The best of the best...
2011 comes to a close, Smart Meetings announces itsSmart Meetings Platinum Choice Awards. This year, along with properties, we are honoring top-notch CVBs in the industry as well. We’re thrilled to recognize all of these suppliers that not only uphold the best standards, but raise the bar higher in terms of service, facilities, amenities and accommodations. And now announcing the winners! Drumroll, please…
ARIZONA
Fairmont Scottsdale Princess
Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North Miraval
Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel
Talking Stick Resort
The Phoenician
The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa
Miraval Resort and Spa
ARKANSAS
Capital Hotel
The Peabody Little Rock
CALIFORNIA
Bernardus Lodge
Hard Rock Hotel San Diego
Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City
Hotel Corque
Hotel del Coronado
Sofitel San Francisco Bay
Hyatt Grand Champions Resort, Villas and Spa
Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and Spa
Jamaica Bay Inn
La Costa Resort and Spa
Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa
Lodge at Torrey Pines
Loews Coronado Bay
Ojai Valley Inn & Spa
Pala Casino Spa & Resort
Park Hyatt Aviara Resort
Resort at Squaw Creek
Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa
Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite
The Alisal Guest Ranch & Resort
The Inn at Spanish Bay
The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel
THE US GRANT, a Luxury Collection Hotel
The Westin Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego
The Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa
COLORADO
Four Seasons Hotel Denver
Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center
The Broadmoor
The Sebastian Vail
Viceroy Snowmass
DELAWARE
Dover Downs Hotel & Casino
FLORIDA
Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Doral Golf Resort & Spa, A Marriott Resort
JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes
Ocean Reef Club
PGA National Resort & Spa
Ponte Vedra Inn & Club
Rosen Shingle Creek
The Peabody Orlando
The Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village
The Shores Resort & Spa
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin
GEORGIA
Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead
Loews Atlanta Hotel
Sea Island
HAWAI'I
Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa
Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort
The St. Regis Princeville Resort
IDAHO
Sun Valley Resort
The Coeur d'Alene Golf & Spa Resort
Illinois
The Drake Hotel
Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago
INDIANA
Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
French Lick Resort
IOWA
Hotel Blackhawk
Kansas
Capitol Plaza Hotel & Convention Center – Topeka
KENTUCKY
Drawbridge Hotel and Convention Center
Massachusetts
Boston Marriott Long Wharf
Taj Boston
MICHIGAN
Grand Traverse Resort & Spa
MINNESOTA
Grand View Lodge
Hilton Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Mississippi
Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
MONTANA
Big Sky Resort
The Resort at Paws Up
NEBRASKA
Hilton Omaha
The Mountain Club on Loon
NEVADA
Aria Resort & Casino
Atlantis Casino Resort Spa Reno
Caesars Palace Las Vegas
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas
Harrah's/Harveys Lake Tahoe
Loews Lake Las Vegas
MGM Grand Hotel & Casino and The Signature at MGM Grand
New York-New York Hotel & Casino
Peppermill Resort Spa Casino
The Bellagio Hotel
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Tropicana Las Vegas
Wynn Las Vegas and Encore
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa
New Jersey
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
New Mexico
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Albuquerque
Hilton Santa Fe Golf Resort & Spa at Buffalo Thunder
Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa
Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino
La Posada de Santa Fe Resort & Spa
New YORK
The Roosevelt Hotel
North Carolina
Pinehurst Resort
The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa
Ohio
Kalahari Resort – Sandusky
Oklahoma
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel
Oregon
Eagle Crest Resort
Sunriver Resort
The Resort at The Mountain
Rhode Island
Hotel Viking
South Carolina
Charleston Place Hotel
Marina Inn at Grande Dunes
Tennessee
Gaylord Opryland Resort &
Convention Center
Hutton Hotel
TeXAS
Grand Hyatt San Antonio
Hotel Contessa
Hotel Valencia Riverwalk
Hyatt Regency Dallas at Reunion
JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa
Omni Houston Hotel
Renaissance Austin Hotel
The Driskill
The Fairmont Dallas
The Woodlands Resort & Conference Center
Utah
Red Mountain Resort
Stein Eriksen Lodge
Sundance Resort
The Grand America Hotel
The St. Regis Deer Valley
Vermont
The Equinox, A Luxury Collection Golf Resort & Spa
Washington
Pan Pacific Hotel Seattle
The Davenport Hotel and Tower
The Woodmark Hotel, Yacht Club & Spa
Tulalip Resort Casino
Willows Lodge
West Virginia
Snowshoe Mountain Resort
The Greenbrier
Waterfront Place Hotel
Wisconsin
Kalahari Resort – Wisconsin Dells
Wyoming
Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole
BAHAMAS
Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas
Radisson Resort Grand Lucayan
CANADA
Pan Pacific Vancouver
Sonora Resort
The Fairmont Banff Springs
The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
The Westin Bear Mountain Golf
Resort & Spa, Victoria
MEXICO
Fairmont Mayakoba, Riviera Maya
Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach Cancun Resort & Spa
The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort
Puerto Rico
The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort
CVB AWARDS
Anaheim/Orange County VCB
Atlanta CVB
Boise CVB
Charleston Area CVB
Chicago CTB
Columbus CVB
Dallas CVB
Destination Irvine
Florida Keys and Key West
Grapevine CVB
Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB
Greater Houston CVB
Greater Miami CVB
Greater Raleigh CVB
Hawai'i VCB
Huntington Beach Marketing and
Visitors Bureau
Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association
Irving CVB
LA INC.
Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority
Laughlin Visitor Information Center
Lexington CVB
Meet Minneapolis
Meetings & Conventions Calgary
Metropolitan Tucson CVB
Mexico Tourism Board
Monterey County CVB
Myrtle Beach Area CVB
Napa Valley Destination Council
Naples, Marco Island, Everglades CVB
Nashville CVB
North Lake Tahoe VCB
Palm Beach County
Palm Springs Desert Resort Communities Convention and Visitors Authority
Park City Chamber of Commerce & Convention and Visitors Bureau
Philadelphia CVB
Positively Cleveland
Puerto Rico Convention Bureau
Tourism Richmond Association
San Antonio CVB
San Diego CVB
San Francisco Travel Association
Santa Clara CVB
Santa Fe CVB
Scottsdale CVB
Sonoma County Tourism Bureau
St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra, & The Beaches VCB
Team San Jose
Temecula Valley CVB
The Monroe County Tourist Development Council
The Toronto Convention and Visitors Association
Tourism Whistler
Tourisme Montréal
Travel Alberta
Tri-Valley CVB
Virginia Beach CVB
Visit Charlotte
VISIT DENVER, The CVB
Visit Newport Beach
Visit Orlando
Visit Savannah