Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area Convention and Visitor Bureaus (CVB) received the 2017 Readers’ Choice Award from ConventionSouth magazine.
ConventionSouth is the national multimedia resource for planning events in the South.
ConventionSouth readers voted Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area CVB as the best meeting sites in the South.
“The value in receiving this prestigious recognition is that it comes from the United States’ top meeting professionals who hold events in the South,” said ConventionSouth Publisher J. Talty O’Connor. “These planners demand the highest level of customer service and quality facilities, and they have contributed in determining that Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area CVB indeed displays the commitment to professionalism, creativity, and service that they require.”
Meeting sites throughout the South are nominated by meeting professionals who believe the sites provide exemplary service for group events. The sites that are nominated are then pooled together for a vote on the best of the best. Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area CVB was among 300 convention and visitor bureaus in the South to receive the award.
“The fact that the CVB Sales Department has been recognized with this award continues to validate our hard work – it’s noticed and appreciated by those in the meetings industry,” said Beverly Stewart, Vice President of Sales for the Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area CVB. “Meeting planners have come to know that we’re here to help them have the most successful event possible. Whether small or large meetings, sporting events such as tournaments to group tours, our area’s friendliness and sincere hospitality is remembered. And it’s an honor to continue to serve decision-makers who understand the value and quality our tourism community brings.”
This is the eighth time that Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area CVB has been presented with the award since the award started in 2001. The December 2017 issue of the magazine will feature Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area CVB being the award recipient.