In Texas, The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center hasreceived a Gold Key for consistent excellence and Gold Tee foroutstanding golf and meeting facilities by Meetings&Conventions. The Woodlands is a 27,000-acre mixed-usedevelopment.

Arizona's Canyon Ranch is considered the World's Best by Travel& Leisure magazine. The destination health and fitness resortis located in Tucson. Also in Arizona, the Desert Mountain has beenselected as the Best Golf Course in the world by the Robb Report.The 8,000-acre country club community is in the Sonoran Desert inScottsdale. The resort recently had copped an honor as the TopCountry Club in the state by the Club Leaders Forum in its 2000Platinum Clubs of America ranking.

The Ventana Inn & Spa, in Big Sur, CA has been named to theGold List Issue of Conde Nast Traveler and its Cielo Restaurant hasmade the Mobil Travel Guide's Four Star roster for the 16thconsecutive year. The ocean-side Ventana is in the Santa LuciaMountains and positioned 1,200 feet above the Pacific Ocean.