Montgomery, Ala., wins honors from tourism group.

Byline: Tiffany Ray

Sep. 15--Late last year the Montgomery Area Convention & Visitor Bureau launched a marketing campaign to promote Montgomery as a tourist destination, drawing on its civil rights history, the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail and other assets. The effort has not gone unnoticed.

The organization has been named a Convention and Visitors Bureau of the Year by the Southeast Tourism Society, a nonprofit group representing travel-related companies, among others. The Montgomery Area Convention & Visitor Bureau was chosen for the award from among vis