January 11 , 2008

Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc. Receives World Travel’s Leading Tourist & Convention Bureau Award for 2007

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitor’s Bureau (Orlando CVB) was recently named by World Travel as the Leading Tourist & Convention Bureau in the World. The 14th annual awards are voted on by travel professionals worldwide.

“What a great honor to be named by fellow travel leaders as the best in the world,” said Orlando CVB President and CEO Gary Sain. “We have a wonderful team here in Orlando and we continually strive to provide great service to the travel professional worldwide.”

The World Travel Awards were conceived in 1993 to acknowledge and celebrate excellence in the world's travel and tourism industry. Now in their 14th year, travel professionals and discerning travelers have come to regard the World Travel Awards as the very best endorsement that a travel product could hope to receive. With thousands of votes cast by travel professionals from 167,000 travel agencies, tour & transport companies and tourism organizations in over 160 countries across the globe, winning a World Travel Award has become one of the highest accolades a travel product or organization can achieve.

The Orlando CVB is the official branding, sales and marketing organization for the Orlando area responsible for generating brand awareness, increasing travel to the area and booking conventions and meetings.

For more information on the Orlando CVB, visit www.orlandoinfo.com/cvb.