ConventionSouth's Readers' Choice Awards 2021

ConventionSouth's Readers' Choice Awards - Online Voting

Dear Meeting Planners, Meeting Attendees & ConventionSouth Fans & Followers,

Let your industry colleagues know where to hold their events!

All year long, we've been taking your nominations for the best destinations, CVBs, hotels and meeting facilities in the South. Now we've compiled those nominations and are asking you to vote for the best of the best!

Please take a few minutes to vote on the following nominated meeting sites located within 16 states in the South. You may vote for as many of the meeting sites that you think are deserving of a Readers' Choice Award. Please select the meeting sites that you feel offer the highest quality service, professionalism and/or amenities.

The top vote-getters will be recognized with a Readers' Choice Award and highlighted in our December 2021 issue. Voting ends on Friday Oct. 1st at midnight and winners will be notified beginning on Oct. 5th.

Thank You and Happy Voting,

Catherine Dorrough

Editor in Chief, ConventionSouth Magazine
www.conventionsouth.com
cdorrough@kenilworth.com

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* 1. ALABAMA

Alabama's Gulf Coast & Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism

Alabama Music Hall of Fame

Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center

Auburn Marriott Opelika Resort & Spa at Grand National

Auburn & Auburn/Opelika Tourism Bureau

Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum

The Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa

The Beach Club Resort & Spa, Gulf Shores

Birmingham & Greater Birmingham CVB

Birmingham Marriott

Caribe Resort, Orange Beach

Florence & Florence-Lauderdale CVB

Foley & Meet Foley

Gadsden & Greater Gadsden Area Tourism

Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa, Point Clear

The Hotel at Auburn University & Dixon Conference Center

Hotel Capstone, Tuscaloosa

Huntsville & Huntsville/Madison County CVB

Hyatt Regency Birmingham - The Wynfrey Hotel

The Lodge at Gulf State Park - a Hilton Hotel

Marriott - Huntsville

Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa, Florence

Marshall County & Marshall County Tourism & Sports

Mobile & Visit Mobile

Montgomery Marriott Prattville Hotel & Conference Center at Capitol Hill

OWA, Foley

Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel

Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa @ the Convention Center

Sheraton Birmingham

Turquoise Place, Orange Beach

Tuscaloosa & Tuscaloosa Tourism & Sports Commission

Von Braun Center, Huntsville

Westin Birmingham

The Westin - Element Huntsville

Wind Creek Casino & Hotel Atmore

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* 2. ARKANSAS

The 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa, Eureka Springs

The Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa, Hot Springs

Bentonville & Visit Bentonville

The Capital Hotel, Little Rock

Conway & Conway CVB

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville

DoubleTree by Hilton Hot Springs

Embassy Suites Northwest Arkansas Hotel, Spa & Convention Center, Rogers

Fayetteville & Experience Fayetteville

Fort Smith & Fort Smith CVB

Fort Smith Convention Center

Hilton Garden Inn Little Rock Downtown

Hot Springs & Visit Hot Springs

Hotel Hot Springs

Little Rock & Little Rock CVB

Magic Springs Theme & Water Park, Hot Springs

Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort, Hot Springs

Pine Bluff & Pine Bluff CVB

Rogers & Visit Rogers

Springdale & Explore Springdale

Verizon Arena

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* 3. FLORIDA

Bahia Mar Fort Lauderdale Beach - a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel

The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel

The Ben West Palm

Bilmar Beach Resort, Treasure Island

The Boca Raton

Bradenton & Bradenton Area CVB

The Brazillian Court Hotel

Caloosa Sound Convention Center & Amphitheater

Caribe Royale Orlando

Central Florida & Visit Central Florida - Polk County

Cheeca Lodge & Spa, Islamorada

Chinsegut Hill Retreat and Conference Center

Clearwater Beach Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites

The Confidante Miami Beach

Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach

The Dalmar, Fort Lauderdale, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel

