Benchmark Hospitality International and Its Properties Achieve Top Industry & Consumer Awards of Excellence 
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                Category: North America & West Indies / Carribean islands 									 - Exclusive experiences 
								 - Rewards  
                This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on  Tuesday 03 March 2009
                
   Benchmark Hospitality International has announced that several of its properties entered 2009 with leading national industry and consumer awards of excellence.  Awards achieved by Benchmark Hospitality properties as 2008 came to a close and 2009 commenced included Travel + Leisure magazines 500 Worlds Best Hotels, Condé Nast Traveler Top 100 Hotels in U.S., Meeting & Conventions magazineïs Gold Key and Gold Tee Awards, Successful Meetings Pinnacle Award, Meetings Mediaïs Best Of award, Corporate Meetings & Incentives magazineïs Paragon Award, Smart Meetings Platinum Award, and many more. 
  
Benchmark Hospitality International also announced that for the first time the company has achieved a place on Inc. Magazines Fastest Growing Privately Held U.S. Companies listing  the prestigious Inc. 500/5000 List. 
We are absolutely thrilled with this consumer and industry recognition on the part of so many of our properties and our company, said Burt Cabaas, chairman and chief executive officer of Benchmark Hospitality International.  We have always held that these properties were at the top of the industry, but its gratifying to have this actively endorsed by such prestigious publications and their readers. 
 
Recipients of the top industry honors are determined by the leading magazines and in many cases by the publications readers.  The magazines annually evaluate properties located within the United States and globally and present top awards to those that rank the highest in a number of important categories.  Awards received recognize exemplary service on the part of each property, as well as high quality hotel & resort facilities and amenities, superb dining and food & beverage opportunities, diverse recreational and destination options, among others qualifications.  The publications that present the awards represent some of the most prestigious in their industry.   
 
 Benchmark Hospitality International's Top Awards Recipients 
 
Inc. 500/5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in the United States 
Inc. Magazine 
Benchmark Hospitality International, The Woodlands (Houston), TX 
  
World's Best Hotels 
Travel + Leisure 
 
Turtle Bay Resort, A Top 500 Hotel in the World,� North Shore, Oahu, HI 
  
World's Best Hotels 
Travel + Leisure 
�Turtle Bay Resort, A Top 25 Hotel in Hawaii,� North Shore, Oahu, HI 
  
Best Golf Resorts in Hawaii 
Travel + Leisure 
Turtle Bay Resort, Most Underrated Golf Resort in Hawaii, North Shore, Oahu, HI 
  
Best of the World:  Top 100 Hotels in U.S. 
Condé Nast Traveler 
Hotel Contessa, San Antonio, TX 
  
Award of Excellence 
Wine Spectator 
Swan Terrace, The Founders Inn and Spa, Virginia Beach, VA 
On the Potomac, Lansdowne Resort, Leesburg, VA 
  
75 Greatest Golf Resorts in North America 
Golf Digest 
Turtle Bay Resort, North Shore, Oahu, HI 
  
Best Places to Play 
Golf Digest 
Mission Inn Resort & Club, Orlando, FL 
  
Pinnacle Award 
Successful Meetings 
Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Colorado Springs, CO 
Eaglewood Resort & Spa, Chicago, IL 
Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center, Scottsdale, AZ 
Stonewall Resort, Roanoke, WV 
The Founders Inn & Spa, Virginia Beach, VA 
The Chattanoogan, Chattanooga, TN 
Turtle Bay Resort, North Shore, Oahu, HI 
  
Gold Key Award 
Meetings & Conventions 
Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Colorado Springs, CO 
Lansdowne Resort, Leesburg, VA 
Mission Inn Resort & Club, Orlando, FL 
Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center, Scottsdale, AZ 
Turtle Bay Resort, North Shore, Oahu, HI  
  
Gold Tee Award 
Meetings & Conventions 
Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Colorado Springs, CO 
Lansdowne Resort, Leesburg, VA 
Mission Inn Resort & Club, Orlando, FL 
Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center, Scottsdale, AZ 
Turtle Bay Resort, North Shore, Oahu, HI  
  
Hall of Fame Award 
Meetings & Conventions 
Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Colorado Springs, CO 
Lansdowne Resort, Leesburg, VA 
  
Plannersï Choice Award 
Meeting News  
Mission Inn Resort & Club, Orlando, FL 
  
Best of the East Award 
Meetings East 
The Heldrich Hotel & Spa, New Brunswick, NJ 
  
Best of the South Award 
Meetings South 
The Founders Inn and Spa, Virginia Beach, VA 
  
Best of the West Award 
Meetings West 
Chaminade Resort & Spa, Santa Cruz, CA 
Turtle Bay Resort, North Shore, Oahu, HI 
  
Paragon Award 
Corporate Meetings & Incentives 
Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Colorado Springs, CO 
The Heldrich Hotel & Spa, New Brunswick, NJ 
Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center, Scottsdale, AZ 
  
Award of Excellence 
Corporate & Incentive Travel Magazine 
  
Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Colorado Springs, CO 
Lansdowne Resort, Leesburg, VA 
Mission Inn Resort & Club, Orlando, FL 
Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center, Scottsdale, AZ 
Turtle Bay Resort, North Shore, Oahu, HI 
  
Greens of Distinction 
Corporate & Incentive Travel Magazine 
Turtle Bay Resort, North Shore, Oahu, HI 
  
Platinum Award 
Smart Meetings 
Chaminade Resort & Spa, Santa Cruz, CA 
  
Platinum Partner Award 
Incentive 
�Turtle Bay Resort, North Shore, Oahu, HI 
 
For a complete listing of Benchmark Hospitality International properties by State and Country, and for immediate access to each property's website, please visit http://benchmarkhospitality.com/Property_Profile/Property_Profile.asp                 
                
                
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