The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) is demonstrating its excellence in customer service and safely hosting trade shows and events by continuing its commitment to doing Business Better than Usual. Efforts to prioritize its culture of hospitality and health and safety protocols have resulted in a dozen industry recognitions for the OCCC and its dedicated staff in 2021.
Exhibitor Magazine, recently announced the OCCC is the nation’s best Convention Center with more than 1 million square feet of exhibit space in addition to its selection as a Center of Excellence in the magazine’s 2022 list of the nation’s best centers for tradeshows.
ConventionSouth, a leading U.S. Southern meetings industry publication, has awarded the Center with a 2021 Readers Choice Award. Top meeting professionals who hold events in the South have come together to recognize the Center’s commitment to professionalism and creativity, as it continues to propel the hospitality industry forward during the pandemic. This is the tenth time that OCCC has been presented a Reader’s Choice Award since its creation in 2001.
VenuesNow has also honored the OCCC with their 2021 VenuesNow Convention Center All-Stars Award for its efforts to continue working with event organizers and community leaders in developing health and safety protocols to safely host trade shows and events.
Additionally, Northstar Meetings Group recently awarded the Center with a prestigious 2021 Gold Stella Award – acknowledging its status as the best convention center in the Southeastern U.S. The Gold Stella Award recognizes organizations from around the globe for consistently achieving overall excellence by delivering quality service and innovation to meeting and event professionals. This is the Center’s second consecutive year receiving this award.
“The Center has implemented several safety precautions and has led the industry in safely hosting live conventions and trade shows again,” says Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings. “These awards are a testament to the Convention Center’s enhanced safety protocols and our world-class hospitality on International Drive.”
“As we continue to innovate, we draw from our expertise and recognition as an industry leader to safely host events in this new era for conventions and trade shows,” says OCCC Executive Director Mark Tester. “We are honored to be recognized by so many of our peers and appreciate the trust of our clients and the continued support of our partners, stakeholders and the convention and tradshow industry.”