Daytona Beach & Daytona Beach Area CVB

Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa Island & Emerald Coast CVB

Destin-Fort Walton Beach Convention Center

Disney's Coronado Springs Resort

Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

Disney's Yacht & Beach Club Resorts

DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando at Sea World

Eau Palm Beach

Eden Roc Miami Beach

Edison & Ford Winter Estates

Embassy Suites by Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista South

Embassy Suites by Hilton St. Augustine Beach Oceanfront Resort

EPIC Hotel

Epicurean Hotel

Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa

Four Points by Sheraton Destin - Fort Walton Beach

Gainesville & Visit Gainesville, Alachua County

The Gates South Beach

Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, Kissimmee

Grand Beach Hotel Miami Beach

Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa

Henderson Beach Resort, a Salamander Hotel

Hilton Clearwater Beach

Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort

Hilton Ocala

Hilton Pensacola Beach

Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa

Hollywood Beach Marriott

Hutchinson Island Marriott Beach Resort & Marina

Hutchinson Shores Resort & Spa, Jensen Beach

Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa

Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa

Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort, Orlando

Hyatt Regency Sarasota

Inn on the Lakes, Sebring

Innisbrook, A Salamander Golf & Spa Resort

Jacksonville & Visit Jacksonville & The Beaches

JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort

Kissimmee & Experience Kissimmee

Lake County & Visit Lake

LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort Noble House, Naples

Luminary Hotel & Co., An Autograph Collection by Marriott

Marco Beach Ocean Resort

Martin County & Martin County Tourism

Miami Airport Marriott

Miami Beach Convention Center

Miami & Greater Miami CVB

MIDFLORIDA Event Center

Mission Inn Resort & Club, Howey-In-The-Hills

Naples Grande Beach Resort

Naples & Naples, Marco Island, Everglades CVB

Nobu Hotel Miami Beach

Ocean Center Convention Entertainment Complex, Daytona Beach

Ocean Key Resort & Spa Noble House, Key West

Oceanside Inn, Daytona Beach

Opal Sands Resort, Clearwater Beach

Orange County Convention Center, Orlando

Orlando & Visit Orlando

Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach & Discover the Palm Beaches CVB

Panama City Beach & Visit Panama City Beach

The Pearl Hotel, Rosemary Beach

Pelican Beach Resort & Conference Center, Destin

Pelican Grand Beach Resort, Noble House, Fort Lauderdale

Pensacola & Visit Pensacola

Pensacola Grand Hotel

Playa Largo Resort & Spa

The Plaza Resort & Spa, Daytona Beach

Ponte Vedra Inn & Club

RP Funding Center, Lakeland

Safety Harbor Resort & Spa

Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort

Sarasota County & Visit Sarasota County

Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa

Sebring & Visit Sebring

Sheraton Panama City Beach Golf & Spa Resort

The Shores Resort & Spa

Sirata Beach Resort & Conference Center, St. Pete Beach

Solé Miami, A Noble House Resort

Sonesta Ft. Lauderdale Beach

South Seas Island Resort, Captiva Island

South Walton & Visit South Walton

St. Augustine & St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra Florida's Historic Coast

St. Petersburg & Visit St. Petersburg/Clearwater

Streamsong Resort

Tallahassee & Visit Tallahassee

Tampa & Visit Tampa Bay

W Fort Lauderdale

Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Resort

Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach

Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek

Zota Beach Resort, Longboat Key

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* 4. GEORGIA

Albany & Albany CVB

Alpharetta & Awesome Alpharetta

Alpine Helen / White County CVB

Athens & Athens CVB

ATL Airport District CVB

Atlanta Botanical Garden

Atlanta's Cobb County & Cobb Travel & Tourism

Atlanta's Gwinnett County & Explore Gwinnett (CVB)

