For Immediate Release
SCOTTSDALE RESORT & CONFERENCE CENTER
RECEIVES CONFERENCE INDUSTRY AWARDS
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – September 2007 – The Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center has been awarded the 2007 Gold Key Award by the subscribers of Meetings & Conventions magazine for the 27th year since 1980. The readers of this leading conference industry magazine, through totally unaided recall, select the very best hotels and resorts throughout the world. Award winners will be highlighted in the November issue of the publication and honored at an awards gala in New York.
The resort also won the World Class Award presented by Insurance & Financial Meetings Management magazine in its tenth year of honoring hotels, resorts and conference centers deemed the best by its readers who are decision makers from around the country for insurance and financial meetings and incentive travel programs. As a 2007 winner, the Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center will be highlighted in the magazine’s September/October issue.
Located in the heart of scenic McCormick Ranch, recognized for the splendor of its lakes, greenbelts and golf courses, the 326-room Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center provides convenient access to both the dramatic beauty of the Sonoran Desert and the lively shopping, restaurant, gallery, and club scene of Scottsdale. The resort borders the McCormick Ranch Golf Club offering private golf views from rooms, patios and restaurants. The Palm Court serves classic American cuisine with Continental service in a casual yet elegant environment. Both the Palm Court and the resort are AAA Four-Diamond Award winners.
Benchmark Hospitality International, an independent hospitality management company based in The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, operates the Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center and other resorts, conference centers, hotels and condominium resorts both domestically and internationally. For locations of Benchmark Hospitality properties and for additional information, visit Benchmark's Website at www.benchmarkhospitality.com.
# # #
CONTACT: Sally Cooper
Sally Cooper and Company
(480) 946-9446; fax: 718-7414
Sally@sallycooperandcompany.com
