Business Traveler Magazine, the world’s leading publication geared towards frequent business travelers, has awarded the Hawai‘i Convention Center with its 2009 Best in Business Travel award in the category of Best Conference or Convention Center: City.
“The Hawaii Convention Center is a highly functional showplace, featuring an attractive, visitor-friendly design that appeals to the readers of Business Traveler as a shining example of what a convention and meeting facility should be,” said Business Traveler editor in chief Eva Leonard. “ Its location in one of the most beautiful destinations in the world only enhances its appeal, and is complemented by the center’s serious facilities for getting down to business, as well as its rich reflection of Hawaiian culture.”
The award was presented on December 11 to Joe Davis, SMG general manager of the Hawai‘i Convention Center, at a formal awards gala held in Los Angeles.
“We are extremely thrilled with this honor. This is not only a testament to our building, but also to our great city of Honolulu,” Davis said. “Receiving this award recognizes how the spirit of aloha permeates our service philosophy, validating the Hawai‘i Convention Center as the place ‘Where Business and Aloha Meet’.”
This is the first time in the 20 years that the awards have been presented that a convention center/city has received this recognition. received the survey. Online submissions required a unique code to prevent multiple or fraudulent entries.
For more information about the Hawai‘i Convention Center, visit www.hawaiiconvention.com.
Posted on January 1, 2009 by KA Hawaii
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