Atlanta Motor Speedway

Augusta & Destination Augusta

Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center

Barnsley Resort

Braselton & Braselton CVB

Callaway Gardens Resort

Chateau Elan, Braselton

The Classic Center, Athens

Columbus & Columbus CVB

Columbus Georgia Convention & Trade Center

Columbus Marriott

Dahlonega & Discover Dahlonega

Dalton & Dalton CVB

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Augusta

Dunwoody & Discover Dunwoody

The Ellis Hotel, Atlanta, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel

Emory Conference Center Hotel, Atlanta

The Fox Theatre, Atlanta

Georgia International Convention Center, College Park

Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta

The Georgian Terrace Hotel

Jekyll Island Authority

Jekyll Island Convention Center

The King & Prince Beach & Golf Resort, St. Simons Island

Macon & Visit Macon

Peachtree City & Peachtree City CVB

Perry & Visit Perry

Rainwater Conference Center, Valdosta

Richmond Hill City Center

The Ridges Resort on Lake Chatuge

Rome & Greater Rome CVB

Roswell & Roswell CVB

Sandy Springs & Sandy Springs Hospitality & Tourism

Savannah & Visit Savannah

Savannah Convention Center

Savannah Marriott Riverfront

Savannah & Visit Savannah

Sea Island

Sonesta Gwinnett Place, Atlanta

The St. Regis Atlanta

University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel, Athens

Valdosta & Valdosta - Lowndes Co. Conference Center & Tourism Authority

Warner Robins Convention & Visitors Bureau

The Westin Jekyll Island

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* 5. KENTUCKY

Bowling Green & Bowling Green Area CVB

The Brown Hotel, Louisville

The Bruce, Hopkinsville

Churchill Downs

Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter

Galt House Hotel, Louisville

Griffin Gate Marriott Resort & Spa, Lexington

Hopkinsville & Hopkinsville CVB

Hyatt Regency Lexington

Kentucky International Convention Center, Louisville

Lexington & VisitLEX

Louisville & Louisville CVB

Louisville Marriott Downtown

Marriott Louisville East

Northern Kentucky & meetNKY

Omni Louisville Hotel

Owensboro Convention Center

Owensboro & Visit Owensboro - Daviess Co.

Paducah & Paducah CVB

Seelbach Hilton - Louisville's Grand Destination Experience

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* 6. LOUISIANA

Alexandria & Alexandria/Pineville Area CVB

Ascension Parish Tourism Commission

B on Canal, New Orleans

Bienville House Hotel, New Orleans

Baton Rouge & Visit Baton Rouge

Bourbon Orleans Hotel of the New Orleans Hotel Collection

Cajun Coast & Cajun Coast Visitors & Convention Bureau

Coushatta Casino Resort, Kinder

Doubletree Hotel New Orleans

The Harbor Center, Slidell

Harrah’s New Orleans Casino & Hotel

Higgins Hotel & Conference Center, Curio Collection by Hilton, New Orleans

Holiday Inn Downtown Superdome (French Quarter Area)

