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Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii at the Mauna Lani Resort, on the Big Island golf, hawaii-style By Edward Schmidt Jr. While Scotland may be where golf originated, Hawaii, with its phenomenal climate, sensational course settings, and more than 80 layouts on six islands is one of the world’s best golf incentive destinations. Top-producing executives and incentive winners can enjoy the ultimate golf-related program in the Aloha State, which boasts 12 resorts in Golf Digest’s prestigious 75 Best Golf Resorts in North America. Enhancing the programs is a plethora of sightseeing, dining, soft adventure, and water-related activities. SuccessfulMeetings/MeetingNews | September 2009 H awaii’s appealing golf menu, climate, and tourism infrastructure is unmatched, providing an incentive destination guaranteed to boost morale, motivate delegates, and enhance productivity. Hawaii’s weather (the average temperature is 77 degrees), well-developed tourism infrastructure, stunningly beautiful beaches, and world-class golf courses are at the heart of the destination’s appeal. For golfers, top architects have fashioned courses in a variety of settings ranging from rainforests and volcanic terrain to coral sea cliffs, lush, flat, palm-dotted terrain, and sandy beaches. Better still, the islands’ resort hotels offer non-golfers a lengthy lineup of diversions such as gourmet dining, spas, and tennis. 11

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Successful Meetings - September 2009

Successful Meeting - September 2009
Table of Contents
Incentive Travel Report
Convention Centers
Shiny & New
Social Agenda
Meetings Merchandise
Rocky Mountain Resorts
Greater LA
Phoenix/Scottsdale
Caribbean
Monaco
Hawaii: Incentive Planner's Handbook
Hawaii Table of Contents
Paradise Found
No Task Too Big
Golf, Hawaii-Style
Nevada
Nevada Table of Contents
Las Vegas: New and Now
Meet Me in Las Vegas
That's Entertainment
Suburban Sancuaries
Meet Me in Reno-Lake Tahoe

Successful Meetings - September 2009