Smart Meetings Announces 2015 Smart Stars Award Winners
SAUSALITO, Calif., April 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Smart Meetings magazine has announced the gold, silver and bronze winners of its annual Smart Stars Awards, which celebrate the premier meetings hotels, resorts, cruise lines, event venues, and convention and conference centers in North America.
"We are very proud of this year's winners," says Marin Bright, CEO and founder of Smart Meetings, the leading meetings industry trade publication. "The hotels, resorts and meeting venues chosen in 25 categories are outstanding and deserve recognition. Voting for the Smart Star Awards gave readers the opportunity not only to give these properties additional exposure for their excellent service and special features, but also to reward them with future business."
This is the third year of the Smart Stars contest. The prestigious awards, nominated and voted on by Smart Meetings readers, have become an industry benchmark that recognizes excellence and an essential resource for meeting planners worldwide.
Readers voted for their top picks in 25 different categories, including Best Convention Center, Best Incentive Hotel, Best Executive Retreat Hotel, Best Special Event Venue and Best Gaming/Casino Hotel. The winners will be featured in Smart Meetings' June 2015 issue, and will receive an elegant plaque for display.
The full list of winners (ascending order):
The 2015 Smart Stars
| Best Airport Hotel |
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| Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport |
Bronze |
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| Grand Hyatt Dallas Fort Worth |
Silver |
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| San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront |
Gold |
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| Best Attraction/Theme Park |
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| Monterey Bay Aquarium |
Bronze |
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| Walt Disney World Resort |
Silver |
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| Universal Orlando Resort |
Gold |
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| Best Ballroom |
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| Zermatt Resort |
Bronze |
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| Amway Hotel Collection |
Silver (tied) |
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| Omni Orlando Resort at Champions Gate |
Silver (tied) |
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| The Phoenician |
Gold |
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| Best Beach Hotel |
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| The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club |
Bronze |
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| Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa |
Silver |
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| Paradisus Punta Cana Resort |
Gold |
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| Best Boutique / Lifestyle Hotel |
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| The Brazilian Court Hotel |
Bronze |
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| Hutton Hotel |
Silver (tied) |
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| The Nines, Portland |
Silver (tied) |
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| Sanctuary Camelback Mountain |
Gold |
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| Best City Hotel |
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| New York Marriott Marquis |
Bronze |
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| The Fairmont Dallas Hotel |
Silver (tied) |
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| Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago |
Silver (tied) |
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| JW Marriott Marquis Miami |
Gold |
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| Best Conference Center |
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| Lied Lodge & Conference Center |
Bronze (tied) |
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| The Woodlands Resort & Conference Center |
Bronze (tied) |
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| Monterey Conference Center |
Silver |
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| Hershey Resorts |
Gold |
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| Best Convention Center |
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| Orange County Convention Center |
Bronze |
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| Palm Springs Convention Center |
Silver |
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| New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center |
Gold (tied) |
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| Oregon Convention Center |
Gold (tied) |
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| Best Convention Center Hotel |
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| Hyatt Regency New Orleans |
Bronze |
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| Rosen Shingle Creek |
Silver (tied) |
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| Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center |
Silver (tied) |
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| MGM Grand Hotel & Casino |
Gold |
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| Best Coastal Hotel |
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| Boston Harbor Hotel at Rowes Wharf |
Bronze |
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| San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina |
Silver |
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| The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay |
Gold |
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| Best Cruise Line |
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| Hornblower Cruises & Events |
Bronze |
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| Norwegian Cruise Line |
Silver |
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| Royal Caribbean International |
Gold |
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| Best Desert Hotel |
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| La Quinta Resort & Club |
Bronze |
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| JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa |
Silver |
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| Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North |
Gold |
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| Best Eco/Green Hotel |
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| Portola Hotel & Spa at Monterey Bay |
Bronze |
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| Hotel Terra Jackson Hole |
Silver (tied) |
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| Vdara Hotel & Spa |
Silver (tied) |
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| Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa |
Gold |
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| Best Executive Retreat |
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| The St. Regis Deer Valley |
Bronze |
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| The Lodge at Pebble Beach |
Silver |
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| Gateway Canyons Resort & Spa |
Gold |
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| Best Family Friendly Hotel/Resort |
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| Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa |
Bronze |
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| Arizona Grand Resort |
Silver (tied) |
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| Great Wolf Lodge, Grapevine |
Silver (tied) |
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| The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa |
Gold |
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| Best Gaming/Casino Hotel |
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| Atlantis Casino Resort Spa Reno |
Bronze (tied) |
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| Tropicana Las Vegas Casino Hotel Resort |
Bronze (tied) |
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| Wynn Las Vegas & Encore Hotel |
Silver |
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| Aria Resort & Casino |
Gold |
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| Best Golf Resort |
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| PGA National Resort & Spa |
Bronze (tied) |
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| Silverado Resort & Spa |
Bronze (tied) |
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| The Broadmoor Colorado Springs |
Silver |
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| Pinehurst Resort |
Gold |
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| Best Historic Hotel |
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| Omni La Costa Resort & Spa |
Bronze |
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| The Westin St. Francis San Francisco |
Silver |
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| The Breakers Palm Beach |
Gold |
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| Best Hotel Pool |
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| JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa |
Bronze |
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| Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa and Marina |
Silver |
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| Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort |
Gold |
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| Best Hotel Spa |
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| The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa |
Bronze |
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| The Venetian Las Vegas |
Silver |
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| Enchantment Resort and Mii Amo Spa |
Gold |
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| Best Incentive Hotel |
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| Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana |
Bronze |
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| St. Regis Punta Mita Resort |
Silver |
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| Nizuc Resort & Spa |
Gold (tied) |
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| The Resort at Pedregal |
Gold (tied) |
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| Best Island Resort |
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| El Conquistador Resort, A Waldorf Astoria Resort |
Bronze |
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| Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort & Spa |
Silver |
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| Atlantis Paradise Island |
Gold |
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| Best Mountain / Ski Hotel |
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| The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch |
Bronze |
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| Montage Deer Valley |
Silver |
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| St. Regis Aspen Resort |
Gold |
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| Best Outdoor Event Space |
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| Diplomat Resort & Spa, Florida |
Bronze |
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| Caesars Palace Las Vegas |
Silver |
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| Terranea Resort |
Gold |
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| Best Special Event Venue |
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| The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas |
Bronze |
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| Museum of Glass |
Silver |
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| L.A. Live |
Gold |
Smart Meetings is published monthly in print and online, by Bright Business Media, LLC, based in Sausalito, California. BBM also hosts www.smartmeetings.com and produces Smart Meetings events that connect meeting professionals with premier hotel and destination representatives. 415-339-9355.
Media contact: Katharine Fong, 415-339-9355
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