Texas’ First Jimmy Buffett-themed Margaritaville Resort to Open in 2020

... & Hotels. Benchmark has been expanding its presence across Texas in recent years, including the Doug Pitcock ’49 Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center and the newly opened Delta Hotels by Marriott Dallas Allen & Watters Creek Convention Center. The Margaritaville project is being developed as a joint venture between Atlanta-based Songy Highroads and The Wampold Cos. of Baton... + Read More

2019 Readers’ Choice Award Winners Announced

...bile Convention Center Auburn Marriott Opelika Resort & Spa at G...b Resort & Spa Birmingham Marriott Caribe Resort Greater Birming...f State Park - A Hilton Hotel Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa Perdid...& Spa Inn on the Lakes JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort LaP... Speedway Augusta CVB Augusta Marriott At The Convention Center Awes...Galt House Hotel Griffin Gate Marriott ... + Read More

2020 New or Renovated Award Winners Announced

...Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott FLORIDA The Biltmore Ho...Jacksonville Riverfront JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & ...y West Resort & Marina Marriott Stanton South Beach Orlando World Center Marriott Pelican Grand Beach Resort...ort Lauderdale Beach Tampa Marriott Water Street Tru by Hilton...ISSOURI Hotel St. Louis, a Marriott Autograph Collecti... + Read More

2019 Readers’ Choice Honorable Mentions Announced

...es listed below received multiple write-in votes, which qualified them for our Honorable Mention recognition. The Following Are State-by-State 2019 Honorable Mentions: ALABAMA Montgomery Marriott Prattville Hotel & Conference Center at Capitol FLORIDA The Brazilian Court Hotel Innisbrook, A Salamander Golf & Spa Resort Omni Amelia Island Plantation MARYLAND Royal... + Read More

2019 Top Hot Spots for Winter Events

...ght: BIRMINGHAM Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum Birmingham Marriott Hilton at UAB Westin Birmingham FORT LAUDERDALE Bahia Mar... Lauderdale Beach - a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa Sonesta Fort Lauderdale Beach W... Miami at Miami Convention Center Kimpton Angler's Hotel Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay Hotel Nobu Hote... + Read More

Rendezvous South 2020 Early Registration OPEN NOW!

We're travelling to North Carolina for Rendezvous South 2020! Early registration is now open for RS2020 in Winston-Salem, NC. The event will be held at the Marriott Winston-Salem and Benton Convention Center on March 2-4, 2020. http://conventionsouth.com/rendezvoussouth/ More Details to Come Soon!... + Read More

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

GULF SHORES, Ala. (April 4, 2019) — The results are in for ConventionSouth’s list of the Top Resorts with Style. In mid-March, ConventionSouth Editors compiled a Facebook ballot with a list of 50 stylish resorts that exceed expectations. From those resorts, ConventionSouth readers and Facebook fans were asked to vote for their top picks. A complete list of the 50 resorts nominated by Conve... + Read More

Glorious Grand Shines for the Holidays A Site Visit to the Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa, Autograph Collection In Point Clear, Ala.

...ry painstaking detail, especially the vintage choo choo that chugged around the track that circled the display. This past August, at the completion of its transformation, the resort was named a Marriott Autograph Collection Hotel, joining an elite club of one-of-a-kind properties. This means the resort now has the freedom to highlight its uniqueness and better preserve its long hi... + Read More

2018 Readers’ Choice Award Winners Announced

...Award Winners ALABAMA Auburn Marriott Opelika Hotel & Conferenc...ach - a DoubleTree by Hilton Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa Perdi... Visitors Bureau Little Rock Marriott Visit Bentonville Visit Hot...The Brown Hotel Griffin Gate Marriott Resort & Spa Hyatt Regen... Visitors Bureau New Orleans Marriott Northshore Harbor Center Sh... Convention Center Baltimore Marriott ... + Read More

2018 Readers’ Choice Honorable Mentions

...a & Spa MGM National Harbor NORTH CAROLINA The Sanderling Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club TENNESSEE Embassy Suites Chattanooga/Hamilton Place Greystone Lodge at the Aquarium TEXAS JW Marriott Houston The Westin at The Woodlands Westin Houston Downtown VIRGINIA & DC Westin Richmond W Washington D.C... + Read More

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