Corporate Meetings & Incentives doffs its hat to the winners of the 1999 Global Achievement Awards. We are proud to recognize the best of the best among international meeting and incentive suppliers and destinations as chosen by the readers of Beyond Borders, our annual international meeting planning resource.

Congratulations This year's winners:

Ten Best International Cities * Copenhagen, Denmark

* London, England

* Bangkok, Thailand

* Munich, Germany

* Durban, Africa

* Paris, France

* Sydney, Australia

* Toronto, Canada

* Istanbul, Turkey

* Vienna, Austria

Ten Best International Hotels * Costa Rica Marriott, San Jose, Costa Rica

* The Dromoland Castle, County Clare, Ireland

* Dusit Thani, Bangkok, Thailand

* Fiesta Americana Coral Beach, Cancun, Mexico

* Four Seasons Resort, Nevis, West Indies

* Hilton Budapest, Hungary

Hotel Excelsior, Florence, Italy

* Melia Castilla, Madrid, Spain

Regal Airport Hotel, Hong Kong, China

* Sheraton Towers Southgate, Melbourne, Australia

Ten Best International Convention & Exhibition Centers * Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, Australia

* The Austria Center Vienna, Austria

* CCH Congress Centrum Hamburg, Germany

* Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Canada

* Moon Palace Convention Center, Cancun, Mexico

* Montreux Convention Center, Montreux, Switzerland

* Palais des Congres de Paris/Paris Conference Center, Paris, France

* Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Singapore

* Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, Australia

Ten Best International Airlines * Aer Lingus

* Qantas Airways Ltd.

* Air New Zealand

* Singapore Airlines

* Canadian Airlines International Ltd.

* Swissair

* Cathay Pacifica Airways

* Thai Airways International

* Lufthansa

* Virgin Atlantic Airways