The following 2011 Readers' Choice Award recipiants represent
CVBs, meeting sites & hotels in the South

that ConventionSouth's readers nominated & selected
based on their high standard of professionalism & quality service.

ALABAMA
1. The Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa
2. The Hotel at Auburn University & Dixon Conference Center
3. Huntsville/Madison County CVB
4. Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa in Point Clear
5. Greater Birmingham CVB
6. Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach
7. Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel
8. Renaissance Montgomery Convention Center
9. Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa
10. Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex

ARKANSAS
1. The Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa in Hot Springs
2. Embassy Suites Northwest Arkansas Hotel, Spa & Convention Center
3. Hot Springs Convention Center
4. Little Rock CVB
5. The Peabody Little Rock
6. William J. Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock
7. Winthrop Rockefeller Center in Morrilton
8. North Little Rock Visitors Bureau
9. DeGray Lake Resort State Park in Bismark
10. Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock

FLORIDA
1. Kissimmee CVB
2. Tampa Bay & Company
3. Caribe Royale Orlando All-Suites Hotel & Convention Center
4. Tradewinds Island Grand in St. Pete Beach
5. Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort
6. Greater Miami CVB
7. Ocean Center in Daytona Beach
8. Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa
9. Emerald Coast Convention Center in Fort Walton Beach
10. Omni Amelia Island Plantation
11. Sawgrass Marriott in Ponte Vedra Beach
12. Mandarin Oriental Miami
13. Orlando World Center Marriott Resort & Convention Center
14. Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center
15. The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club
16. Sanibel Harbour Marriott Resort & Spa in Fort Myers
17. Omni Orlando at ChampionsGate in Kissimmee
18. Westin Beach Resort & Spa in Fort Lauderdale
19. Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB
20. Palm Beach County CVB

GEORGIA
1. Georgia International Convention Center in Atlanta's College Park
2. Grand Hyatt Atlanta
3. Columbus Georgia Convention & Trade Center
4. Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta's Cobb County
5. The King & Prince Golf & Beach Resort on St. Simons Island
6. Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain
7. Mansion on Forsyth Park in Savannah
8. Loews Atlanta
9. Savannah International Trade & Convention Center
10. Lake Lanier Island Resort
11. Atlanta CVB
12. Sea Palms Hotel & Conference Center on St. Simons Island
13. Omni Hotel @ CNN Center

KENTUCKY
1. Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville
2. Galt House Hotel in Louisville
3. Seelbach Hilton - Louisville's Grand Destination Experience
4. Louisville CVB
5. Griffin Gate Marriott Resort & Spa in Lexington
6. Hyatt Regency Lexington
7. Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville
8. Lexington Center
9. Lexington CVB
10. Northern Kentucky CVB

LOUISIANA
1. L’Auberge du Lac Hotel & Casino Resort in Lake Charles
2. Hilton Baton Rouge Capital Center
3. Hilton Shreveport
4. Shreveport Convention Center
5. Shreveport/Bossier Convention & Tourist Bureau
6. New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
7. The Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans
8. Paragon Casino Resort & Conference Center in Marksville
9. Southwest Louisiana CVB
10. Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission

MISSISSIPPI
1. Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi
2. Jackson CVB
3. Jackson Convention Complex
4. Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Center in Biloxi
5. Pearl River Resort (Silver Star and Golden Moon Hotel & Casino) in Choctaw
6. IP Casino Resort Spa in Biloxi
7. MSU Riley Center in Meridian
8. Lake Terrace Convention Center in Hattiesburg
9. Gold Strike Casino Resort in Tunica
10. Harrah’s Tunica

NORTH CAROLINA 
1. Raleigh Convention Center
2. Wilmington/Cape Fear CVB
3. Doubletree Hotel Biltmore Asheville
4. Great Wolf Lodge in Concord
5. New Bern Riverfront Convention Center
6. The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa in Asheville
7. Sea Trail Resort Golf Resort & Convention Center in Sunset Beach
8. Pinehurst Resort
9. The Umstead Hotel & Spa in Cary
10. Proximity Hotel in Greensboro

OKLAHOMA
1. Oklahoma City CVB
2. Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City
3. Tulsa Convention Center
4. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
5. Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel & Spa
6. Sheraton Oklahoma City
7. The Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City
8. Visit Tulsa
9. Midwest City CVB
10. Broken Arrow CVB

SOUTH CAROLINA
1. Myrtle Beach CVB
2. Myrtle Beach Convention Center
3. Embassy Suites at Kingston Plantation in Myrtle Beach
4. Marina Inn at Grande Dunes in Myrtle Beach
5. DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Suites Historic Charleston
6. Kiawah Island Golf Resort
7. The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa
8. Columbia Metro CVB
9. Columbia Conference Center
10. Spartanburg Marriott at Renaissance Park

TENNESSEE
1. Gatlinburg Dept. of Tourism & Convention Center
2. Pigeon Forge Dept. of Tourism (CVB)
3. Knoxville Tourism & Sports Corporation
4. Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center Nashville
5. Sheraton Read House Hotel in Chattanooga
6. The Park Vista, a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Gatlinburg
7. Embassy Suites Nashville SE - Murfreesboro
8. Memphis Cook Convention Center
9. Hilton Nashville Downtown
10. Peabody Memphis

TEXAS 
1. Austin Convention Center
2. Ford Park Event Center in Beaumont
3. Hilton Anatole in Dallas
4. La Torretta Lake Resort & Spa in Montgomery/Lake Conroe
5. The San Luis Resort, Spa & Conference Center on Galveston Island
6. Waco Convention Center
7. The Westin La Cantera Resort in San Antonio
8. The Woodlands Resort & Conference Center
9. Beaumont CVB
10. Grand Hyatt San Antonio
11. Hyatt Regency San Antonio
12. Hyatt Regency Dallas at Reunion
13. Embassy Suites Dallas - Frisco Hotel, Convention Center & Spa
14. Hotel Valencia Riverwalk
15. Sheraton Dallas
16. Hotel Galvez
17. Greater Houston CVB
18. Galveston Island CVB

VIRGINIA
1. Norfolk CVB
2. Colonial Williamsburg
3. Kingsmill Resort & Conference Center in Williamsburg
4. Hampton Roads Convention Center
5. Lynchburg Regional CVB
6. Virginia Beach Convention Center
7. The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center
8. The Inn at Virginia Tech & Skelton Conference Center in Blacksburg
9. The Boar’s Head Inn in Charlottesville
10. Lansdowne Resort

WEST VIRGINIA
1. Charleston CVB
2. The Resort at Glade Springs in Daniels
3. Stonewall Resort in Roanoke
4. The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs
5. Tamarack Conference Center in Beckley
6. Pipestem Resort State Park
7. Charleston Civic Center
8. Summersville Arena & Conference Center
9. Charleston Marriott Town Center
10. The Blennerhassett in Parkersburg