Charleston Named Best City in the South
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.
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 […]
Charleston Named No. 1 Small U.S. City
For the fifth consecutive year, Charleston has been named the No. 1 Small U.S. City by Condé Nast Traveler 2015 Readers’ Choice Awards. Beating out several California towns, Asheville, N.C., Savannah, Ga., and second-place contender Santa Fe, N.M., Charleston was heralded for her “beautiful gardens, vibrantly painted Georgian houses along Rainbow Row, and carriages clacking […]
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 […]
Charleston is Country’s Friendliest City
It wouldn’t be very friendly of us if we didn’t pause and give a big THANK YOU to all those kind Conde Nast Traveler readers who voted our lovely Charleston as the friendliest city in the United States. Participants in the Readers’ Choice Survey praised Charleston’s hospitality so much that “would consider living there full […]
More Media Love for Charleston
As the year winds to a close, Charleston is making more lists and garnering more media coverage. Of course our favorite is always “best city in the United States,” but sometimes the Holy City finds herself on some other fun lists. Travel + Leisure magazine ranked Charleston No. 7 on its list of America’s Best […]
The Evolution of Traveler of Charleston
LowcountryBizSC.com sat down with Traveler of Charleston Publisher Keith Simmons to talk about how the magazine got started and how it has evolved with new media and social media as well as the launch of a free mobile app earlier this year. Watch the video.
Charleston Named No. 1 City in the U.S.
For the third year in a row, Charleston was named the best U.S. city by Condé Nast Traveler readers. It beat out such cities at Santa Fe, San Francisco, Honolulu, Chicago, New Orleans, New York City and its Southern neighbor Savannah (No. 9). Readers highlighted nearby beaches and impressive architecture as reasons for Charleston to […]
Kathie Lee and Hoda of Today on NBC Coming to Charleston
Bust out the oversized wine glasses, ya’ll, Kathie Lee and Hoda are coming to Charleston. The fourth hour of Today on NBC will be in our fair city Thursday and Friday. Hosts Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb will be at the College of Charleston’s Cistern Yard on Thursday for the filming of the two […]
It’s Hip to be in Charleston
Charleston picked up a cool new accolade this week: No. 22 on Travel + Leisure’s list of America’s Best Cities for Hipsters. Sure we know Charleston is cultured, refined and historic and now we can add “hip” to the list. Travel + Leisure called out Upper King Street as a “hot zone” along with local […]
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: Best Place to Spend Christmas
We’ve been talking about Christmas in Charleston for weeks. There are so many events, great places to shop and amazing local gift ideas. So it was no surprise to us when Travel + Leisure put Charleston on its “Best Places to Spend Christmas” list. The travel magazine had this to say about the Holy City: […]
Charleston – and its Residents – are Looking Good
Best city in the country … best city in the world … top spot for food, families and fun — all feathers in Charleston’s cap. And now No. 4 on the most attractive people list. We’ve looked in the mirror and our only beef is that we aren’t No. 1 on the list. Travel + […]
Charleston’s Downtown is Tops
On the heels of our best city accolades from the readers of Conde Nast Traveler comes more love for the city of Charleston and, in particular, our downtown. Livability.com ranked Charleston No. 2 on its list of Top 10 Downtowns in 2012. Here’s what the site had to say about our downtown: Downtown Charleston comprises […]
Charleston Among World’s Best
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. […]
Have a Drink Because Surf’s Up
It’s a full-time job keeping up with all the national media attention bestowed on our lovely city. Here are two more articles giving some love to Charleston. From Liquor.com, a website dedicated to cocktails and spirits, comes “One for the Road: Charleston, S.C.” by Simon Ford. He tried out several local establishments, offering up his […]
Stereotypes of the South
From sweet tea and grits to country music and pickup trucks, the South faces some stereotypes. When you visit Charleston do you come with stereotypes in mind? Once you arrive, are those stereotypes confirmed or contradicted? In the wake of Bubba Watson’s Masters golf win, CNN published “The South” Not all Bubbas and banjos,” a […]
Charleston in the Spotlight
Hardly a week goes by that Charleston – at least in some form – isn’t making the news. Our fair city graces the pages of many travel magazines, websites and blogs. If we’re not careful, we might start to get a big head. Here are a few articles that caught our attention recently: “Charmed by […]
