MEETING AND TRAVELING IN THE SOUTH

AFRICAN-AMERICAN GUIDE TO MEETING & TRAVELING IN THE SOUTH
Sonya Stinson

If you travel to the South, you can certainly count on finding many of the things the region is most famous for: down-home hospitality, great food, a mild climate and a rich culture with a profound African-American influence. But you also may discover a few surprises, for the South is a land with many facets.

For example, while the area is well known for its easy-going pace and laid-back atmosphere, it's also experienced a growing interest in high-energy diversions like adventure travel and eco-tourism. Statewide golf trails are joining football stadiums and fishing piers as some the region's most popular recreational attractions. Southern cuisine now means bistros as well as barbecue joints, Cuban coffee as well as collard greens.

You'll have a wide choice of destinations for your meeting, too, from major cosmopolitan cities to small towns. And many of them are getting multimillion-dollar makeovers, improving existing attractions and accommodations and adding brand new ones.

Click on a state area region on the map below or the state name to the right to get a description of the tourist attractions and meeting accomodations for the state you are considering.

	Alabama
	Arkansas
	Florida
	Georgia
	Kentucky
	Louisiana
	Mississippi
	North Carolina
	South Carolina
	Tennessee
	Virginia
	West Virginia