June 5, 2009
Phoenix Convention Center Honored as Best Meeting and Event Venue
The Phoenix Convention Center will be featured in a two minute video as a part of the 2009 “Official Best Of” program featuring 13 Arizona attractions and businesses. The Official Best Of Arizona 2009 program airs at 4:30 p.m. on June 7 on KPNX-NBC, Channel 12 and will remain on the OfficialBestOf.com travel Web site throughout 2009.
The final phase of the Phoenix Convention Center officially opened in Jan. 2009 upon completion of a four-and-a-half year expansion project, is honored as Arizona’s 2009 Best Meeting & Event Venue. The newly-expanded Phoenix Convention Center boasts 900,000 square feet of exhibit and meeting room space and is home to an IACC-certified Executive Conference Center in addition to Arizona’s largest ballroom and an extensive public art project. The Phoenix Convention Center is an environmentally-friendly facility with state-of-the-art amenities including free WiFi in designated areas and a public food court.
Other businesses featured on the 2009 “Official Best Of” program are:
- Spur Cross Stables, Cave Creek – Best Horseback Riding
- Red Rock Western Jeep Tours, Sedona – Best Adventure Tour Company
- Dahl & DiLuca, Sedona – Best Romantic Restaurant
- Terravita Golf Club, Scottsdale – Best Private Golf Club
- Prescott Brewing Company, Prescott – Best Microbrewery
- Mind, Body & Soul, Prescott – Best Day Spa
- Tortilla Flat, Tortilla Flat – Best Old West Attraction
- Titan Missile Museum, Sahuarita – Best Pima County Attraction
- The Westin La Paloma Resort, Tucson – Best Family Resort
- Canyon Ranch, Tucson – Best Wellness Retreat
- The Mountain Empire, Sonoita, Elgin & Patagonia – Best Hidden Getaway
- Price Canyon Ranch, San Simon – Best Guest Ranch
Official Best Of was started in 2004 by executive producer Brett Allen. The production showcases outstanding "best" state attractions in a variety of categories. Official Best Of staff conducts research studies of online travel sites to determine whether an attraction merits the "best of" distinction.
Organizations and attractions cannot contact the Official Best Of to request inclusion in their TV program. Official Best Of does not accept advertising in either its television or online production. The selection of attractions is entirely by merit.
Official Best Of is currently working its way through the fifty states. Its high definition half-hour televised airings command large audiences, and it receives more than 75,000 hits each month on its website. For more information about the Official Best Of program, visit their Web site at officialbestof.com.
Media Contact:
| Cynthia Weaver | 602-534-7633 |