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Nominees 2012

North America Nominees 2012

North America nominees

It is with great pleasure that we announce the North America nominees of the 19^th annual World Travel Awards as*:

* Winners are listed first. All other nominees are listed alphabetically.

Air

North America's Leading Airline 2012	American Airlines
	Air Canada
	Continental Airlines
	Delta Air Lines
	North American Airlines
	United Airlines
	US Airways

North America's Leading Airport 2012	O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, USA
	Calgary International Airport, Canada
	Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, USA
	Denver International Airport, USA
	Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, USA
	Las Vegas McCarran International Airport, Nevada, USA
	Los Angeles International Airport, USA
	Massport Boston Logan International Airport - Boston, USA
	New York JFK Airport, USA
	Newark Liberty International Airport New York, USA
	Orlando International Airport, USA
	San Diego International Airport, California, USA
	San Francisco International Airport, USA
	Trudeau Airport - Montreal, Canada
	Vancouver International Airport, Vancouver, Canada
	Washington Dulles International Airport, USA

North America's Leading Low-Cost Airline 2012	Frontier Airlines
	AirTran Airways
	JetBlue Airways
	Southwest Airlines
	Spirit Airlines
	Sunwing Airlines
	USA3000 Airlines
	Virgin America
	West Jet

North America's Leading Private Jet Charter 2012	Net Jets
	Air Charter Service
	Blue Star Jets
	Celebrity Jet Charter
	ElJet
	Paramount Business Jets
	Prive Jets
	US Jetways

North America's Leading Transatlantic Airline 2012	Virgin Atlantic Airways
	Air Canada
	Air France
	American Airlines
	British Airways
	Continental Airlines
	Delta Air Lines
	Lufthansa
	United Airlines
	US Airways

Attraction

North America's Leading Themed Attraction 2012	Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom, Florida, USA
	Busch Gardens, Florida, USA
	Canada’s Wonderland, Ontario, Canada
	Cedar Point, Ohio, USA
	Disney's Animal Kingdom Park, Florida, USA
	Disneyland California, USA
	Knoebels Amusement Park, Pennsylvania, USA
	Noah’s Ark, Wisconsin, USA
	Schlitterbahn Waterpark, Texas, USA
	Sea World, California, USA
	Sea World, Florida, USA
	Six Flags Great Adventure, New Jersey, New York, USA
	Six Flags Magic Mountain, California, USA
	Universal Studios Hollywood, California, USA

North America's Leading Tourist Attraction 2012	Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA
	American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA
	Canadian Rockies, Canada
	Central Park, New York, USA
	Empire State Building, New York, USA
	Grand Central Terminal, New York, USA
	Las Vegas Strip, USA
	Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC, USA
	National Mall & Memorial Parks, Washington, USA
	Niagara Falls, Canada
	Pier 39, San Francisco, California, USA
	Statue of Liberty, New York, USA
	Times Sqaure, New York, USA
	Union Station, Washington DC, USA
	Yosemite National Park, California, USA

Car

North America's Leading Car Rental Company 2012	Avis
	Alamo
	Budget
	Dollar
	Enterprise Rent-A-Car
	Hertz
	National

North America's Leading Luxury Car Rental Company 2012	Avis Prestige
	Affinity
	Classic Car Hire World
	Olympic Rent-A-Car
	Prestige Luxury Rentals

Cruise

North America's Leading Cruise Line 2012	Royal Caribbean International
	American Cruise Lines, Inc
	Carnival Cruise Lines
	Celebrity Cruises
	Crystal Cruises
	Disney Cruise Line
	Holland America Line Inc
	MSC Cruises
	Norwegian Cruise Line
	Princess Cruises

North America's Leading Cruise Port 2012	Miami
	Port Canaveral
	Port Everglades, Ft Lauderdale
	Port Of Charleston
	Port Of Halifax
	Port of New Orleans, USA
	Port of New York & New Jersey, USA
	Port of San Diego
	Port of San Francisco, USA
	Port Of Seattle
	Port Of Victoria
	Vancouver

North America's Leading River Cruise Company 2012	Viking River Cruises
	AMA Waterways
	Avalon Waterways
	French Country Waterways
	Spirit of Peoria Cruises
	St. Lawrence Cruise Lines
	Tauck River Cruising
	Victoria Cruises

