando at SeaWorld Eden Roc...iami Beach Embassy Suites by Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista Sout..... + Read More

2018 Readers’ Choice Honorable Mentions

...ognition. The Following Are State-by-State 2018 Honorable Mentions ALABAMA DoubleTree by Hilton Decatur FLORIDA DoubleTree Beach Resort by Hilton Tampa Bay/North Redington Beach Omni Amelia Island Plantation TradeWinds Island Grand W Fort Lau... + Read More

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