Morgan City's Clarion Inn wins Travel Association award
The Louisiana Travel Association introduced Accommodation of the Year/Full-Service Lodging Clarion Inn Morgan City as the winner of the Full Service Accommodation of the Year during its Annual Meeting last week in Alexandria.
This year, LTA presented 21 "Louey Awards" to honor and showcase individuals and organizations who have made outstanding contributions to the Louisiana tourism industry
"We are excited to be a winner of the Full Service Accommodation of the Year Award from the Louisiana Travel Association," said Kristy Toups, manager of the Clarion Inn. "We look forward to continuing to showcase our great Louisiana culture to the rest of the world."
The LTA Louey Award winners also include: (Outstanding Convention and Visitors Bureau/Tourist Commission of the Year (budget up to $499,999): Natchitoches Convention & Visitors Bureau; Outstanding Convention and Visitors Bureau/Tourist Commission of the Year (budget from $500,000 - $999,999): Louisiana's Cajun Bayou; Outstanding Convention and Visitors Bureau/Tourist Commission of the Year (budget from $1 million and above): Louisiana Northshore; Tourism Campaign of the Year (budget up to $29,999): Louisiana's Myths & Legends Byway; Tourism Campaign of the Year (budget of $30,000 and above): Louisiana's Playground Brand Campaign, Visit Lake Charles; Festival/Event of the Year: NOLAxNOLA, New Orleans & Company; Attraction of Year: Living the Dream Guide Service; Accommodation of the Year/Limited-Service Lodging: Wildwood Resort; Major Event of the Year: DBB, INC. 65th World Series, Discover Monroe-West Monroe; Accommodation of the Year/Bed & Breakfast: Bienvenue Mon Ami Bed & Breakfast, Amite City; Restaurateur of the Year: Pat Gallagher, St Tammany; Campground/RV Park of the Year: Lincoln Parish Park; Community Partnership of the Year: Rebuilding SWLA Community Coalition; Legislative Travel Champion: Representative Randall Gaines; Legislative Travel Champion: Senator Page Cortez; Louisiana Spirit Award: Walt Leger, New Orleans & Company; Victor Profis Travel Media: Dustin Gontarski, Compass Media, LLC; Marion "Butch" Fox Advocacy Award: Kyle Edmiston, Visit Lake Charles; Rising Star of the Year: Cody Gray, Louisiana's Cajun Bayou; Will Mangham Tourism Lifetime Achievement: Phil Frost, Baton Rouge Zoo.