Lonely Planet Travel Guide named Charleston a top place to visit in 2010.
Travel + Leisure’s World's Best Awards ranked Charleston hotels in the top 500 – 2010.
Charleston Fashion Week received the Gold Award for the Best Regional Event from Folio Magazine – 2009
Forbes named Charleston the 8th Smartest City in the world - 2009
Charleston named No. 2 Top American Destination by Conde Nast Traveler – 2009
Charleston lauded by Travel + Leisure’s America’s Favorite Cities Poll – 2009
Charleston named the 4th Best City in America according to Travel + Leisure Magazine’s World’s Best Poll – 2009
Kiawah Island named No. 1 Most Romantic Beach by America’s Best & Top Ten list - 2009
Charleston area named in America’s “Top 10 Value Cities for Couples” by Travel Research Specialists, Shifflet & Associates - 2009
Charleston named a Top Romantic Destination by HGTV - 2009
Charleston ranked 7th in the Most Romantic Vacations category and 14th in the Best Culture & History Vacation category in the US & Canada by Tripadvisor.com - 2009
Southern Living Magazine readers voted Charleston their Favorite Southern City, Best Weekend Getaway and Best Family Destination - 2009
In Golf World Magazine’s 2009 Readers' Choice Awards Kiawah Island Golf Resort was selected as the No. 1 resort in the US and Kiawah Island was voted No. 1 of the top golf destinations in North America and Europe - 2009
Charleston named No. 2 of the Top 10 Travel Destinations in the US by Conde’ Nast Traveler Magazine - 2008
Kiawah Island named the No. 2 island in North America by Conde’ Nast Traveler Magazine - 2008
Charleston named one of the Top Ten Places to Visit Before You Die – Andrew Harper, 2008
National Geographic Adventure Magazine named Charleston one of the “50 Next Great Adventure Towns in Which to Live and Play” - 2008
Charlotte Parent Magazine recognized Charleston as the Best Weekend Getaway in the Family Favorites Reader’s Choice Awards – 2008
Parade Magazine names Charleston one of the five Best American Cities – 2008
Southern Living Magazine named Charleston No. 1 Spring Vacation Destination – 2008
Charleston named No. 6 city in the nation for Winter Getaway Destinations for US travelers by Orbitz.com – 2008
American Style Magazine ranked Charleston No. 6 Arts Destination among mid-size metros in the US – 2008
Cottage Living Magazine ranked the Noisette Development in North Charleston as one of the 10 Best Neighborhoods in America – 2008
Charleston honored by NBC’s The TODAY Show in the “America The Beautiful” series - 2007
Charleston received the Most Mannerly City Lifetime Achievement award – 2007
Travelocity.com named Charleston a Top Food Destination - 2007
