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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Branson Convention Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Greensboro Convention & Visitors Bureau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Palm Beach County Convention & Visitors Bureau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 PGA National Resort & Spa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 The Ponte Vedra Inn & Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 The Villanova Conference Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Wyndham Princeton Forrestal Hotel & Conference Center . . . . . . . . . .62 RESORTS The Breakers Palm Beach, Palm Beach, FL The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, CO Camelback Inn, A JW Marriott Resort & Spa, Scottsdale, AZ Conrad Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand The Fairmont Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, Scottsdale, AZ Ginn Reunion Resort, Reunion, FL Gran Melia Cancun, Cancun, Mexico The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, WV Hilton Waikoloa Village, Honolulu, HI Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa, Bonita Springs, FL Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, Orlando, FL Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa, Lahaina, Maui, HI Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch, Scottsdale, AZ JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa, Tucson, AZ Las Brisas Ixtapa Resort, Ixtapa, Mexico Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NV Marquis Los Cabos, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club, Naples, FL Paris Marriott Rive Gauche Hotel & Conference Center, Paris, France PGA National Resort & Spa, Palm Beach Gardens, FL The Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Radisson Aruba Resort, Casino & Spa, Palm Beach, Aruba The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, Kapalua, Maui, HI Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando, FL Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, FL Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin, Lake Buena Vista, FL The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa, Scottsdale, AZ CRITERIA HOTELS, RESORTS, GAMING PROPERTIES & CONFERENCE CENTERS • Service and expertise of the hotel and meeting staff • Quality of the meeting facilities accommodations • Quality of the food & beverage or hotel restaurants • Overall environment and ambiance • Variety and quality of recreational activities and amenities • Recycling, energy conservation, and other green initiatives CONVENTION CENTERS • Service and expertise of onsite convention center staff • Design and quality of exhibit space, and conference and breakout rooms • Quality of the food service • Environment and availability of the location • Recycling, energy conservation, and other green initiatives CONVENTION & VISITOR BUREAUS • Service and expertise of the convention bureau staff • Quality and number of services provided • Services timely response and followup to any questions or problems • Aid with community initiatives METHODOLOGY MeetingNews and Successful Meetings readers and their colleagues registered to become Planners’ Choice reviewers via online ballots. All votes were collected online from August 8th through September 5th, and winners were notified September 15th. Final winners were selected on a weighted system of 40 percent editorial picks and 60 percent reader picks. Winners were selected by category and by region within the category, awarded in this December issue, and posted online at MeetingNews.com/plannerschoice. HOTELS Caribe Royale Orlando All Suites Hotel & Convention Center, Orlando, FL Crowne Plaza Hotel de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico Eldorado Hotel & Spa, Santa Fe, NM Grand Hyatt New York, New York, NY Grand Hyatt San Antonio, San Antonio, TX Hilton Athens, Athens, Greece Hilton Atlanta, Atlanta, GA Hilton Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City, Universal City, CA Hilton Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN Hilton President, Kansas City, MO Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans, LA Hotel Nikko San Francisco, San Francisco, CA Hyatt Regency Chicago, Chicago, IL Hyatt Regency Dallas, Dallas, TX InterContinental Boston, Boston, MA InterContinental San Francisco, San Francisco, CA Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, San Diego, CA Monterey Plaza, Monterey, CA Palace Hotel, San Francisco, CA The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL The Peninsula Chicago, Chicago, IL Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Philadelphia, PA Renaissance Chicago Hotel, Chicago, IL Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center, Schaumburg, IL Renaissance St. Louis Grand & Suites Hotel, St. Louis, MO San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina, San Diego, CA San Francisco Hilton & Towers, San Francisco, CA San Francisco Marriott, San Francisco, CA Sheraton Waikiki, Honolulu, HI CVBs Acapulco Convention & Visitors Bureau, Acapulco, Mexico Aruba Convention Bureau, Oranjestad, Aruba Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority, Atlantic City, NJ Bellevue, Washington Convention & Visitors Bureau, Bellevue, WA Bermuda Department of Tourism, Hamilton, Bermuda Cancun Convention & Visitors Bureau, Cancun, Mexico Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau Inc., Chicago, IL Produced by the Travel and Performance Group Custom Media Department 770 Broadway New York, NY 10003 Editorial: (305) 884-0295 Advertising: (646) 654-7333 Marilyn Moore, Director Sarah Veit, Associate Editor Denniston Brown, Creative Director Tessa Sestina, Associate Art Director Adam Schaffer, Production Manager DECEMBER 15, 2008 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION 45 http://www.MeetingNews.com/plannerschoice

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