Once again Corporate Meetings & Incentives asked readers which hotels, resorts, and conference centers had best handled their meetings and incentive programs during the past year. Hotels were evaluated on the quality of the meeting services, and resorts were judged on atmosphere, services, and recreational amenities. Conference centers (which must be members of the International Association of Conference Centers or deemed the equivalent by our editors) were judged on their facilities, equipment, and meetings services.

Vote now for next year's Paragon Award winners using the ballot, page 42.

This year's winners

Hotels and Resorts

Aqua Cancun
Cancun, Mexico

Atlantis
Paradise Island, Bahamas

Baltimore Marriott Waterfront
Baltimore

Bellagio
Las Vegas

Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
Atlantic City, NJ

The Breakers
Palm Beach, FL

The Broadmoor
Colorado Springs, CO

Caesars Palace
Las Vegas

Casa de Campo
La Romana, Dominican Republic

Fontainebleau Miami Beach
Miami Beach

Foxwoods Resort Casino
Mashantucket, CT

Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center
Orlando

Grand Sierra Resort and Casino
Reno, NV

Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa
Maui, HI

Gran Meliá Cancun Resort
Cancun, Mexico

The Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs, WV

Harrah's Atlantic City
Atlantic City, NJ

Hilton Anatole
Dallas

Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort & Casino
Palm Beach, Aruba

Hyatt Regency Dallas
Dallas

L'Auberge Del Mar
San Diego

Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego
San Diego

MGM Grand
Las Vegas

Millennium Broadway Hotel
New York

Mirage Las Vegas
Las Vegas

Mohegan Sun
Uncasville, CT

Montage Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach, CA

Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort
Cancun, Mexico

The Peabody Orlando
Orlando

Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
Las Vegas

Rio Mar Beach Resort & Spa, A Wyndham Grand Resort
Rio Grande, Puerto Rico

The Ritz-Carlton Golf & Spa Resort
Rose Hall, Jamaica

Saddlebrook Resort
Wesley Chapel, FL

The Scottsdale Plaza Resort
Scottsdale, AZ

The Venetian
Las Vegas

Villas of Grand Cypress Golf Resort
Orlando

The Waldorf-Astoria
New York

Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin
Lake Buena Vista, FL

The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa
Hollywood, FL

Wynn Las Vegas
Las Vegas

Conference Centers

Chateau Elan Winery, Resort & Conference Center
Braselton, GA

Cheyenne Mountain Resort
Colorado Springs, CO

Dolce Hayes Mansion
San Jose, CA

Graylyn International Conference Center
Winston-Salem, NC

The National Conference Center
Lansdowne, VA

Q Center
St. Charles, IL

Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center
Scottsdale, AZ

Tempe Mission Palms Hotel & Conference Center
Tempe, AZ

Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles
Chantilly, VA

The Woodlands Resort & Conference Center
The Woodlands, TX