Hotel Mazarin of the New Orleans Hotel Collection

Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans

Houma & Houma Area CVB

InterContinental New Orleans

Jefferson Parish & Jefferson CVB

Jung Hotel & Residences of the New Orleans Hotel Collection

Kenner & Visit Kenner

L'Auberge Casino & Resort Lake Charles

Lafayette & Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission

Lake Charles & Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana CVB

Louisiana's Northshore/St. Tammany Parish Tourist Commission

Monroe & Monroe/West Monroe CVB

Natchitoches & Natchitoches Area CVB

New Orleans Marriott

New Orleans & New Orleans & Company

NOPSI Hotel, New Orleans

Paragon Casino Resort & Earl J. Barbry, Sr. Convention Center, Marksville

Raising Cane’s River Center, Baton Rouge

River Parishes & River Parishes Tourism Commission

Royal Sonesta New Orleans

Shreveport & Shreveport/Bossier Convention & Tourist Bureau

Toledo Bend Lake Country/Sabine Parish Tourist Commission

The Troubadour a Tapestry Collection by Hilton, New Orleans

West Baton Rouge Conference Center

West Baton Rouge CVB

The Westin New Orleans Canal Place

Additional Nominations or Comments

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* 7. MARYLAND

Annapolis & Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County

Annapolis Waterfront Hotel, Autograph Collection

Baltimore & Visit Baltimore

Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel

Chesapeake Beach Resort and Spa

DoubleTree by Hilton Ocean City Oceanfront

Dunes Manor, Ocean City

Frederick Co. & Visit Frederick

Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center

Garrett County Chamber of Commerce

Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor

Grand Hotel, Ocean City

Hilton Ocean City Oceanfront Suites

Holiday Inn Oceanfront Hotel, Ocean City

Hotel Revival, Baltimore

Howard County & Visit Howard County

Kimpton Hotel Monaco Baltimore Inner Harbor

Marriott Owings Mills Metro Centre

MGM National Harbor

Montgomery Co. & Visit Montgomery

National Aquarium, Baltimore

Ocean City & Ocean City CVB

Prince George’s County & Experience Prince George’s

Rocky Gap Casino Resort, Flintstone

Roland E. Powell Convention Center, Ocean City

Additional Nominations or Comments

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* 8. MISSISSIPPI

The Alluvian Hotel, Greenwood

Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi

Cleveland & Visit Cleveland MS

Columbus & Columbus CVB

Golden Nugget Casino Hotel Biloxi

GRAMMY Museum Mississippi, Cleveland

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Biloxi

Harrah’s Gulf Coast, Biloxi

Hattiesburg & VisitHATTIESBURG

Hattiesburg Convention Commission

Hollywood Casino Tunica

Jackson & Visit Jackson

Jackson Convention Complex

Lake Terrace Convention Center, Hattiesburg

Landers Center, Southaven

The Mississippi Gulf Coast & Coastal Mississippi

Mississippi Aquarium, Gulfport

MSU Riley Center, Meridian

Natchez Convention Center

Palace Casino Resort, Biloxi

Pearl River Resort, including Silver Star & Golden Moon Hotel & Casino, Choctaw

Scarlet Pearl, D'Iberville

Starkville & Starkville CVB

Tupelo & Tupelo CVB

Westin Jackson

Yazoo County & Yazoo County CVB

Additional Nominations or Comments

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* 9. MISSOURI

Big Cedar Lodge, Ridgedale

Branson Convention Center

Branson & Branson/Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce

Camden on the Lake Resort, Spa & Yacht Club, Lake Ozark

Cape Girardeau & Cape Girardeau CVB

Chateau on the Lake Resort, Spa & Conference Center, Branson

Crowne Plaza St. Louis Downtown

Hilton President Kansas City

Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark

Hotel St. Louis, a Marriott Autograph Collection

Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch

Joplin & Joplin CVB

Kansas City & Visit Kansas City

Kansas City Marriott Downtown

The Lodge of Four Seasons, Lake Ozark

Margaritaville Lake Resort - Lake of the Ozarks

Old Kinderhook, Camdenton

Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center

Sheraton Westport Plaza Hotel St. Louis

Springfield & Springfield CVB

St. Charles & Greater St. Charles CVB

St. Louis & Explore St. Louis

St. Louis Union Station Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton

Ste. Genevieve & Ste. Genevieve Tourism & Economic Development

Thousand Hills Golf Resort, Branson

The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center

Additional Nominations or Comments

