April 14, 2020
Great networking opportunities; a relaxed environment for meet-ups; unique venues for off-site events; and a wonderful and welcoming host destination. These aspects of Rendezvous South 2020 (RS 2020), held March 2 to 4 in Winston-Salem, N.C., received the highest praise from participants. It was the sixth edition of the popular event, produced by ConventionSouth magazine.
June 12, 2018
By T. Wayne Waters
It’s been something like six years since I’ve visited Wilmington, N.C. so I was happy to be coming back to the city for a recent press trip hosted by Wilmington.c. River District & Island Beaches. My earlier visit had been purely as a tourist and I …
April 19, 2018
In late March, ConventionSouth Contributing Editor Shannon Rasmussen visited the newly renovated Hotel Crescent Court in Dallas. Read about her experience below.
During a recent visit, I had the opportunity to view the results of The Hotel Crescent Court’s $33 million renovation as it neared its April completion.
Throughout …
April 25, 2017
Written By Contributing Editor Sherri Middleton
Time seems to fly when you are having fun and it apparently flies faster when you are on a tight deadline. It’s that way for me anyway, so I thought I’d spend a few of my precious minutes to jot down some of …
November 5, 2015
A Welcome Evolution In Meeting Space Design by Marcia Bradford
Years ago, as a conference attendee, I often felt frustrated that I was visiting a beautiful resort area or interesting city, yet ended up spending most of my time in a windowless meeting room. There were many times when I …
November 1, 2015
Anticipating The Guest Rooms Of The Future: The good news is that we’re in the meetings business and we get to travel. The bad news is that we’re in the meetings business and we have to travel.
Some of us travel a little, some a lot. Regardless, we all end up …
October 27, 2015
The Results are in for ConventionSouth’s Annual Top New or Renovated Awards for 2016.
After more than 5,000 readers and fans voted, this is our elite list of the top 50 new or renovated meeting sites and destinations in the South.
Congratulations …
October 24, 2015
Who will stand out as the meeting pros to watch in 2016?
The Clock Is Ticking on the annual countdown to nominate and recognize the top meetings industry professionals to watch in the coming year.
It’s time to make your nominations in for …
October 22, 2015
The Results are in for ConventionSouth’s Annual Reader’s Choice Awards.
After more than 5,000 readers and fans voted, this is our elite list of the top 180 meeting sites and destinations in the South.
Congratulations to our winners and remember to look …
October 21, 2015
The data is in and it confirms what most of us suspected: Millennials do have different expectations as meeting attendees, purchasing decision makers, students and communicators. Their expectations drive how they perceive an event and whether or not they will attend. First, an event has to be in a progressive …
