For Immediate Release
Contact:
Stacy
Ann Shreffler
Media
Relations & Tourism Sales Manager
Greater
(617)
867-8203
Greater
Boston, December 7, 2007—The Greater Boston
Convention & Visitors Bureau (GBCVB) was honored this month with two
prestigious awards, the Meetings &
Conventions Magazine Gold Service ‘Elite’ Award and the Corporate &
Incentive Travel Magazine’s “Award of Excellence.” GBCVB President and CEO Pat
Moscaritolo received the awards at separate events in
“It’s
a testament to Boston as a destination, and to the hard work of the Greater
Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau staff that we have been recognized by
our peers as the best of the best,” Moscaritolo said.
The voters used a strict set of
criteria for their selections: professionalism of staff; support on hotels and
site inspections; assistance with ground transportation planning; guidance on
local attractions; and liaison with local vendors and services.
All winners were honored and
received their Gold Service ‘Elite’ Award
as part of M&C’s Gold Awards gala
ceremony.
The Corporate & Incentive Travel Magazine’s
“Award of Excellence” recognizes convention & visitors bureaus that have
best served corporate meetings and incentive travel executives and planners
during the past year.