CVB Wins ConventionSouth Magazine's Readers' Choice Award for the Second Time

SOUTHERN PINES, NC – DECEMBER 22, 2006. The Convention & Visitors Bureau - Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area (CVB) has been selected for the second time to receive the ConventionSouth magazine's annual Reader's Choice Award. ConventionSouth asked readers to nominate their choice of destination, convention center, hotel, resort or CVB as the top picks for the South. The Convention & Visitors Bureau - Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area was one of only four CVBs in addition to three properties were named in North Carolina.

In notifying the CVB of the award, ConventionSouth editor Kristen McIntosh stated, "The staff of ConventionSouth would like to take this opportunity to commend you and your staff for displaying exemplary creativity and professionalism in serving the meetings and conventions industry."

Over 18,000 readers throughout the United States who book meetings and events held in the South were asked to nominate convention and visitors bureaus and meeting properties based on their actual experiences with the nominees. Award winners were carefully chosen by an awards selection committee based on the quantity of nominations received, the quality of nominations received and comments from and random interviews with many of the meeting planners who made the nominations.

"Receiving the Readers' Choice Award for the second time is truly an honor and an acknowledgement that our efforts are recognized and appreciated by meeting planners," said Beverly Stewart, Director of Sales for the Convention & Visitors Bureau.  "Our CVB Sales Department makes every effort to provide the highest level of customer service and to insure that meetings planner’s requests are fulfilled promptly and professionally."

For more information on how the Convention & Visitors Bureau - Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area can assist meeting planners, contact Beverly Stewart at (910) 692-3330 or (800) 346-5362. Also, visit the Web site at www.homeofgolf.com/meetings for other services the CVB Sales Deparment has to offer.

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The Convention & Visitors Bureau - Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area is an economic development organization and non-profit authority of Moore County, North Carolina. The CVB mission is to promote the area as a destination for visitors, meetings, conventions and tours. The CVB is funded primarily by a three percent hotel / motel room occupancy tax paid by visitors to Moore County.