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* 10. NORTH CAROLINA

Aloft Wilmington at Coastline Center

Asheville & Asheville CVB

Benton Convention Center, Winston-Salem

Concord & Cabarrus Co. CVB

The Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill

Charles Mack Citizen Center, Mooresville

The Conference Center at GTCC, Jamestown

Crystal Coast & Crystal Coast Tourism Authority

Durham & Discover Durham

Fayetteville & Fayetteville Area CVB

Goldsboro & Goldsboro Travel & Tourism

Great Wolf Lodge Charlotte

Greensboro & Greensboro Area CVB

Greenville & Greenville-Pitt County CVB

Greenville Convention Center

Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort

Havelock Tourist and Event Center

Hickory & Hickory Metro CVB

High Point & High Point CVB

Hilton Charlotte Uptown

Hotel Ballast, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, Wilmington

JB Duke Hotel, Durham

JW Marriott Charlotte

Kimpton Hotel Arras, Asheville

Marriott Hotel Winston-Salem In The Twin City Quarter

The Maxwell Center, Goldsboro

Meadowbrook Inn, Blowing Rock

Mooresville & Mooresville CVB

New Bern & Visit New Bern

New Bern Riverfront Convention Center

The Omni Grove Park Inn, Asheville

Pinehurst & Pinehurst-Southern Pines-Aberdeen Area CVB

Raleigh & Greater Raleigh CVB

Raleigh Marriott City Center Hotel

Renaissance Asheville Hotel

Ridgecrest Conference Center

Statesville & Statesville CVB

The Umstead Hotel & Spa, Cary

Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club, Durham

Wilmington & Wilmington & The Beaches CVB

Wilmington Convention Center

Winston-Salem & Visit Winston-Salem

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* 11. OKLAHOMA

Ardmore & Ardmore Tourism Authority

Ardmore Convention Center

Bartlesville & Visit Bartlesville

Broken Arrow & Broken Arrow CVB

Choctaw Casino Resort, Durant

Colcord Hotel, Oklahoma City

Cox Business Convention Center, Tulsa

Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa

Heart of Oklahoma Expo Center, Shawnee

Oklahoma City & Oklahoma City CVB

Sheraton Oklahoma City

The Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City

Stillwater & Visit Stillwater

Tulsa & Tulsa CVB

Wyndham Grand Downtown Oklahoma City

Additional Nominations or Comments

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* 12. SOUTH CAROLINA

AC Hotel by Marriott Greenville

AC Hotel Spartanburg

Beaufort, Port Royal & the Sea Islands Visitor & Convention Bureau

BMW Performance Center, Greer

Clemson University Conference Center & Inn

Columbia & Experience Columbia SC

Crowne Plaza Greenville

DoubleTree by Hilton Columbia

Florence & Florence CVB

Florence Center

Francis Marion Hotel, Charleston

Fripp Island Golf & Beach Resort, Harbor Island

Greenville & VisitGreenvilleSC

Greenville Convention Center

Hampton Inn & Suites Oceanfront, Myrtle Beach

Hilton Garden Inn Spartanburg & 1881 Event Hall

Hilton Head & Hilton Head Island VCB

Hilton Head Island Beach & Tennis Resort

Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort

Island Vista Resort, Myrtle Beach

Kiawah Island Golf Resort

Marriott Hilton Head Resort & Spa

Montage Palmetto Bluff

Myrtle Beach & Myrtle Beach Area CVB

Myrtle Beach Convention Center

Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort & Spa at Grande Dunes

Palmera Inn, Hilton Head Island

Rock Hill & Rock Hill/York County CVB

Spartanburg & OneSpartanburg, Inc.

Spartanburg Marriott

Sumter & Sumter CVB

Tides Folly Beach Oceanfront

Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa

Wild Dunes Resort, Isle of Palms

Additional Nominations or Comments

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* 13. TENNESSEE

The Adventure Park at Nashville

Big Cypress Lodge, Memphis

Bode Chattanooga

Chattanooga & Chattanooga CVB

Chattanooga Convention Center

Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum, Nashville

Courtyard Marriott Pigeon Forge

DoubleTree by Hilton Memphis East

Elvis Presley's Graceland, Memphis

Embassy Suites by Hilton Nashville at Vanderbilt

Fairlane Hotel, Nashville

Farm Bureau Exposition Center, Lebanon

Franklin & Visit Franklin

Gatlinburg & Gatlinburg CVB

Gatlinburg Convention Center

Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center

General Morgan Inn & Conference Center, Greeneville

Greene County & Greene County Partnership Tourism Department

Highland Manor Inn & Conference Center, Townsend

Hutton Hotel, Nashville

JW Marriott Nashville

Kimpton Aertson Hotel, Nashville

Knoxville & Visit Knoxville (CVB)

