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Mississippi - Southaven

DeSoto County Convention & Visitors Bureau

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 147
Southaven, MS 38671

Contact 1: Kim Terrell, Exec. Dir.
Contact 2: Susan Fernandez, Sales Coord.
Phone: (662) 393-8770
Fax: (662) 393-8771
Email: kim@desotocountytourism.com
Website: www.desotocountytourism.com
Rooms in the Metro Area: 2,500
Largest Room Block: 181
City Population: 35,000
Area Population: 150,000
Services: Request for proposal distribution to DeSoto County properties. Welcome address, collateral for mailings, welcome packets, restaurant & attraction guides & tour assistance.
Comments: DeSoto Civic Center seats 10,000; 20,000 square feet of convention/trade show space; 400-seat theater. Whispering Woods Hotel & Conference Center has over 42,000 square feet & 181 sleeping rooms. Full-service Holiday Inn has 2,200 square feet of space. Other area hotels average 1,600 square feet.

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