Congratulations!

Kudos to all 50 winners in our 12th annual Inner Circle Award program. This tribute is paid by AM readers, who voted for these top hotels, resorts, convention centers, and convention and visitors bureaus as the best to have serviced their meetings and conventions in the past 12 months. Look for the ballot for our 13th Inner Circle Awards program on page 36.

In our October issue, we will spotlight the best convention and visitors bureaus and convention centers. Please turn the page to read more about some of the exceptional award-winning hotels. Congratulations to all our winners!

• Hotels Arizona

  Doubletree Paradise Valley Resort/Scottsdale
  Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, Tucson
  Marriott's Camelback Inn Resort, Golf Club & Spa, Scottsdale

  California

  San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina

  District of Columbia

  Grand Hyatt Washington

  Florida

  Caribe Royale All-Suites Resort & Convention Center, Orlando
  Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, Kissimmee
  Loews Miami Beach Hotel
  Radisson Bahia Mar Beach Resort, Fort Lauderdale,
  The Rosen Centre Hotel, Orlando
  Disney's BoardWalk Resort, Lake Buena Vista
  Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin, Lake Buena Vista
  The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa, Hollywood
  Wyndham Palace Resort & Spa in the Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista

  Illinois

  Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, Chicago
  Le Meridien Chicago

  Louisiana

  The Fairmont New Orleans
  Hilton New Orleans Riverside
  Sheraton New Orleans Hotel

  Maryland

  Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel

  Massachusetts

  Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center Boston

  Nevada

  Las Vegas Hilton
  Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas
  Paris Las Vegas

  New Jersey

  Tropicana Casino And Resort, Atlantic City

  North Carolina

  Grandover Resort and Conference Center, Greensboro

  Tennessee

  Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Nashville

  Virginia

  Westfields Marriott, Chantilly

  Wisconsin

  Lake Lawn Resort, Delavan

  Mexico

  Moon Palace Golf Resort, Cancun

• CVBs and Tourist Boards

  Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association

  Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB, Florida
  Jamaica Tourist Board
  Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
  Greater Montreal Convention and Tourism Bureau
  New Orleans Metropolitan CVB Orlando/Orange County CVB
  San Antonio CVB, Texas
  San Diego CVB
  Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau

• Convention Centers

  COBO Conference/Exhibition Center, Detroit
  George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston
  Indiana Convention Center & RCA Dome, Indianapolis
  Las Vegas Convention Center
  McCormick Place, Chicago
  New Orleans Convention Center
  Oncenter Complex: Convention Center, War Memorial, Civic Center Theaters, Syracuse, NY
  Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, D.C.
  San Jose Convention & Cultural Facilities, San Jose, Calif.
  Toronto Congress Centre