Choctaw Nation
Michelle Weaver
GULF SHORES, Ala. — It is with honor that the publishers and editors of ConventionSouth, the national multimedia resource for planning events in the South, present Choctaw Casino Resort – Durant with a 2021 Readers’ Choice Award.
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“ConventionSouth readers and fans have voted to decide the best meeting sites in the South, and it is no surprise to us that Choctaw Casino Resort – Durant has been selected to receive our annual Readers’ Choice Award,” said ConventionSouth Associate Publisher Ashleigh Osborne. “The value in receiving this prestigious recognition is that it 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 contributed in determining that Choctaw Casino Resort – Durant indeed displays the commitment to professionalism, creativity and service that they require.”
Choctaw Casino Resort – Durant is among 415 convention and visitor bureaus (CVBs), meeting facilities and hotels 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!
“We are honored and humbled to win this prestigious award for a third time,” said Aileen Babayan, Director of Conference Services and Catering at Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant. “With over 100,000 square-feet of flexible event space, Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant offers an exceptional array of versatile meeting and event space for groups of any size. When readers select our facilities it’s a tribute not only to our meeting and event space, but to our team that creates an unforgettable guest experience unlike anyone else in the south.”
Since creation in 2001, this is the third time that Choctaw Casino Resort – Durant has received the award, making it an even greater honor to present it with a 2021 Readers’ Choice Award. Choctaw Casino Resort -Durant will be featured as an award recipient in the December 2021 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 2022, our Awards Issue is one of the most popular must-read resources within the meetings industry,” Osborne said.
Celebrating almost 40 years as a leading meeting planning resource, ConventionSouth magazine is based in Gulf Shores, Ala., and is distributed to more than 18,000 meeting professionals located across the country who book meetings held within the South, according to Osborne.