Enchantment Resort in Sedona, Arizona selected for Membership Into Associated Luxury Hotels (United States)
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Enchantment Resort in Sedona, Arizona selected for Membership Into Associated Luxury Hotels (United States)
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Category: North America & West Indies / Carribean islands - United States - Industry economy
- New brands / Affiliations
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2011-03-04
The recently enhanced Enchantment Resort in picturesque Sedona, Arizona, has been selected for membership into Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI). The 70-acre meeting resort, which features a breathtaking setting amidst the towering red rock walls of Northern Arizona’s Boynton Canyon, as well as newly added meeting and function spaces, will now receive dedicated National Sales services and support by ALHI as its authorized National Sales extension to the meetings, incentive/recognition travel, and convention marketplaces.
ALHI (www.alhi.com) is a prestigious dues-based membership National Sales organization that represents more than 130 Four- and Five-Diamond hotels and resorts worldwide to meeting professionals, incentive/recognition specialists, association executives, product launch specialists, and business executives wishing to conduct programs at one or more of the member properties. There is no cost to planners’ or executives’ organizations to utilize the National Sales services of ALHI, as its members’ dues fund the organization to serve planners in their region.
Seven Arizona ALHI Options
The Enchantment Resort becomes ALHI’s first member in Sedona, and seventh member in Arizona. Other exceptional Arizona offerings in ALHI’s impressive portfolio include: The Wigwam, an intimate retreat resort which sits on 440 acres adjacent to metropolitan Phoenix, and which is just completing an extreme makeover under new ownership; the extraordinary InterContinental Montelucia Resort & Spa Scottsdale, reminiscent of a European town square and offering more than 26,000 square feet of meeting space at the foot of Camelback Mountain; the AAA Four-Diamond, newly-renovated Arizona Grand Resort in Phoenix, providing 740 suites and 117,000 square feet of meeting space at the base of the South Mountain Preserve; the Spanish Mediterranean-style Royal Palms Resort and Spa, a sophisticated and secluded retreat nestled at the base of scenic Camelback Mountain in Phoenix; the spectacular AAA Five-Diamond Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, a highly acclaimed authentic Southwestern meeting resort in Scottsdale that offers 649 elegant guest rooms, with 72,000 square feet of meeting space, plus an array of outdoor venues for meetings; and the beautiful Loews Ventana Canyon, providing dramatic views of the majestic Santa Catalina Mountains in Tucson, along with two renowned golf courses.
“Enchantment Resort is a distinctive, one-of-a-kind resort which everyone should make a point to visit,” said David Gabri, president and CEO of ALHI. “Enchantment is in a truly unique and impressive setting in the heart of America’s ‘Red Rock Country,’ and is definitely worth the drive up from Phoenix. Breathtaking views are all around – whether you’re in a meeting room, a guest room, or enjoying a function in one of the beautiful outdoor venues. The resort is an outstanding choice for meetings and incentive/recognition programs. We are excited about this addition to our portfolio, and look forward to introducing Enchantment to many planners who may not have considered that option for their programs.”
Located in Sedona, voted USA Today’s “most beautiful place in America,” Enchantment Resort is surrounded by the grand red rock walls of Boynton Canyon. Featuring 218 luxurious guest rooms, 13,000 square feet of indoor meeting space with floor-to-ceiling windows, and 20,000 square feet of outdoor banquet space, the resort combines the rugged grandeur of the Southwest landscape with Native American culture. Resort offerings include the 24,000-square-foot Mii amo destination spa, tennis programs on six tennis courts, a par-three pitch & putt course, championship croquet, and three restaurants including the AAA Four-Diamond Yavapai Restaurant. Area offerings include jeep rides, air tours, exploring the Grand Canyon, local artist galleries, hiking, and mountain biking. Bordered by the beautiful Coconino National Forest, which is replete with archeological rarities, the resort sits at an altitude of 4,600 feet that ensures a year-round mild climate. The 70-acre resort is located 110 miles north of Phoenix, and is two hours from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
Meeting professionals, association executives, and incentive specialists have utilized ALHI’s National Sales services for 25 years, with reliable one-call professional sales assistance and access to their distinctive hotels and resorts for meetings and incentive/recognition programs ranging from 10 to more than 6,500 rooms.
With a worldwide portfolio of over 100,000 rooms and suites and more than 10 million square feet of meeting space, ALHI provides planners and their organizations experienced National Sales services with diverse options among its outstanding worldwide member hotels and resorts which specialize in meetings and incentive programs.
Member hotels include extraordinary Four- and Five-Diamond quality meeting and incentive resorts, incomparable city hotels, exclusive smaller hotels, golf resorts, historic and landmark properties, island destinations, resorts with spas, properties in international destinations, and hotels with world-class gaming and entertainment.
For a complete list of ALHI’s entire worldwide portfolio, visit www.alhi.com, and preview details of ALHI’s impressive portfolio, including easily useful information on several defined specialty segments within the ALHI portfolio to serve distinctive meeting, convention and incentive travel needs. Included among these are: “ALHI Level 5 Collection,” for ALHI’s 18 hotels that have earned the highest and most distinctive recognitions including the prestigious AAA Five-Diamond rating, and/or the esteemed Forbes (Mobil) Five-Star rating; the “ALHI Big Box 5-50 Solutions Collection,” featuring ALHI’s 26 member hotels and resorts that offer more than 500 rooms, feature over 50,000 square feet of meeting space each, and have at least one 20,000-square-foot ballroom or more; and the “ALHI Entertainment & Gaming Solutions” collection, consisting of 30 member options that provide hallmark entertainment and/or gaming.
Other specialty segments include: the “ALHI Historic Collection,” consisting of 37 legendary hotels and resorts with more than 50 years of heritage; the “Mountain Collection,” for planners desiring to conduct programs with inspiring mountain views; the “ALHI U-200 Gems Collection,” consisting of ALHI members with 200 rooms or under, which specialize in serving meeting and incentive programs; the “ALHI Golf Collection,” consisting of ALHI’s 43 Four- and Five-Diamond golf resorts that cater to the meetings and incentive marketplaces; and the “ALHI Beach & Island Collection,” featuring 33 Four- and Five-Diamond beach and/or island resorts and hotels with distinction which are designed to serve meetings and programs worldwide.
To make it easy for planners to access options within any of the specialty segments, there is an “ALHI Specialty Segments” quick reference button on the www.alhi.com Home Page. The button provides easy access for planners to preview the options available in each specialty segment, to be augmented by their ALHI national sales executive, also easily identifiable at www.alhi.com .
On the site, planners can quickly see details of the properties’ meeting, accommodation, recreational and dining offerings, as well as destination information and “Luxury on Sale” value opportunities. A photo gallery, meeting floor plans and specs, and a location map for each property are also easily available.
ALHI has 16 professionally-staffed National Sales Offices to serve, with locations in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Kansas City, Louisville, New York City, Orange County (CA), Orlando, Philadelphia, Richmond, Savannah, San Diego, Toronto and Washington, DC. Go to www.alhi.com to identify the “ALHI Contacts” sales professionals in your state/area.
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