Charleston named No. 10 in TripAdvisor's Top 15 U.S. Destinations on the Rise for 2012 – 2012
Charleston named No. 4 in TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Food and Wine U.S. Destinations - 2011
Destination Weddings & Honeymoons spotlighted the Charleston area as one of the best destination wedding locations in the country - 2011
Outside magazine named Charleston No. 6 Best Town Ever - October 2011
Travel + Leisure named Charleston No. 2 city in its World's Best Poll - 2011
The Natural Resources Defense Council named the Isle of Palms the cleanest beach in South Carolina - 2011
American Shore & Beach Preservation Assn. named the Isle of Palms "Best Restored Beach in America" - 2011
Charleston named a Top Destination for Family Travel by travel and kids expert, Amy Graff - 2011
Travel + Leisure named Charleston leading favorite amid readers' survey of "America's Favorite Cities" - 2010
Travel + Leisure named The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort "World's Best for Families" - 2010
GQ named Charleston one of the "Coolest Small Cities in America" - 2010
Travel + Leisure highlighted Charleston as a top holiday destination - 2010
Conde Nast Traveler named Charleston named No. 2 Top American Destination - 2010
United States Tennis Association voted Charleston "Best Tennis Town" in the U.S. - 2010
Outside named the Charleston area a "2010 Best Town" - 2010
Augusta Chronicle readers voted Charleston as best romantic getaway and best one-tank getaway - 2010
TripAdvisor's Reader's Choice awards named Charleston the No. 4 in the U.S. Culture & Sightseeing category, No. 2 in the Great Food & Wine category in the U.S., No. 3 for Great Food & Wine and No. 20 in top twenty-five U.S. destinations - 2010
James Beard Foundation named Chef Sean Brock of McCrady's Best Chef in the Southeast - 2010
ChicagoTribune.com reported on Charleston being one of the top ten places for female bonding as according to TripAdvisor.com - 2010
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
