The conference, held April 25, 2007, brought together magazine publishers from six Southeast states including Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina. 

Membership to the MAGS association includes national titles such as PINK, Paste!, Oz Magazine and Professional Photographer, as well as local titles including The Atlantan, Atlanta Magazine and Points North. Member publishers include business to business, consumer free and consumer paid companies.
 
MAGS judges raved about Hospitality Upgrade, stating, �The magazine presents clean design, in-depth reporting and great packaging.  Hospitality Upgrade offers hospitality professionals the latest news on technology software and hardware solutions. Trend and product reports are broken up with interesting sidebars and useful infographics for a reader experience that is as informative as it is easy-to-navigate.�

�Hospitality Upgrade works very hard to deliver the most valuable hospitality technology-focused information to its readers,� said Geneva Rinehart, managing editor for Hospitality Upgrade. �We listen to our readers and they help shape our content. We are successful because of their insights and support.   It is an honor to be among such impressive company within the publishing community.  Our first issue had 48 pages in 1995, and we now regularly publish over 200 pages with a distribution of close to 30,000 subscribers.�

About Hospitality Upgrade
Hospitality Upgrade is a leading technology magazine published for hotel, travel and food service professionals including management, independent operators, executives and chains. Published three times a year, Hospitality Upgrade educates hospitality professionals on the latest technology software and hardware solutions. With more than 28,000 readers in 89 countries, Hospitality Upgrade is committed to shaping and defining the future of the hospitality technology industry. For more information or to sign up for a FREE subscription, visit www.hospitalityupgrade.com.