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Florida Properties Top M&C Gold Key List
The 2009 Meetings & Convention's Magazine Gold Key awards have been announced – 47 Florida group hotels and resorts have earned this prestigious award. Florida significantly out-ranked competing states throughout the U.S. and international destinations. In addition, Florida Convention and Visitors Bureaus have been recognized with the Gold Service Award for exceptional assistance to meeting and convention planners.
Gold Key Requirements: Meeting planners nominated and voted for the world's finest meeting properties based on overall professionalism and property quality. The list of criteria included attitude of staff, meeting room quality, guest room service quality level, food and beverage service, reservation proficiency, technical support equipment and variety of recreational facilities.
2009 Gold Key Awards
Florida properties honored with this award include Caribe Royale Orlando All-Suite Hotel & Convention Center and Trump International Beach Resort. Orlando's Rosen Centre Hotel, Rosen Plaza Hotel and Rosen Shingle Creek received the Gold Key in addition to Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport and the newly renovated Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress.
Meetings & Conventions planners also bestowed a Gold Key Hall of Fame award on Ocean Reef Club, The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa and Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa.
See complete list of Florida Gold Key winners below.
2009 Gold Key/Gold Tee Awards
A number of Gold Key winners hit a double with two recognitions – Gold Key and Gold Tee awards. The Gold Tee designation is awarded to the best golf/meeting properties in the world. Dual winners include Amelia Island Plantation, PGA National Resort & Spa, Hyatt Regency Bonaventure Conference Center & Spa, Ocean Reef Club, The Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village, Sawgrass Marriott, Saddlebrook – Tampa and Rosen Shingle Creek.
Gold Service Awards
This year's Gold Service award went to eight Florida convention and visitor bureaus with a special Gold Service "Elite" status for the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau. The 2009 Gold Service winners include Palm Beach County Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau, Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, 
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