Ginn Reunion® Resort earned the 2008 North America “Golf Resort of the Year” award from the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO). Twenty of North America’s finest golf resorts were nominated for the distinction whose criteria included customer satisfaction, quality of golf courses and accommodations, value for money, professional conduct of suppliers, support from the local tourism industry and accessibility to tee times.

Votes were cast by IAGTO’s 260 golf tour operators from 40 countries around the globe. Each operator nominated what they considered to be the best performing golf destination of the year, according to their travel clients. One winner was selected in five different regions: North America, Latin America and Caribbean, Europe, Africa and Gulf States, and Asia and Australia.

Established in 1997, IAGTO is the global trade association of the golf tourism industry. Members include golf tour operators, golf resorts, hotels, golf courses, operators, airlines and tourist boards in more than 70 countries worldwide. The organization’s main goal is to encourage private and public sector organizations to work together in the development and promotion of new and existing golf destinations, making them accessible to the widest range of golfers.