July Features

Online Exclusive: Airport Gridlock

Kevin Mitchell, chairman of the Business Travel Coalition, an organization with the mission of lowering the long-term cost structure of business travel, shares his thoughts on airport gridlock, especially at security checkpoints at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, and the need for the registered traveler program. Read this online exclusive op-ed article. [Read more]

Forming Win/Win Relationships

Directors of sales at meetings hotels across the South say the business relationship between planners and suppliers can be fruitful for both sides as long as there is the willingness for both sides to work toward each other’s goals. Find out more about gaining leverage in contract negotiations in the July issue of ConventionSouth, and click here to read hoteliers’ insight on a partners’ market. [Read more]

Insider's Guides:

Keep up-to-date with the latest happenings from the South's meeting destinations with ConventionSouth's monthly Insider's Guides. In this month's issue, find out the latest news and meting site details on:

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ConventionSouth On The Road

Throughout the year, ConventionSouth writers and editors travel to destinations throughout the Southeast and report on their unique meeting offerings. This month, read about our traveling journalist’s experiences in along Florida's Space Coast.

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Excellence. Answers. Insight. ConventionSouth’s July Issue

Read the July issue to find out more about these topics:
—More on Partners' Market
—Medical Meetings
—Small Markets—Big On Meetings

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2008 Top Events Award

Was an event held at your site or destination creatively and professionally executed? If so, nominate the event and planner for inclusion in the December special awards and recognition issue.

Annual Meeting Professionals To Watch

In the December 2008 issue of ConventionSouth, editors will include profiles of meeting planners whose creativity has been recognized by you. Nominate meeting planners for this recognition.

Annual Readers' Choice Awards

The December 2008 issue of ConventionSouth will highlight some of the South's most creative and professional convention and visitors bureaus and meeting sites as selected by you.

New And Renovated Top Honors

The December 2008 issue of ConventionSouth will highlight some of the South's top meeting sites that are newly opened and top sites that have recently renovated or expanded.