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2011 CORPORATE & INCENTIVE TRAVEL AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS & INCENTIVE TRAVEL 2011 CORPORATE A COASTAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION PUBLICATION NOVEMBER 2011 VOL. 29 NO. 11 $9.00 A COASTAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION PUBLICATION CORPORATION COMMUNICATIONS A COASTAL 2011 Awards of Excellence www.TheMeetingMagazines.com Convention & Visitors Bureaus Hotels, Resorts & Conference Centers Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau ARIA Resort & Casino Hilton New York PGA National Resort & Spa Atlanta, GA Las Vegas, NV — Page 14 New York, NY Palm Beach Gardens, FL Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau Atlantis, Paradise Island Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek Ponte Vedra Inn & Club Chicago, IL Paradise Island, Bahamas Orlando, FL Ponte Vedra Beach, FL — Page 32 Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau Beau Rivage Resort & Casino Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa Radisson Our Lucaya Boston, MA Biloxi, MS Destin, FL — Page 22 Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau Bellagio Hilton Santa Fe Golf Resort & Spa at Buffalo Thunder Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel Miami, FL — Page 4 Las Vegas, NV Santa Fe, NM Washington, DC — Page 34 Irving Convention & Visitors Bureau Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa Hotel Monteleone Reunion Resort & Club Irving, TX Atlantic City, NJ New Orleans, LA Reunion, FL — Page 36 Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority The Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa Rosen Centre Hotel Las Vegas, NV — Page 6 Boston, MA Houston, TX — Page 24 Orlando, FL — Page 38 Long Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau The Broadmoor Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando Rosen Plaza Hotel Long Beach, CA — Page 8 Colorado Springs, CO — Page 16 Orlando, FL — Page 26 Orlando, FL — Page 40 Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau Caesars Palace Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Rosen Shingle Creek Louisville, KY Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas, NV — Page 28 Orlando, FL Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa MGM Grand at Foxwoods Saddlebrook Resort Nashville, TN — Page 10 Lake Buena Vista, FL Mashantucket, CT Tampa, FL New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau Fontainebleau Miami Beach MGM Grand Las Vegas The Scottsdale Plaza Resort New Orleans, LA Miami Beach, FL Las Vegas, NV Scottsdale, AZ — Page 42 NYC & Company Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center The Mirage The Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center New York, NY National Harbor, MD Las Vegas, NV Boston, MA — Page 44 Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors Bureau Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center Mohegan Sun Sheraton Boston Hotel Palm Beach, FL Nashville, TN Uncasville, CT Boston, MA San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau The Greenbrier Monte Carlo Resort & Casino Sheraton Seattle Hotel San Diego, CA — Page 12 White Sulphur Springs, WV Las Vegas, NV Seattle, WA Seattle’s Convention and Visitors Bureau Hammock Beach Resort New York-New York Hotel & Casino The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino Seattle, WA Palm Coast, FL — Page 18 Las Vegas, NV — Page 30 Las Vegas, NV — Page 46 St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission Hilton Anaheim Ocean Reef Club Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort St. Louis, MO Anaheim, CA — Page 20 Key Largo, FL Lake Buena Vista, FL — Page 48 Tampa Bay & Company Hilton Anatole The Palmer House Hilton Washington Hilton Tampa, FL Dallas, TX Chicago, IL Washington, DC VISIT DENVER Hilton Chicago The Peabody Orlando Wynn Las Vegas Denver, CO Chicago, IL Orlando, FL Las Vegas, NV — Page 50 Visit Orlando Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa Orlando, FL Honolulu, HI 2 CORPORATE & INCENTIVE TRAVEL 2 011 AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE 2011 AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE CORPORATE & INCENTIVE TRAVEL 3 GREATER MIAMI CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU Sixteen-Time Winner LOCATION hey say location, location, lo- In the last year, newly ar- cation are the three most im- rived standout restaurants have Tportant words to make your opened next door to our inter- meeting a success. And Miami will national superstars and Miami’s surpass your expectations in all own world-renowned homegrown three categories because our loca- classics, increasing our total to tion has everything your attendees 5,000 plus. Almost every corner are looking for. hosts another ethnic favorite, Imagine planning your next trendy late scene spot or neigh- LOCATION event at the location everyone borhood haunt. And if you need wants to visit. That’s what will hap- help getting up the next morning pen when you choose to meet in to do it again, recharge yourself Miami, the location with beautiful with sweet caffeinated rocket fuel beaches, world-class shopping, called Cuban coffee. the hippest clubs and the latest When it comes to coming and restaurants. Places to see and be going, no destination has invest- seen and hidden places to sit qui- ed more on transportation. Miami