With the opening of The Cloister in 1928, Bill Jones and automobile magnate, Howard Coffin created “a friendly little hotel” on the southern coast of Georgia. In the many years that have passed since Sea Island’s first guest, much in our world has changed. But some things – such as the values of treasuring family, friends, and nature – have remained timeless.

As the resort has evolved through the years, the simple traditions that define Sea Island have been preserved. The same children who once played on the shore years ago now bring their children and grandchildren to play on the same beach. Couples celebrate their golden anniversaries where they first honeymooned. Families reminisce of past vacations, while creating new memories and family traditions.

For more than 80 years, the foundation of genuine warmth and hospitality has remained constant. Between the marshland and the sea exists an island where the world is almost perfect. That place is Sea Island.

MANY THANKS to our
2012 Annual Convention Sponsors!

PLATINUM LEVEL SPONSORS

 

GOLD LEVEL SPONSORS

 

2011 Ocean Reef Club, Key Largo, FL
2010 Marriott’s Grand Hotel, Pt. Clear, AL
2009 Atlantis – The Bahamas, Paradise Island
2008 The Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort - San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
2007 The Greenbrier - White Sulphur Springs, WV
2006 The Ritz-Carlton – Naples, FL
2005 Grand Sandestin – Village at Baytowne Wharf, Destin, FL
2004 The Grove Park Inn Resort, Asheville, NC
2003 Atlantis – The Bahamas, Paradise Island
2002 Harvey’s Resort & Casino – Lake Tahoe, Nevada
2001 San Destin Hilton Resort – Destin, FL
2000 The Ritz Carlton Resort & Spa, Amelia Island, FL
1999 Marriott’s Desert Springs Resort & Spa, Palm Desert, CA
1998 Marriott’s Grand Hotel, Pt. Clear, AL
1997 The Grove Park Inn Resort, Asheville, NC
1996 Marriott’s Grand Hotel, Pt. Clear, AL
1995 The Ritz Carlton Resort & Spa, Amelia Island, FL
1994 Marriott’s Grand Hotel, Pt. Clear, AL
1993 The Ritz Carlton Resort, Amelia Island, FL
1992 Marriott’s Grand Hotel, Pt. Clear, AL
1991 The Westin Resort, Hilton Head Island, SC
1990 Marriott’s Grand Hotel, Pt. Clear, AL
1989 Sandestin Beach Hilton, Destin, FL
1988 Buena Vista Palace, Lake Buena Vista, FL
1987 Innisbrook, Tarpon Springs, FL
1986 Sandestin, Destin, FL
1985 The Grove Park Inn Resort, Asheville, NC
1984 Marriott’s Grand Hotel, Pt. Clear, AL
1983 Boca Raton Hotel & Club, Boca Raton, FL
1982 Hyatt Palmetto Dunes, Hilton Head Island, SC
1981 Intercontinental Hotel, Maui, Hawaii
1980 Marriott’s Grand Hotel, Pt. Clear, AL
1979 Hotel Del Coronado, San Diego, CA
1978 Innisbrook, Tarpon Springs, FL
1977 Marriott’s Grand Hotel, Pt. Clear, AL
1976 The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, CO
1975 Acapulco Princess Hotel & Club DeGolf, Acapulco, Mexico
1974 Marriott’s Grand Hotel, Pt. Clear, AL
1973 Sahara Tahoe Hotel & Casino, Lake Tahoe, NV
1972 Caribe-Hilton, San Juan ,Puerto Rico
1971 Grand Hotel, Pt. Clear, AL
1970 Grand Hotel, Pt. Clear, AL
1969 Grand Hotel, Pt. Clear, AL
1968 Grand Hotel, Pt. Clear, AL
1967 Grand Hotel, Pt. Clear, AL
1966 Grand Hotel, Pt. Clear, AL