Distinguished hotels and CVBs earn coveted Smart Meetings honor
After much voting and decision-making, the 14th annual Platinum Choice Award winners have been selected by Smart Meetings magazine, the meeting industry’s premier resource for meeting professionals. This highly esteemed award salutes excellence in service and amenities among meeting hotels and resorts in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. Also recognized is exceptional service by destination marketing companies and CVBs from across North America.
Since there are thousands of qualified properties and associations, selecting the top tier winners is no easy task. Recipients of the award have demonstrated exemplary standards of excellence ranging from ambience, amenities, breadth of resources, facility quality, guest services, meeting space and packages, recreational activities, restaurant and dining options, and technical support. Votes are cast by industry professionals, the Smart Meetings editorial team and Smart Meetings readers.
“Over the years, our list of winners has become a crucial resource for many meeting planners,” says Marin Bright, founder and CEO of Smart Meetings. “The Platinum Choice awards really identify who’s who in today’s hospitality industry. I’m thrilled about our list of winners, and I hope you use this roster when selecting your meeting destinations for the coming year—they certainly have earned your business.”
The new honorees will be celebrated in the December 2017 issue of Smart Meetings magazine. Those winners are as follows:
Hotels & Venues |
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| Alisal Guest Ranch & Resort Allegretto Vineyard Resort Paso Robles Andaz Mayakoba Resort Riviera Maya Andaz Napa Atlantis Casino Resort Spa Reno Atlantis Paradise Island Austin Convention Center Barcelo Maya Beach Belmond Charleston Place Bernardus Lodge Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers The Breakers Palm Beach Broadmoor Colorado Springs Caesars Palace Carneros Resort and Spa Coeur D Alene Golf & Spa Resort Coronado Island Marriott Resort and Spa Enchantment Resort Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Fairmont Royal York Fairmont San Francisco Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach Cancun Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco Gateway Canyons Resort Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center Gaylord Opryland Hotel & Convention Center Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center Gideon Putnam Grand Hyatt Atlanta In Buckhead Grand Hyatt DFW Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa Grand Hyatt Seattle Grand Velas Nuevo Vallarta Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa Hard Rock Hotel San Diego Hilton Galveston Island Hilton Milwaukee City Center Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa Hilton Santa Fe At Buffalo Thunder Hotel Del Coronado Hotel Hershey Hotel Jerome Hotel Terra Jackson Hole Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland Hyatt Regency Austin Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor Hyatt Regency Denver At Colorado Convention Center Hyatt Regency LAX Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa Hyatt Regency Maui Resort Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Hyatt Regency New Orleans Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa InterContinental The Clement Monterey JW Marriott Austin JW Marriott Marquis Miami Kiawah Island Golf Resort King and Prince Golf & Beach Resort La Cantera Resort & Spa by Destination Hotels La Quinta Resort Lansdowne Resort Lied Lodge & Conference Center London House Lotte New York Palace Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino Marcus Hotels & Resorts Margaritaville Hollywood Marina Inn At Grande Dunes Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Meritage Resort and Spa MGM National Harbor Mohegan Sun Monarch Beach Resort & Spa Naples Marco Island & the Everglades National Conference Center Nemacolin Woodlands Resort Nizuc Resort & Spa Nobu Eden Roc Miami Beach Ocean Reef Club Omni Fort Worth Hotel Omni Hotels & Resorts One&Only Palmilla Resort Palace Hotel, A Luxury Collection Hotel Paradisus Playa del Carmen La Perla & La Esmeralda Pechanga Resort & Casino PGA National Resort & Spa Pinehurst Resort Hyatt Ziva Cancun Ponte Vedra Inn & Club The Resort at Pedregal Reunion Resort & Club, a Salamander Hotel Ritz Carlton Denver Rosen Shingle Creek Royal Sonesta Hotel New Orleans San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk San Francisco Travel Association San Luis Resort Spa & Conference Center Scottsdale Plaza Resort Sea Island Resort Seaport Hotel Silverado Resort & Spa Sonoma County Tourism South Seas Island Resort The St Regis Punta Mita The St. Regis Mexico City Streamsong Resort Sun Valley Resort Talking Stick Resort The Allison Inn and Spa The Davenport Grand Hotel The Diplomat Beach Resort The Langham, Boston The Line Austin (formerly Radisson Hotel and Suites Downtown Austin) The Lodge at Whitefish Lake The Phoenician The Pierre, A Taj Hotel The Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch The St. Louis Union Station Hotel, Curio Collection Tropicana Las Vegas – a DoubleTree by Hilton Trump National Doral Miami UNICO 20˚87˚ Hotel Riviera Maya Keystone Resort Viceroy Snowmass Villas of Grand Cypress Resort W Punta de Mita Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Washington Duke Inn Golf Club Westin Cape Coral Resort At Marina Village Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort & Spa Westin Harbour Castle Westin Peachtree Plaza Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa Woodlands Resort & Conference Center Wyndham Grand Chicago Riverfront Wynn Las Vegas and Encore |
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