Convention South’s Annual Readers’ Choice Award

MACON, GA (October 30, 2023) — It is with great honor that the publishers of ConventionSouth, the national multimedia resource for planning events in the South, present Visit Macon and Macon’s Anderson Conference Center each with a 2023 Readers’ Choice Award.

“ConventionSouth readers and fans have once again voted to decide the best meeting sites in the South, and it is no surprise to us that Visit Macon has been selected to receive our annual Readers’ Choice Award,” said ConventionSouth Associate Publisher Tiffany Burtnett. “This prestigious recognition comes from the United States’ top meeting professionals who hold events in the South. These planners demand the highest level of customer service and quality facilities, and they have determined that Visit Macon indeed displays the commitment to professionalism, creativity, and service that they require.”

Visit Macon and Anderson Conference Center are among 446 convention and visitor bureaus (CVBs), meeting facilities, hotels, and unique venues located across the South to receive this year’s Readers’ Choice Award.

Throughout the year, meeting professionals nominated the meeting sites they believe provide exemplary service for group events. The nominated sites are then compiled onto an online ballot where meeting professionals and fans are asked to vote for the best of the best. With over 8,000 voters participating in the selection process and the highest social media interaction to date, this has been the most successful and engaging year yet!

Visit Macon, the Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) of Macon+Bibb County, Georgia is proudly now a 5-time recipient of the award, however, we are thrilled to acknowledge Anderson Conference Center for their first year to be both nominated and awarded with 2023 Readers’ Choice Award! Each are one of only 35 winners in the entire state of Georgia, including CVBs and venues!

Visit Macon and Anderson Conference Center will be featured as an award recipient in the December 2023 Awards Issue of ConventionSouth magazine. This exciting issue will also showcase some of the most talented meeting professionals in the nation as ConventionSouth also presents planners with its annual “Meeting Professionals To Watch” designation. “Featuring peer advice and trade secrets from our Meeting Professionals to Watch in 2023, our Awards Issue is one of the most popular must-read resources within the meetings industry,” Burtnett said.

For more information, please contact Visit Macon’s Director of Marketing, mrodgers@visitmacon.org, or Rosetta Boatright, General Manager of Anderson Conference Center, rboatright@edgarhospitality.com. You may also visit our websites at http://www.visitmacon.org or https://www.andersonconferencecenter.com/.

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About Visit Macon: The mission of Visit Macon is to unify and lead our community in marketing the Macon-Bibb County area as a superior visitor and meeting destination. Visit Macon promotes Macon, Georgia to travel writers,meeting planners,group tour operators and leisure travelers in an effort to bring people and revenues into the community and area businesses. http://www.visitmacon.org

About Anderson Conference Center: Operated by Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia and the CSRA, the Anderson Conference Center not only provides first-class event facilities, but hosting your event means that you also support Goodwill’s life-changing mission. Among the largest facilities of its kind in Georgia, the Anderson Conference Center features a large banquet room that can host up to 850 people. The conference center also offers additional rooms that can be set for smaller groups, ranging from 10 to 150 guests.

About ConventionSouth: Celebrating 40 years as a leading meeting planning resource for Southern destinations, ConventionSouth is based in Gulf Shores, Ala., and is distributed to more than 18,000 meeting professionals located across the country who book events held within the South.