Congratulations to the 30 properties chosen as Premium Circle Award winners in 2008, the 17th year of our awards program! Launched in 1992, these awards recognize our readers' choices for properties that excel as meeting venues. Insurance and financial services meetings executives cast their ballots based on meeting room quality, staff, food and beverage service, convention services, guest-room quality, and audiovisual and technical support. Congratulations to all our winners!
Arizona
Fairmont Scottsdale
JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa, Tucson
Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort, Phoenix
The Scottsdale Plaza Resort
The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa, Scottsdale
California
The Grand Del Mar, Del Mar
Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine, San Diego
Loews Coronado Bay Resort, Coronado
St. Regis, Monarch Beach, Dana Point
Connecticut
Mohegan Sun, Uncasville
Florida
Amelia Island Plantation
Boca Raton Resort & Club
Hyatt Regency Bonaventure Conference Center & Spa, Weston
JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes
Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando
Villas of Grand Cypress Golf Resort, Orlando
Hawaii
Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa, Maui
Illinois
InterContinental Chicago
Nevada
Bellagio, Las Vegas
MGM Grand, Las Vegas
The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, Las Vegas
Wynn Las Vegas
New Jersey
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City
New York
The Waldorf=Astoria, New York
South Carolina
Charleston Place, Charleston
West Virginia
The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs
Puerto Rico
Rio Mar Beach Resort & Spa, a Wyndham Grand Resort, Rio Grande
Bahamas
Atlantis Paradise Island, Paradise Island
Mexico
Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort, Cancun
The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun
Look for the ballot for the 18th annual Premium Circle Awards in the March/April and May/June 2009 issues of Financial & Insurance Meetings. When you submit your ballot, you'll be entered into a drawing to win a great vacation getaway. This year's trip was a two-night stay for two at Saddlebrook Resort, near Tampa, Fla.