etly and catch your breath. International Airport boasts new terminals and a recently in- When it’s time for sports, there’s more to do in Miami than stalled high-speed train to whisk travelers from plane to bag- LOCATION anywhere. All major league sports, an international Motor gage claim. Miami’s new intermodal center presents rental Speedway, tennis tournaments and golf championships. Plus, cars, taxis and limos, and public transportation in one con- more golf, tennis and swimming than anywhere else. venient place. Waterskiing, kayaking, windsurfing, diving, kite surfing and Miami’s cruise port, the world’s busiest, is also undergoing jet skiing are available most anywhere along the Atlantic Ocean transformational upgrades, digging a tunnel to keep trucks or Biscayne Bay. And along with the glamour, Miami-Dade fea- out of traffic, re-establishing its national rail connection and tures two national parks — the Biscayne National Preserve and dredging its waterways to allow for bigger ships. Everglades National Park — as well as acres of unspoiled tropi- cal green space, which offer fascinating new venues for your Miami Beach Convention Center offsite events. Miami Beach’s 650,000+ sf Convention Center is blocks Our location has all the accommodations you need, including from beach, hotels and Lincoln Road, and adjacent to Frank 46,365 guest rooms to be exact. Our grand dames have been Gehry’s New World Symphony and Miami Beach Soundscape face-lifted with billions of dollars of renovations and joined by outdoor stage. Miami is the tropical American city that’s scores of brand-new hotels with famous flags. And, of course, constantly reinventing itself. And if you bring your event to South Beach is the home of the world’s largest collection of re- Miami between May and December, you’ll enjoy great val- stored Art Deco, Art Nouveau and cutting-edge boutique hotels. ues, too. C&IT Parker and Vann Thomson Plaza. Photo by Robin Hill. 701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2700 Citywide Facts and Features Miami, FL 33131 Guest Rooms: 46,365 800-933-8448 Ext. 3039 Meeting Space: 500,000 sf Fax: 305-530-4276 New amenities: Adrienne Arsht Performing Greater Miami has revised, refreshed, and restored nearly every part of its user Contact: Ileana Castillo Arts Center Concert Hall and Broadway experience. With locations from the beach to the mainland, Miami’s got new hotels, Associate Vice President of Theater, Miami Marlins’ new baseball amazing restaurants and a great cultural vibe for your attendees to enjoy. It all Convention Sales stadium, Frank Gehry-designed New World adds up to Miami’s record-breaking attendance for meetings, small and large. After [email protected] WilliaM D. TalBert III Symphony, Miami Children’s Museum, brand all, Miami has every amenity your attendees are looking for — in all of our locations. www.miamimeetings.com President and CEO new business and boutique hotels. The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau meetings team can help manage your event. To learn more, call 800.933.8448 x3071 or visit MiamiMeetings.com 4 CORPORATE & INCENTIVE TRAVEL 2 011 AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE © GREATER MIAMI CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU - THE OFFICIAL DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATION FOR GREATER MIAMI AND THE BEACHES. IMEX AMERICA SPORTS MEDICINE AND COUSIN TRACY’S THERAPY CONVENTION WEDDING LAS VEGAS CONVENTION AND VISITORS AUTHORITY Seventeen-Time Winner as Vegas continues to be a — the Las Vegas Convention top destination recognized Center at 2.3 million sf, Mandalay L around the world. Las Vegas Bay at 1.7 million sf and the has evolved tremendously in re- Sands Expo & Convention Center cent years and continues to cap- at 2.25 million sf. ture the world’s imagination as Las Vegas continues its reign the one destination where nearly as the No. 1 trade show destina- anything is possible. Beyond the tion in North America, hosting 24-hour-a-day casino excitement the most “TSNN 250” largest are some of the best restaurants, shows in North America for the the most unique entertainment 17th consecutive year in 2010. options, world-class shopping Las Vegas hosted 60 of the 250 and fantastic golf — not to men- shows, more than twice the num- tion the greatest variety of meet- ber of any other destination. The ings venues and resort accommo- Las Vegas shows encompassed dations in the world. With more more than 20 million net sf. than 37 million visitors in 2010, The Las Vegas Convention Las Vegas has cemented itself as the world’s most desirable and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) is charged with marketing destination for leisure and business travel. Southern Nevada as a tourism and convention destina- Las Vegas is the only destination that was developed to tion worldwide. The LVCVA also owns and operates the Las host people, and the wide array of major conventions and Vegas Convention Center and Cashman Center. With more trade shows, sporting events and special events reflects that. than 148,000 hotel rooms in Las Vegas alone, and approxi- The destination hosts some of the largest, most prestigious mately 10.5 million sf of meeting and exhibit space citywide, conventions every year, including the Consumer Electronics the LVCVA’s mission centers on attracting ever-increasing Show and the National Association of Broadcasters.