Destination management companies (DMCs) are among meeting and event planners' most indispensable partners. In recognition of their good work, the Association of Destination Management Executives International (ADMEI) has named the winners of its 2017 Excellence Awards, it announced today.
Encompassing seven winners across six categories, this year's Excellence Award recipients were chosen by a global panel of judges who reviewed entries for events held between Sept. 1, 2015, and Aug. 31, 2016. Honored at ADMEI's annual conference, which took place Jan. 19-21 in Barcelona, honorees are:
Excellence in Cultural and Tradition Integration:
Taste & Tunes of Louisiana, ACCESS New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
Excellence in Entertainment Production:
Anchors Aweigh, CSI Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C.
Excellence in Event Décor/Design:
Choose to Smooth, Corinthian Events, A Global DMC Partner, Boston, MA
Excellence in Incentive Travel Programming or Service:
The Big Kahuna - Riding Two Waves, AlliedPRA Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Excellence in Meeting Services:
A New Way to Meet, Hosts New Orleans, A Hosts Global Alliance Member, New Orleans, LA
Excellence in Site Inspection and Technical Production:
Kickoff Event Olympus South Europe, +39Italy, a Hosts Global Alliance Member, Milan, Italy
Comcast Business 8th President's Club - Site Inspection Visit, Group Services Inc. a Hosts Global Alliance Member, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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