Destination

North America's Leading Beach Destination 2012	Maui, Hawaii, USA
	Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA
	Clearwater Beach, Florida, USA
	Key West, Florida, USA
	Laguna Beach, California, USA
	Miami, Florida, USA
	Mission Beach, San Diego, USA
	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA
	Naples, Florida, USA
	Palm Beach, Florida, USA
	Savannah, Georgia, USA
	St Simons Island, Georgia, USA
	Waikiki Beach, Hawaii, USA

North America's Leading City Break Destination 2012	New York City, New York
	Chicago, Illinois
	Las Vegas, USA
	Los Angeles, California
	Orlando, Florida
	San Diego, California
	San Francisco, California
	Washington DC

North America's Leading Destination 2012	Las Vegas, USA
	Denver, Colorado, USA
	Los Angeles, California, USA
	Maui, Hawaii, USA
	Miami, Florida, USA
	Montreal, Canada
	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
	New York, USA
	Orlando, Florida, USA
	Pheonix, Arizona, USA
	San Francisco, Califoenia, USA
	Vancouver, Canada
	Washington DC

North America's Leading Honeymoon Destination 2012	Maui, Hawaii, USA
	Las Vegas, USA
	Los Angeles, California
	Miami, Florida, USA
	Napa Valley, California, USA
	New York City, New York, USA
	Niagara Falls, Canada
	Orlando, Florida, USA
	San Francisco, California, USA
	Sanibel Island, Florida, USA
	The Florida Keys, Florida, USA
	Vancouver Island, Canada

North America's Leading Sports Tourism Destination 2012	Vancouver, Canada
	Chicago, Illinois, USA
	Las Vegas, USA
	Los Angeles. California, USA
	Miami, Florida, USA
	New York City, USA
	Phoenix, Arizona, USA
	San Francisco, California, USA
	Toronto, Canada

North America's Leading Tourist Board 2012	Visit Orlando
	Arizona Office of Tourism
	California Tourism
	Discover Los Angeles
	Hawaii Tourism Authority
	Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
	New York City
	VisitFlorida
	Washington DC

General

North America's Responsible Tourism Award 2012	Seminole Tribe of Florida
	Air Canada
	Aquila Tours St John Canada
	Responsible Travel
	The Orchard Garden Hotel, San Francisco
	Yosemite National Park

Hotels & Resorts

North America's Leading Airport Hotel 2012	The Ritz-Carlton Marina Del Rey, California, USA
	Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Marriott, Texas, USA
	Fairmont Vancouver Airport Hotel Vancouver, Canada
	Hilton Boston Logan Airport, Massachusetts, USA
	Hilton Miami Airport, USA
	Hyatt Harborside, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
	Renaissance Concourse Atlanta Airport Hotel, Georgia, USA

North America's Leading Beach Hotel 2012	The Breakers Palm Beach, Florida, USA
	Boca Raton Resort & Club, Florida, USA
	Casa Ybel Resort, Florida, USA
	Don Cesar Beach Hotel, Florida, USA
	Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea, Hawaii, USA
	Four Seasons Resort, Hualalai, Hawaii, USA
	Longboat Key Club & Resort, Florida, USA
	Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort, Golf Club & Spa, Florida, USA
	Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Hawaii, USA
	Shutters on the Beach, California, USA
	The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, Florida, USA
	The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, Florida, USA
	TheTides Hotel, Florida, USA
	Tradwinds Island Beach Resort, Florida, USA
	Viceroy Santa Monica, California, USA

North America's Leading Boutique Hotel 2012	The Sherry Netherland, New York, USA
	Beach Village At The Del, California, USA
	Campton Place Hotel, California, USA
	Chateau Versailles Hotel, Canada
	Grace Riverside Inn, New York, USA
	Hotel Gansevoort, New York, USA
	Hotel Le Petit, California, USA
	Hotel Sax, Chicago, Illinois, USA
	Hotel Triton, San Francisco, USA
	Hotel Victor South Beach, Florida, USA
	OPUS Vancouver, Canada
	Soho House New York, USA
	The Sixty Thompson, New York, USA
	Warwick San Francisco Hotel, California, USA