Knoxville Convention Center

LeConte Center, Pigeon Forge

Leipers Fork Distillery, Franklin

Loews Vanderbilt Hotel, Nashville

Margaritaville Island Hotel, Pigeon Forge

Margaritaville Resort Gatlinburg

Memphis & Memphis Tourism

Memphis’ Renasant Convention Center

Nashville & Nashville CVC

Omni Nashville Hotel

Pigeon Forge & Pigeon Forge Department of Tourism

RiverStone Resort & Spa, Pigeon Forge

Rutherford County & Rutherford County CVB

Sevierville & Sevierville CVB

Sevierville Convention Center

Sheraton Music City Hotel, Nashville

Smoky Mountain Tourism Development Authority

The Chattanoogan Hotel

The Park Vista a DoubleTree by Hilton

The Peabody Memphis

The Read House, Chattanooga

Wilson County & Wilson County CVB

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* 14. TEXAS

Abilene & Abilene CVB

Addison & Visit Addison

The Adolphus, Dallas

Allen & Allen Texas CVB

Amarillo & Amarillo CVC

Arlington & Arlington CVB

AT&T Hotel & Conference Center, Austin

Austin & Austin CVB

Austin Convention Center

The Barnhill Center, Brenham

Beaumont & Beaumont CVB

Big Spring & Big Spring CVB

Brenham & Visit Brenham DMO

The CANVAS Hotel Dallas

Cooper Hotel Conference Center & Spa, Dallas

Corpus Christi & Corpus Christi CVB

Crowne Plaza Arlington - Ballpark - Stadium

Dallas & VisitDallas

The Dallas World Aquarium

Del Rio & Del Rio Chamber of Commerce

Marriott Dallas Allen Hotel & Convention Center

Denison & Denison CVB

Denton & Discover Denton

The Driskill Hotel, Austin

El Paso & Destination El Paso

The Fairmont Dallas

Ford Park, Beaumont

Fort Worth & Fort Worth CVB

Fredericksburg & Fredericksburg CVB

Frisco & Frisco CVB

Galveston Island & Galveston Island CVB

Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center, Grapevine

Gonzales & Tour Gonzales

Granbury & Visit Granbury

Grapevine & Grapevine CVB

HALL Arts Hotel Dallas, Curio Collection by Hilton

Hilton Anatole, Dallas

Hilton San Antonio Hill Country Hotel & Spa

Hotel Drover, Fort Worth

Hotel Galvez, Galveston

Hotel Paso Del Norte, Autograph Collection, El Paso

Hotel Settles, Big Spring

Hotel Sorella, Houston

Hotel Valencia Riverwalk, San Antonio

Houston & Greater Houston CVB

Hotel ZaZa Houston Memorial City

The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa

Hyatt Regency - Austin

Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort & Spa, San Antonio

Hyatt Regency North Dallas/Richardson

JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa

Kalahari Water Resort & Convention Center, Round Rock

Kerrville & Kerrville CVB

Lakeway Resort & Spa, Austin

Laredo & Laredo CVB

The Line ATX, Austin

Live! by Loews Arlington

Lone Star Court, Austin

Longview & Longview CVB

Lubbock & Visit Lubbock, the CVB

Margaritaville Lake Resort, Montgomery

Marriott Marquis Houston

McAllen & McAllen CVB

McAllen Convention Center

McKinney & Visit McKinney

Mesquite & Mesquite CVB

Midland & VisitMidland

Moody Gardens Hotel, Spa & Convention Center, Galveston

Odessa & Discover Odessa

Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa, Austin

Omni Corpus Christi Hotel

Omni La Mansión del Rio Hotel, San Antonio

Overton Hotel & Conference Center, Lubbock

Pearl South Padre

Pearland & Pearland CVB

Plano & Visit Plano

Plano Event Center

Port Arthur & Port Arthur CVB

The Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston

Round Rock & Round Rock CVB

Royal Sonesta Houston

