Kudos to all the winners in our 15th 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 16th Inner Circle Awards program on page 44, opposite. 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

JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, Phoenix

The Scottsdale Plaza Resort, Scottsdale

California

Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego

Omni San Diego Hotel

Colorado

The Broadmoor, Colorado Spring

Connecticut

Mohegan Sun, Uncasville

Florida

Amelia Island Plantation, Amelia Island

Caribe Royale Orlando All-Suites Resort & Convention Center

Disney's BoardWalk Inn, Lake Buena Vista

Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, Kissimmee

The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club, Naples

Rosen Centre Hotel, Orlando

The Peabody Orlando

Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin, Lake Buena Vista

Wyndham Orlando Resort

Hawaii

Hilton Waikoloa Village, Big Island

Illinois

Hilton Chicago

Hyatt Regency Chicago

InterContinental Chicago

Millennium Knickerbocker, Chicago

Maryland

Turf Valley Resort, Ellicott City

Massachusetts

Seaport Hotel, Boston

Nevada

Hyatt Regency Lake Las Vegas Resort, Spa, & Casino, Henderson

MGM Grand, Las Vegas

New Jersey

Tropicana Casino And Resort, Atlantic City

New York

The Waldorf=Astoria, New York

Pennsylvania

Crowne Plaza Hotel Philadelphia — Center City

Radisson Hotel Valley Forge, King of Prussia

South Carolina

Crowne Plaza Hilton Head

Tennessee

Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Nashville

Texas

Adam's Mark Hotel Dallas

Omni Houston Hotel

Virginia

Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles, Chantilly

West Virginia

The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs

Bahamas

Atlantis, Paradise Island

Canada

The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta

Mexico

Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort, Cancun

Puerto Rico

Caribe Hilton, San Juan

El Conquistador Resort & Golden Door Spa, Las Croabas

Westin Rio Mar Beach Golf Resort & Spa, Rio Grande

CVBS and Tourist Boards

Visit Charlotte (N.C.)

Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau

Experience Columbus (Ohio)

Denver Metro CVB

Greater Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) CVB

Greensboro (N.C.) Area CVB

Irving (Texas) CVB

Jamaica Tourist Board, Jamaica

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority

Greater Minneapolis Convention and Visitor's Association

Philadelphia CVB

New Orleans Metropolitan CVB

Orlando/Orange County CVB

Puerto Rico Convention Bureau

San Diego CVB

Convention Centers

Charlotte (N.C.) Convention Center

Cobb Galleria Centre, Atlanta

COBO Conference/ Exhibition Center, Detroit

George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston

Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton, Va.

Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu

Las Vegas Convention Center

Lexington (Ky.) Convention Center

McCormick Place, Chicago

Oncenter Complex: Convention Center, War Memorial, Civic Center Theaters, Syracuse, N.Y.

Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla.

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, D.C.

San Diego Convention Center

Tampa (Fla.) Convention Center

Toronto Congress Centre