North America's Leading Business Hotel 2012	The St. Regis San Francisco, California, USA
	Bellagio Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
	Encantado Resort, New Mexico, USA
	Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, Quebec, Canada
	Four Seasons Boston, Massachusetts', USA
	Hilton New York, USA
	JW Marriott Essex House New York, USA
	The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel, New York, USA
	The Fairmont Banff Springs, Canada
	The Fairmont Copley Plaza, Massachusetts', USA
	The Peninsula New York, USA
	The Pierre, New York, USA
	The Ritz-Carlton New York Battery Park, USA
	The Saint Paul Hotel, Minnesota, USA
	W New York Union Square, New York, USA

North America's Leading Casino Resort 2012	Bellagio Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
	Caesars Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
	Caesars Palace Las Vegas, USA
	Foxwoods Resort Casino, Connecticut, USA
	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada, USA
	MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Nevada, USA
	Mohegan Sun, Connecticut, USA
	Peppermill Resort, Nevada, USA
	Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa, Nevada, USA
	The M Resort Spa Casino, Nevada, USA
	The Mirage Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
	The Venetian, Nevada, USA
	Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort, New Jersey, USA
	Wynn Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

North America's Leading Conference Hotel 2012	Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin, Florida, USA
	Ecantado Resort, New Mexico, USA
	Hilton New York, New York, USA
	Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, Illinois, USA
	InterContinental The Barclay New York, USA
	MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Nevada, USA
	Sheraton Fallsview Hotel & Conference Centre, Ontario, Canada
	The Fairmont Washington, D.C. USA
	The Pierre, New York, USA
	The Westin Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

North America's Leading Golf Resort 2012	The Lodge at Pebble Beach, California, USA
	Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North, Arizona, USA
	Griffin Gate Marriott Resort & Spa, Kentucky, USA
	Hilton Santa Fe Golf Resort & Spa at Buffalo Thunder, New Mexico, USA
	Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Maryland, USA
	Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort & Casino, Nevada, USA
	Kiawah Island Golf Resort, South Carolina, USA
	Lodge at Sea Island, Georgia, USA
	The Breakers Palm Beach, Florida, USA
	The Diplomat Country Club & Spa, Florida, USA
	The Phoenician Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
	The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain, Arizona, USA

North America's Leading Green Hotel 2012	King Pacific Lodge, A Rosewood Resort, Canada
	70 Park Avenue, New York, USA
	Brentwood Bay Lodge & Spa, Canada
	Gaia Napa Valley Hotel & Spa, USA
	Hotel Indigo Athens, Georgia, USA
	Hotel Terra Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA
	Hotel Triton, San Francisco, California, USA
	Lenox Hotel, Massachusetts, USA
	Plantation Golf Resort & Spa, Florida, USA
	The Fairmont Royal York, Canada
	The Orchard Garden Hotel, San Francisco, USA
	The Wit Hotel, Illinois, USA

North America's Leading Hotel 2012	Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, Texas, USA
	Charleston Place, South Carolina, USA
	Elysian Hotel Chicago, Illinois, USA
	Four Seasons Hotel Chicago, Illinois, USA
	Grand Bohemian Hotel, Orlando, USA
	Hilton Bentley Miami, Florida, USA
	JW Marriott Essex House New York, USA
	Mandarin Oriental, Miami, USA
	Parker Palm Springs, California, USA
	The Beverly Hills Hotel & Bungalows, California, USA
	The Peninsula Beverly Hills, California, USA
	The St. Regis Hotel New York, USA
	Trump International Hotel & Tower, New York, USA

North America's Leading Hotel Brand 2012	Marriott Hotels
	Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
	Hilton Hotels & Resorts
	Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts
	Hyatt
	InterContinental Hotels & Resorts
	Kimpton Hotels
	Loews Hotels
	Radisson
	Sheraton Hotels & Resorts
	Sofitel Hotels and Resorts
	Westin Hotels & Resorts

North America's Leading Hotel Residences 2012	Wynn Las Vegas
	Aria Sky Suites, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
	Edmonton Marriott at River Cree Resort, Canada
	Horseshoe Bay Resort Marriott, Texas, USA
	The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
	The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, Hawaii, USA
	The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa at Beaver Creek Mountain, Colorado, USA
	Vdara Hotel and Spa City Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

North America's Leading Luxury Hotel 2012	The Plaza, New York, USA
	Hotel Le St James, Montreal, Canada
	Planters Inn, South Carolina, USA
	Sunset Marquis Hotel & Villas, California, USA
	The Hazelton Hotel, Toronto, Canada
	The Langham, Boston, USA
	The Peninsula Beverly Hills, California, USA
	The Surrey Hotel, New York, USA
	Trump Hotel Chicago, Illinois, USA