San Antonio & Visit San Antonio

San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk

The San Luis Resort, Spa & Conference Center

Seguin & Seguin CVB

Sheraton Dallas Hotel

Sonesta Bee Cave Austin

South Padre Island & South Padre Island CVB

The St. Anthony, a Luxury Collection Hotel, San Antonio

Stagecoach Inn, Salado

Texas A&M Hotel & Conference Center, College Station

Tyler & Visit Tyler

Victoria & Explore Victoria

Waco & Waco CVB

Waco Convention Center

Westin Dallas Park Central

The Westin Dallas Stonebriar Golf Resort & Spa, Frisco

The Whitehall Houston

Wichita Falls & Wichita Falls CVB

The Woodlands & Visit The Woodlands

The Woodlands Resort

Wyndham San Antonio Riverwalk

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* 15. VIRGINIA & DC

Alexandria & Visit Alexandria

Arlington & Arlington CVS

The Cavalier Virginia Beach, Autograph Collection

Charlottesville & Charlottesville Albemarle CVB

Chesapeake & Chesapeake CVB

Chesapeake Conference Center

Colonial Williamsburg Resorts

Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington

DC & Destination DC

Fairfax & Visit Fairfax

The Founders Inn & Spa, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, Virginia Beach

Fredericksburg Expo & Conference Center

Fredericksburg & Greater Fredericksburg Tourism Partnership

The Graduate Richmond

Grand Hyatt Washington

Greater Richmond Convention Center

Hampton & Hampton CVB

Hampton Roads Convention Center

Harrisonburg & Harrisonburg Tourism & Visitor Services

Hilton Garden Inn Virginia Beach Oceanfront

Hilton McLean Tysons Corner

Hotel Madison & Shenandoah Valley Conference Center, Harrisonburg

Hotel Weyanoke, Farmville

Hyatt Regency Dulles, Herndon

The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center

The Jefferson Hotel, Richmond

JW Marriott Washington DC

Lynchburg & discoverLynchburg

Massanutten Resort, Harrisonburg

The National Conference Center, Leesburg

Norfolk & VisitNorfolk

Norfolk Waterside Marriott Hotel & Waterside Convention Center

The Omni Homestead, Hot Springs

Omni Richmond Hotel

Primland, Meadows of Dan

Richmond Marriott Downtown

Richmond Raceway Complex

Richmond & Richmond Region Tourism

Roanoke & Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge

Salamander Resort & Spa, Middleburg

Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel

Sheraton Pentagon City, Arlington

Sheraton Virginia Beach Oceanfront

Stafford County & Stafford County Tourism

Virginia Beach & Virginia Beach CVB

Virginia Crossings Hotel & Conference Center, Tapestry Collection by Hilton

The Virginian Lynchburg

Westin Tysons Corner

Williamsburg & Visit Williamsburg

Wytheville & Wytheville CVB

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* 16. WEST VIRGINIA

Canaan Valley Resort & Conference Center, Davis

Charleston & Charleston WV CVB

Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center

Greenbrier County & the Greenbrier Co. CVB

Marion County & Marion County CVB

Martinsburg-Berkeley County & Martinsburg-Berkeley County CVB

Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place

Oglebay Resort & Conference Center, Wheeling

Parkersburg & Greater Parkersburg CVB

Snowshoe Mountain Conference Center

Stonewall Resort, Roanoke

Summersville Arena & Conference Center

The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs

Visit Mountaineer Country CVB

Additional Nominations and Comments