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Contact:
For the ACCVA:
Elaine Zamansky, 609-449-7166
Michael Bruckler, 609-449-7125
Karen Martin, 609-449-7126
For Lou Hammond & Associates:
Emily Santos or Korin Lamourt, 212-308-8880
Atlantic City Nominated for “Favorite Convention City”
by Leading Trade Show Industry Suppliers
Online Voting is Open Until July 8, 2009
(Atlantic City, NJ, June 30, 2009) – The Trade Show Exhibitors Association (TSEA) has announced that Atlantic City is a nominee in the ‘Favorite Convention City’ category of the TSEA Foundation Exhibitors Choice Awards. TSEA is a leading organization for exhibit and event professionals.
The public is welcome to vote on the awards at http://www.tsea.org/Foundation/ExhibitorsChoiceAwards/tabid/281/Default.aspx
Voting is open until July 8 on all nine categories. Awards will be announced at the TSEA Foundation Gala on July 22 in Chicago.
“It’s an honor to be nominated,” said Jeff Vasser, president of the Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority (ACCVA), “particularly since the nominations come from exhibitors and attendees of conventions and trade shows around the country. These are our visitors who are here on business, and it proves that Atlantic City is a great business destination.”
Atlantic City is one of a large field of nominees including Atlanta; Baltimore; Boston; Chicago; Dallas; Hershey, PA; Houston; Honolulu; Las Vegas; Miami; Milwaukee; New Orleans; Orlando; Rosemont, IL; Salt Lake City; San Francisco; and Toronto.
According to the ACCVA’s vice president of convention development, “We’re part of a list that includes some cities that have been considered the top convention destinations for many years. This shows how much Atlantic City’s recent growth has helped establish us as a destination for conventions as well as tourists. We urge everyone to cast a vote for Atlantic City before July 8 to help us spread the word that Atlantic City is THE place to bring conventions and meetings.”
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The Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority serves as the destination's principal marketing arm, stimulating economic growth through convention, business and leisure tourism development. The Authority oversees the management of the Atlantic City Convention Center and Boardwalk Hall. The Authority is the first in New Jersey to achieve Destination Marketing accreditation by the Destination Marketing Association International. The Authority is among an elite group of 47 accredited convention and visitor bureaus throughout the United States. For complete Atlantic City information, visit www.atlanticcitynj.com.
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