North America's Leading Luxury Resort 2012	The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel, California, USA
	Cordevalle, A Rosewood Resort, California, USA
	Four Seasons Resort Lanai at Manele Bay, Hawaii, USA
	Marco Beach Ocean Resort, Florida, USA
	Terranea Resort, California, USA
	The Kahala Hotel & Resort, Hawaii, USA
	The Meritage Resort & Spa, California, USA
	The Sonnenalp Resort, Colorado, USA
	Trump Int. Beach Resort Miami, Florida, USA

North America's Leading New Hotel 2012	The St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort, Florida, USA
	Dream Downtown, New York, USA
	Public Chicago, Illinois, USA
	Sanctuary Hotel New York, USA

North America's Leading Resort 2012	Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, Florida, USA
	Boca Raton Resort & Club, Florida, USA
	Four Seasons Resort Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
	Lodge at Sea Island, Georgia, USA
	The Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, Florida, USA
	The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club, Florida, USA
	The Lodge at Pebble Beach, California, USA
	The Phoenician Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
	The Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch, Colorado, USA
	The Shore Club, Florida, USA
	Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin, Florida, USA

North America's Leading Ski Hotel 2012	St. Regis Resort Aspen, Colorado, USA
	Four Seasons Resort Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
	Sonnenalp Resort of Vail, Colorado, USA
	The Fairmont Chateau Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
	The Lodge at Vail, Colorado, USA
	The Lodges at Deer Valley, Utah, USA
	The Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch, Colorado, USA

North America's Leading Themed Resort 2012	Universal Orlando Resort, Florida, USA
	Busch Gardens, Tampa Bay, Florida, USA
	Disneyland Resort, California, USA
	Knott's Berry Farm Buena Park, California, USA
	Sea World, Florida, USA
	Six Flags Discovery Kingdom San Franscisco, USA
	Walt Disney World, Florida, USA

Meetings & Conventions

North America's Leading Meetings & Conference Centre 2012	Las Vegas Convention Center, USA
	Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
	Cashman Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
	Dolce Palisades Conference Center, New York, USA
	Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
	Javits Center, New York, USA
	Q Center - Chicago, Illinois, USA
	Vancouver Convention Centre, Canada

Spa

North America's Leading Spa Resort 2012	The Boulders Resort & Golden Door Spa, Arizona, USA
	Arizona Biltmore Red Door Spa, Arizona, USA
	Boca Raton Resort & Club, Florida, USA
	Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Ka'upulehu, Hawaii, USA
	Grand Wailea, Hawaii, USA
	Miiamo Arizona, USA
	Miraval Resort & Spa Arizona, USA
	Montage Laguna Beach, California, USA
	Red Mountain Spa, Utah, USA
	The Biltmore Hotel, Florida, USA
	The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, Arizona, USA
	The Lodge at Koele, Hawaii, USA
	The Peaks Resort & Golden Door Spa, Colorado, USA
	The Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay, California, USA

Travel Agencies & Tour Operators

North America's Leading Cruise Travel Agent 2012	Crown Cruise Vacations
	Cruiseland USA
	Cruises.com
	Icruise.com
	Landmark Travel
	Travel & Transport Vacations
	Travel Store USA

North America's Leading Tour Operator 2012	Adventures by Disney
	Abercrombie & Kent
	Accent Travel Group
	American Express Vacations
	BikeHike Adventures
	Euro Vacations
	Sita World Tours
	Trafalgar Tours
	World Class Vacations

North America's Leading Travel Agency 2012	McTavish Travel
	Anthony Travel
	Maupin Travel, Inc
	Rovia
	Uniglobe Donaldson Travel
	Uniglobe Geo Travel

North America's Leading Travel Management Company 2012	FCm Travel Solutions
	All Travel.com
	Carlson Wagonlit Travel
	Corporate Travel Management Group
	Merit Travel Group
	Travizon, Inc
	Uniglobe The Premiere Travel Group
	Vision 2000
	Williamsburg Travel Management - American Express

Travel Technology

North America's Leading Travel Merchandising Solution Provider 2012	Datalex
	Farelogix
	Guestlogix
	ITA Software

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