http://www.elitemeetings.com/forums/blog.php en Thu, 9 Sep 2010 15:07:11 GMT 720 http://www.elitemeetings.com//images/prop/004_01_t.jpg http://www.elitemeetings.com/forums/blog.php 41 48 http://www.elitemeetings.com/property/amelia-island-plantation/#news_740 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:45:00 GMT
Jack Healan, president of Amelia Island Plantation, has received the prestigious education award " signified by a pineapple " from the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association Educational Foundation. He was chosen for his outstanding service to the Lodging Management Program.

Healan was nominated by Rochelle Stanfill, director of Tampas International Academy of Resort Operations at Jefferson High School, where, for the last seven years, Amelia Island Plantation has had a partnership with the school. According to Stanfill, The partnership has set a benchmark for business education which we hope other businesses will try to achieve.

In more awards news, Amelia Island Plantation has been given the 2008 Award of Excellence from Corporate & Incentive Travel magazine. Resorts were selected by subscribers who voted for the properties that best served their corporate meetings and/or incentive travel programs during the last year.

Finally, the Spa & Salon at Amelia...]]> Elite Concierge http://www.elitemeetings.com/property/amelia-island-plantation/#news_740 http://www.elitemeetings.com/property/amelia-island-plantation/#news_739 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:43:00 GMT
Jack Healan, president of Amelia Island Company, has been named one of the first two inductees into the Floridas First Coast of Golf Hall of Fame. Healan was a founding member in 1992 and an early leader for this destination marketing organization tasked with promoting golf and golf travel to Northeast Florida.

Jack was instrumental in conceiving Floridas First Coast of Golf and making it a reality, said David Reese, president of Floridas First Coast of Golf. His support for golf travel has been unwavering for the past 16 years.

In tennis news, Tennis Magazine has named Amelia Island Plantation as one of the top 50 resorts in the U.S. for 2008. The semi-annual review of tennis resorts was conducted by a veteran travel writer who examined courts, quality of instruction and clinics, as well as the all-around resort experience.]]> Elite Concierge http://www.elitemeetings.com/property/amelia-island-plantation/#news_739 http://www.elitemeetings.com/property/amelia-island-plantation/#news_641 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:11:26 GMT Furthermore, readers of Meetings and Conventions magazine voted to recognize Amelia Island Plantation as a top meeting destination in the United States. According to the magazine "the Gold Key Award has set the bar for excellence among industry and meeting professionals who rely on this mark to symbolize outstanding meeting facilities." In addition, the resort was chosen as a "top golf and meeting hotels and resorts destination throughout the world." The 2008 Resorts & Great Hotels Connoisseur's Collection acknowledges outstanding properties that are favored by readers for "providing a luxury...]]> Lynn W http://www.elitemeetings.com/property/amelia-island-plantation/#news_641 http://www.elitemeetings.com/property/amelia-island-plantation/#news_561 Fri, 5 Sep 2008 14:22:58 GMT Philadelphia, PA - August 12, 2008 -
CR Certification Corporation ("CardioReady"), the nation's only provider of independent auditing and certification of cardiac emergency readiness programs, today announced that the Amelia Island Plantation Inn, its Conference centers, and its Beach Club have met the best practices and necessary standards to obtain CardioReady Certification for cardiac emergency preparedness. Amelia Island Plantation features more than 49,000 square feet of versatile function space to accommodate banquets, conferences and theme parties of up to 1,000 guests.

"We are very proud of this accomplishment. CardioReady Certification exemplifies our commitment to the health and safety of our guests and employees," said Richard Goldman, Sr.Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer, Amelia Island Plantation. As travelers become...]]> Lynn W http://www.elitemeetings.com/property/amelia-island-plantation/#news_561 http://www.elitemeetings.com/property/amelia-island-plantation/#news_481 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:18:38 GMT Some of the aspect's that entered into the designation are that:
*The property's four courses -- Amelia River (public welcome), Long Point (member preferred), Oak Marsh and Ocean Links - are Audubon sanctuary certified courses.
*Amelia Island Plantation uses reclaimed, or gray, water to irrigate its courses and its landscaping.
*The resort has been committed to the environment and its natural habitat since its founding in 1973, and has an ambitious program of "green initiatives" designed to make the resort, its guests and its employees more aware environmentally.

The green initiatives include:
*resort-wide recycling in all of its food, beverage, lodging and office venues,
*use of...]]> Leigh http://www.elitemeetings.com/property/amelia-island-plantation/#news_481 http://www.elitemeetings.com/property/amelia-island-plantation/#news_480 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:14:26 GMT
"We could not be more thrilled about our new partnership with GenPower," said Bill Di Stanisloa, director of The Spa at Amelia Island Plantation and director of the resort's Green Team. "The Davis family is committed to alternative energy sources as much as our resort and we're lucky to have a chance to work with them on this project."

In its beginning phases, Amelia Island Plantation and GenPower are joining together on the fountain and the golf cart project and will then move to increasing the resort's solar presence through solar water heaters, solar vehicles and more.

Lavelle Davis, president of GenPower, also sees this relationship as a win-win. "At GenPower, we could...]]> Leigh http://www.elitemeetings.com/property/amelia-island-plantation/#news_480 http://www.elitemeetings.com/property/amelia-island-plantation/#news_479 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:11:52 GMT
AMELIA ISLAND - Amelia Island Plantation has received the coveted and hard-won Green Lodging destination certification from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The ceremony to award the certification will be held Tuesday, May 27, at 11 a.m. at the resort's gazebo outside its Spa and Shops village. The voluntary state initiative provides the lodging industry with technical assistance by encouraging hotels and motels to adopt cost-saving "green" practices that reduce waste and conserve natural resources.

"Amelia Island Plantation is taking the necessary steps to help protect, restore and conserve Florida's natural resources," according to DEP district director Bill Green. "We are pleased to welcome the resort to the Florida Green Lodging Program family."

Green noted the resort's commitment to the environment through its resort-wide recycling program that includes the resort's 800-plus full time...]]> Leigh http://www.elitemeetings.com/property/amelia-island-plantation/#news_479