Fall 2023 State of the Industry Report: A look where the industry is and where it’s heading
October 12, 2023
The state of the industry is strong, with a consensus that the outlook for meetings and events is bright.
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ConventionSouth captures two 2023 Tabbie Awards
August 22, 2023
ConventionSouth magazine is honored to have won two 2023 Tabbie Awards for its March 2022 and April 2022 editions.
ConventionSouth’s 2023 CVB & Planner Relationship Survey
March 10, 2023
Good news from ConventionSouth’s annual CVB & Planner Relationship Survey: More than 40 percent—the largest number of planner respondents—say they are planning 11 or more events in the South in the next 12 months.
New year, new board: Meet ConventionSouth’s Editorial Advisory Board
January 10, 2023
The new year ushers in a new Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) for ConventionSouth. The magazine long has had an EAB, and we thank our past board members for their service, dedication, and time. Our eight new members begin their two-year term with the latest issue.
ConventionSouth Awards recognize the industry’s best of the best
October 20, 2020
The dust has settled, the votes have been tabulated, and once again ConventionSouth has recognized the best of the best meeting sites and destinations.
A Tourist in My Own Town: Taking A Fresh Look at Coastal Alabama
May 21, 2019
Spring 2019
A Tourist in My Own Town: Taking A Fresh Look at Coastal Alabama
By Marcia Bradford, ConventionSouth Senior Editor
My experiences with the Alabama Gulf Coast go WAY back. My husband and I have lived in Gulf Shores for more than 20 years and our children were raised …
Glorious Grand Shines for the Holidays A Site Visit to the Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa, Autograph Collection In Point Clear, Ala.
December 13, 2018
By D. Fran Morley
For nearly 25 years, starting in the early 1990s, I lived in Fairhope, Alabama, just a few miles down the road from the “Queen of Southern Resorts,” the Grand Hotel Golf Resort and Spa at Point Clear, a 550-acre resort complex on the shore of Mobile Bay. Over the …
Several Southern Properties Among Historic Hotels of America’s Top 25 Most Haunted Historic Hotels for 2018
October 24, 2018
Several Southern Properties Among Historic Hotels of America’s
Top 25 Most Haunted Historic Hotels for 2018
Looking for a spirited spot to stay?
Historic Hotels of America®, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation for recognizing and celebrating the finest Historic Hotels, has just named the Top 25 Most Haunted Historic …
Reset, Renew and Recharge at Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach
July 11, 2018
by D. Fran Morley
Within minutes of checking in to my room at Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach, I unpacked, changed clothes and hit the beach for a long walk. That set the stage for the rest of my site visit trip: if I had even a short break, I was …
Variety and Beauty of Beaches and Bays in South Walton, Florida
May 16, 2018
It’s easy to use the cliché “string of pearls” when describing the 16 communities and neighborhoods that dot the beach and back bays of South Walton County, Florida. But reflecting on the days I recently spent there as part of a press trip hosted by Visit South Walton, I think …
