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Atlanta, 1913. The town originally known as “Terminus” for its location at the southern end of the Western and Atlantic Railroad had developed into a young, bustling city in the new, post-war South, replete with telephones, trolleys and new colleges and universities.

If Atlanta is on your short list for a Southern meeting, it's time to bump it up a notch and move forward.

A Q&A with Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer about Atlanta's offerings for meetings and conventions.

As Atlanta has grown (thanks in large to its ever-expanding airport and reputation as a business-friendly town), its identity has evolved in different ways, depending on whom you ask.

Unfurling from Marietta to Jonesboro with stops in Atlanta en route, the newly designed Gone With the Wind Trail beats a path to key sites connected to "Gone With the Wind," Margaret Mitchell's 1936 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and David O. Selznick's 1939 Academy Award-winning film.

One of the great attractions of the American South is its wealth of beautiful 18th- and 19th-century plantation and town houses, many of them surrounded by lovely gardens and open to the public year-round or, at least, on annual seasonal 'pilgramages.'

In 2012, more than 65 medical groups booked Atlanta as a site for future meetings, representing the largest number of rooms booked in Atlanta for the medical meetings segment since 2008, the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB) announced yesterday.

The medical industry is supporting a healthy prognosis for Atlanta. In 2012, more than sixty-five medical groups selected the city as the site for future meetings, representing the largest number of rooms booked in Atlanta for this segment since 2008. Many of these meetings have never been held in Atlanta or are returning for the first time in more than a decade.

The medical industry is supporting a healthy prognosis for Atlanta. In 2012, more than 65 medical groups selected the city as the site for future meetings, conferences and expos, representing the largest number of rooms booked in Atlanta for this segment since 2008. Many of these meetings have never been held in Atlanta or are returning for the first time in more than a decade.

In 75 days, more than 100,000 visitors will gather in Atlanta to celebrate 75 years of March Madness during the NCAA Men’s Final Four weekend. Atlanta will also become the first city in tournament history to host the Division II and...