ACME, Mich., July 12, 2007 -- Grand Traverse Resort & Spa near Traverse City, Mich. recently received the Elite Meetings Advisory Board’s "2007 Elite Certified Award," an endorsement given only to resorts and hotels exceeding industry standards in accommodations, activities, amenities, food and beverage, meetings facilities and, most importantly, service.

"We are extremely proud to receive this prestigious designation," said the Resort’s Executive Vice President & General Manager Grant Channing. "To have our resort approved by industry veterans, as well as those who do business at our property is an honor and acknowledgement of our hard work."

The Elite Meetings Advisory Board (EMAB) is comprised of nine distinguished members, all key players in the industry, representing leading companies such as AAA, Advanced Auto Parts, Destination Hotels & Resorts, Symantec, AO North America and Starwood Hotels & Resorts among others. EMAB conducts extensive research of resorts and hotels worldwide to provide planners with credible, peer-rated information about first-class properties for meeting events and incentive retreats.

- About Elite Meetings -

Elite Meetings International, LLC is an innovative new company based in Santa Barbara, CA, designed to assist top meeting and incentive planners in finding the best North American properties for their events. The company’s products and resources include Elite Meetings magazine, EliteMeetings.net and their semi-annual exclusive networking event, the Elite Meetings Alliance.

For more information about Elite Meetings International LLC, please call (805) 730-1002 or email Info@EliteMeetings.net.

- Experience Grand Traverse Resort & Spa Anew -

With $14 million in renovations throughout the property since March 2003, Grand Traverse Resort & Spa is a new experience. The 900-acre property is located near Traverse City, Mich. along the sandy shores of Lake Michigan’s Grand Traverse Bay.

One of the Midwest’s finest full-service, year-round, golf, spa, vacation and conference destinations, Grand Traverse Resort & Spa offers 600 Hotel and Tower guestrooms and suites, as well as studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom Condominiums, 85,000 square feet of versatile meeting space,

and 54 holes of championship golf including The Bear, designed by Jack Nicklaus, and The Wolverine - a Gary Player signature golf course, and golf school.

Additional features include a full-service spa with cherry-theme services, comprehensive tennis program with indoor and outdoor tennis courts, complete health club with indoor and outdoor swimming pools, children’s center, shopping gallery, diverse restaurants and lounges and year-round recreation.

Grand Traverse Resort & Spa is owned and operated by the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. For further information about specials, rates, and packages or to make reservations, please call 800-748-0303, or visit the Resort’s Web site at www.grandtraverseresort.com. 

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