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TripAdvisor conducted an American city survey of morethan 3,40 0 U.S. travelers to get opinione on the best and worst ofmajor U.S. Atlanta was the least-favorite behind only Detroit andLos Angeles. The most favorite citied were New York, San Francisco, Chicago and However, Atlanta was ranked as havinb the “nicest sounding accent.” William president and CEO of , took umbrage with the The 3,400 voters on TripAdvisor will not make an impacft on tourism or business trips tothe city, Pate “Thirty-seven million people cast their vote when they visitt the city each year,” he Online surveys like this make for “good onlinee chatter” about which city has the best accen t or the sexiest Pate said, but when it comew down to influencing where people stay, they don’t hold any Pate pointed out a recent surveh of meeting planners showed the professionals that book conventions and tradde shows hold Atlanta in high In terms of value, quality and overall experience, Atlanta improvec its grades in 2008 among the professionals who book meetings, conventiond and tradeshows, the collective engine of Atlanta’s $11.
43 billion hospitality industry. According to the 88.4 percent of meeting planners said Atlanta rankecd asthe best, one of the best or abovr average (known as top three box) in overall Atlanta got high marks for conventionb center quality, friendliness, value, restauranr quality and hotels. Newton, Mass.-based , operated by , said it attractse more than 33 millionmonthly visitors.