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Charleston Named Best City in the South

Rainbow Row in Charleston, SC

Gosh, y’all, it’s another award for Charleston. Today, Southern Living magazine named Charleston the Best City in the South for 2017. The magazine writes: Charleston is having a moment. Again. Nearly 400 years after a group of enterprising colonists settled the jewel of the Lowcountry, the Holy City continues to cast its spell on visitors […]

Survey Says: Charleston Best Small City in U.S.

Charleston, South Carolina, USA skyline over Marion Square.

More than 159,000 of Condé Nast Traveler readers rated their favorite cities in the United States. Guess which city was voted the Best Small City in the U.S.? Yep, Charleston. The award noted: With its beautiful gardens, vibrantly painted Georgian houses along Rainbow Row, and carriages clacking across cobblestone streets, Charleston remains one of the […]

Traveler of Charleston Blog Honored with Spark! Award

Traveler team member Holly Fisher was honored by the Charleston American Marketing Association on March 11 for her work on the Traveler of Charleston Blog. Holly received a Spark! Award in the Best Corporate Blog category. Charleston areas marketers were invited to submit their work in a variety of categories during January. Board members from the […]

Charleston Named Best U.S. City for Fourth Year

For the fourth year in a row, Charleston has been named the 2014 best city in the United States. Today, Conde Nast Traveler announced the results of its 27th annual Readers’ Choice Awards and, once again, the Holy City took the top spot in the United States. Charleston was also ranked No. 2 in the […]

Everyone Loves Charleston

Last week we enjoyed reading a love letter to Charleston on the Huff Post Travel Blog. The letter was written – not by a starry eyed tourist – but by someone who calls Charleston home. Seth Saunders calls out the reasons he and his family love Charleston, from playing cornhole on Shem Creek to $1 drafts […]

Charleston Ranks High Among ‘Best Of’ Lists

In the last year Charleston added a number of accolades to its already lengthy list of awards. In 2012 Charleston came out on top of the world as readers of Conde Nast Traveler voted it the best city in the world and the No. 1 city in the United States. Here’s what the magazine readers had to say: With the “best beaches […]

Charleston Ranks No. 1 Among U.S. Cities

Once again, our amazing city has been named the No. 1 city in the United States by Conde Nast Traveler readers. We know Charleston is a top-notch city and it’s great to see others confirm it. Charleston also ranked No. 1 in the 2011 list. Rounding out the top three were San Francisco and Chicago. Here’s […]

Charleston Among World’s Best

Charleston, SC Events

More accolades for our fair city came this week when Travel + Leisure magazine named the Wentworth Mansion No. 1 on its list of Top Small City Hotels in the Continental U.S. as part of its annual World’s Best Awards. The Market Pavilion Hotel came in at fourth place, and Planters Inn was ranked No. […]

Conde Nast Traveler: Charleston is No. 1

It has just been announced that Charleston has been named the No. 1 Top City in the United States by Conde Nast Traveler magazine! It’s no surprise since Charleston has been No. 2 behind San Francisco for a few years now. Charleston attracts more than 4 million visitors per year who are lured by its […]

Charleston Named Top Romantic City in U.S.

Charleston, SC Events

Yahoo! News, through its new weekly “Wanderlust” series, just ranked Charleston No. 1 on its list of top surprisingly romantic cities in the United States. Charleston, S.C. Providence, R.I. Austin, Texas Denver, Colo. La Jolla, Calif. Read the full story. 

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