La Reunion Golf Resort & Residences

NEW YORK, New York (January 16, 2012) -- Condé Nast Johansens, the international luxury travel guides from the most trusted name in travel publishing, Condé Nast Publications Ltd., today announced the winners of the 2012 Awards for Excellence. The winners of these prestigious awards were chosen as the top properties throughout the Americas, Atlantic, Caribbean and Pacific Islands. The full list of winners is included below.

The winners were selected from an exclusive collection of luxury, boutique hotels, inns and resorts throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Atlantic, Caribbean and Pacific Islands. Readers of the Guides, hotels guests and the Condé Nast Johansens inspection team all contributed votes for the 2012 awards. The 2012 Awards for Excellence cover 28 categories, including Most Excellent Resort, Most Excellent Hotel, Most Excellent Eco Resort, and Most Excellent Romantic Hideaway.

Lesley O’Malley-Keyes, Vice President & Publishing Director, The Americas noted, “The Awards for Excellence winners represent the very best of the best. Our readers are discerning and experienced travelers who know what they want when they travel - exceptional accommodations, outstanding service and good value for money. Condé Nast Johansens only recommends properties that meet these very specific standards.”

The chic Guides, now in their 30th year of publication in Europe, celebrate a loyal readership; each property is selected for its dedication to the highest standards of comfort, unique personality, warmth and service, impressive facilities and surroundings. Featured properties are approved for recommendation following an annual inspection by one of our team of local experts. Only then is it awarded the “Condé Nast Mark of Excellence” wall plaque. This distinctive sign is a visible endorsement for more than 9 million of the world’s most discerning and experienced travelers.

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The winners of the Condé Nast Johansens 2012 Awards for Excellence,
The Americas, Atlantic, Caribbean & Pacific are:
ATLANTIC, CARIBBEAN & PACIFIC

Most Excellent Resort:
Spice Island Beach Resort, Grenada

Most Excellent Small Resort:
Cotton House, Mustique

Most Excellent Romantic Hideaway:
Cap Juluca, Anguilla

Most Excellent Spa Resort:
CuisinArt Golf Resort & Spa, Anguilla

Most Excellent Eco Resort:
Palm Island, St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Most Excellent Service:
Jade Mountain at Anse Chastanet, St. Lucia

THE ENVIRONMENT:
Great importance is given to the environment. The resort has a trash collection, classification and recycling program. Income from the sale of recycled products goes to the collaborators.

Decorative lagoons throughout the Golf Course collect rain water and store it to be subsequently used to water the lawns.

As part of the project, thirty percent of the grounds have been set aside as a green area reserve.

FLORA AND FAUNA:
One of the Resort's norms is to take care of and respect the local flora and fauna. One of the activities that visitors may enjoy is bird watching. More than 150 species of endemic birds have been registered.

RECYCLING:
Trash is adequately handled at the Resort. Several products, such as glass, cardboard, plastic, and aluminum are collected, classified and recycled. The Recycling Committee has created awareness among the employees participating in classifying waste.

The Recycling Project, in its initial stage, is located in El Porvenir, a neighboring community. This program is coordinated with students of the Instituto Basico, and everything is coordinated by a person in the Supervised Professional Practice Program of the San Carlos de Guatemala University.

FOREST CONSERVATION:
Native tree seeds are collected and planted in the reforestation areas to conserve the species.

NURSERY:
There is a nursery where native tree seeds are reproduced. These trees include species such as: Chaperno, Aguacatío, Chapernío, Tempisque, and Oak.

HEALTH:
The Health Project is in its initial stages at the Resort. There is a nurse and a medical team for primary care. The second stage consists of a medical clinic, a doctor, and permanent attention to clients, members, visitors and collaborators.

The population of El Porvenir has access to a medical clinic and a dental clinic attended by an EPS (Supervised Professional Practice) who provides medical care to all community members and to the collaborators. Special care is provided to El Porvenir's children who get free medical attention.

The community counts with the support of a Social Worker who is actively participating with the population in development programs. Her participation follows a plan to approach and sensitize the population. Preventive and curative health efforts, educational talks, community organization and a production mini-project are carried out with a group of women who make candles which are bought by the Hotel.

EDUCATION:
Field personnel who have not had the opportunity to go to school are taught Reading and Writing. It is a permanent program and classes are supported by the Ministry of Education through the National Literacy Campaign CONALFA. The land for the school was a donation to the Village El Porvenir and construction was endorsed. The second stage of the plan consists of building additional modules for classrooms and activity rooms, workshops, etc. A computer laboratory was built to house forty computers which will have Internet access. Equipment and furniture are being installed at this time.