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Eight Greater
Phoenix Resorts Listed Among Top 75 North American
Properties in Conde Nast Readers' Choice
Awards
 Phoenix
Area Boasts More Top Resorts Than Any Other Metro
Area in North America
The Phoenician Resort &
Spa ranked #3, The CopperWynd Resort & Club
ranked #29, The Four
Seasons Scottsdale at Troon North ranked #35, The
Boulders Resort & Spa
ranked #40, the Royal Palms Resort & Spa ranked
#49, the Sanctuary on
Camelback Mountain ranked #52, the JW Marriott
Desert Ridge Resort tied
at rank #73 with the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess.
Also listed among the Top
75 Resorts is the Enchantment Resort in Sedona, one
hour north of Phoenix,
which was ranked #19.
The 2003 Readers' Choice
Awards, which appears in the November 2003
issue of Conde Nast
Traveler, was compiled from more than 32,000
selected reader responses.
Resorts were evaluated on five essential
characteristics: rooms, service,
food/dining, location, overall design and
activities/facilities.
The selection of eight highly
regarded resorts is a further indication
that the Greater Phoenix area
has evolved into a premier top-tier
destination for both
leisure and meetings travelers. With the frequency
of flights and low fare
options into Sky Harbor International Airport, the
region is preparing for a
strong visitor showing this winter season.
"National and international
marketing programs developed by destination
marketing organizations like
ours, on behalf of Greater Phoenix, has
raised awareness of the
area as a premier resort destination with top
spas, championship golf,
shopping, culture and cuisine," said Doug
MacKenzie, director of
communications for the Greater Phoenix CVB. "This,
in turn, generates
additional economic impact for the
region."
More than 13 million people
visit Greater Phoenix each year,
contributing more than $6
billion directly to the area's economy. Tourism in
Greater Phoenix also
accounts for approximately 225,000 jobs.
For more information, please
contact Stacy Reading at the Greater
Phoenix
Convention & Visitors
Bureau at (602) 452-6252 or click to
www.visitphoenix.com.
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030430/GPCVBLOGO
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SOURCE Greater Phoenix
Convention & Visitors Bureau
Stacy Reading of the Greater Phoenix Convention
& Visitors Bureau,
+1-602-452-6252, sreading@visitphoenix.com/
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