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TRAVEL Planner Resources Grand Bahama Island Old Bahama Bay by Ginn sur Mer www.oldbahamabay.com Grand Bahama Yacht Club www.grandbahamayachtclub.com Grand Bahama Nature Tours (Kayak & Jeep Tours) www.grandbahamanaturetours.com UNEXSO (Dolphins) www.unexso.com Nassau/Paradise Island Atlantis www.atlantis.com Sheraton Cable Beach Resort www.sheraton.com/cablebeach The Ritz-Carlton Rose Island www.ritzcarlton.com/en/ Properties/RoseIsland/Default.htm Bahamas Ferries (to Harbour island) www.bahamasferries.com The Out Islands Bimini Bay Resort and Marina www.biminibayresort.com Four Seasons Resort Great Exuma at Emerald Bay www.fourseasons.com/greatexuma Cotton Bay Estates & Villas Eleuthera (Starwood) www.discovercottonbay.com DMCs Cacique International (Nassau & Exuma) www.caciqueintl.com DMC Bahamas Ltd. (Nassau, Grand Bahama & Exuma) www.dmc-bahamas.com Island Destination Services (Nassau & Exuma) www.islanddmc.com Sunbound (Nassau & Grand Bahama) www.sunbound.com short bridge, is a unique resort with a variety of accommodations set among lagoons, pools and marine habitats. Spectacular Atlantis resort is a favorite of incentive travel planners. Carlson, ITA Group, Landmark Incentive, Maritz and USMotivation are among the incentive houses that run programs here. “Atlantis is perfect for familyfriendly programs,” says Caren Bigelow, director of travel planning and vendor relations for USMotivation in Atlanta. “There’s something for everyone—an educational dolphin experience at Dolphin Cay, a wild water ride at Aquaventure, a spa, a casino, fine dining and nightlife.” Day passes are available. Cable Beach is a scenic, three-mile strip of white sand just minutes from downtown Nassau. The centerpiece is the beautifully renovated 694-room Sheraton Cable Beach Resort with its own casino, great for incentive groups that would like a more tranquil, relaxing experience. Malcolm recommends fun and memorable incentive activities on Nassau/Paradise Island: A day trip by high-speed ferry to picturesque Harbour Island; powerboat adventures to Exuma; Sail Nassau—a team-building experience on America’s Cup yachts; a day cruise to one of the nearby, secluded islands; and, of course, lots of great golf. The islands of The Bahamas are known for fabulous golf courses (above); planners can welcome their groups with a Junkanoo “rush out”(inset) The Out Islands The hotel properties on the Out Islands tend to be intimate, deluxe hideaways, perfect for top producers and smaller, high-end incentive groups. “We are seeing more and more groups doing twotier, two-island programs, such as using The Cove Atlantis [a 600-room resort-within-a-resort] on Paradise Island and the Four Seasons in Exuma,” says Malcolm. In fact, Adams of Maritz and Joan McKee, director of group operations for ITA Group, in West Des Moines, Iowa, have programs like that. The Four Seasons Resort Great Exuma at Emerald Bay has 183 guestrooms and suites, a championship golf course, spa and the only casino in the Out Islands. The Ritz-Carlton’s Abaco Club on Winding Bay, set on a cove along a private beach, has a links-style golf course and an equestrian center. Accommodations are in privately owned cottages or cabanas. On Eleuthera, Cotton Bay Estates & Villas, part of the Starwood Luxury Collection, sits on 200 unspoiled acres with panoramic sea views from its one- to four-bedroom villas. The island of Bimini, a favorite hangout of Ernest Hemingway, is known as the “big game fishing capital.” Bimini Bay Resort and Marina’s pastel villas resemble a Bahamian village—a good spot for family-friendly incentive programs. In addition to this wealth of possibilities, in 2010, Hilton will add a 250-room Conrad with a casino to the Bimini Bay Resort. The Ritz-Carlton’s Rose Island, a resort-hotel on a private island off Nassau, has been announced as a 180room hotel. Disney Cruise Lines plans a series of four- and five-night itineraries to the Bahamas for the 2010 season. The Disney Wonder will depart from Port Canaveral, for Disney’s private Bahamian island, Castaway Cay, as well as either Nassau or Florida’s Key West. I 46 | Incentive | January 2009 | incentivemag.com http://www.oldbahamabay.com http://www.grandbahamayachtclub.com http://www.grandbahamanaturetours.com http://www.unexso.com http://www.atlantis.com http://www.sheraton.com/cablebeach http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/RoseIsland/Default.htm http://www.bahamasferries.com http://www.biminibayresort.com http://www.fourseasons.com/greatexuma http://www.discovercottonbay.com http://www.caciqueintl.com http://www.dmc-bahamas.com http://www.islanddmc.com http://www.sunbound.com http://www.incentivemag.com

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Incentive - January 2009 Contents Editor's Note: Rewards Must Be Sustainable Headlines Cover Story: Responsibility's New Role Incentive Interview: Patrick Lencioni Family Rewards: Who They're Working For Primer: Working Design Leap of Faith: Religion in the Workplace Cook Up Engagement: Kitchen Teambuilding My Turn: Procurement Possibilities Motivation@Work: Hard Times Recognition Legal Ease: The Tax Facts on Corporate Gifts Travel News: Where to Go and What to Do The Bahamas: Islands in the Sun Field Reports: Four European Destinations Golf: Around the World in 18 Holes Potentials Here and Now Watches and Clocks: Strike the Pose Golf Merchandise: Awards with a Solid Swing Computers: Digital Delights Retailers Band Together for Gift Card Market Gift Cards: The Prepaid Reward Spectrum Advertiser Index On the Web www.Incentivemag.com

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