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The Westin and Sheraton at Our Lucaya Ranked As One of
World’s Best Destination Wedding Resorts

Resort featured in Top 10 of New Fairchild Bridal Group/ASTA Poll

GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND – Feb. 4, 2005 - Travel agents have selected The Westin and Sheraton at Our Lucaya Beach & Golf Resort as one of the world’s top resorts for destination weddings.
 
The Grand Bahama Island resort was among the top seven chosen by 3,000 ASTA travel agents in the United States, in a poll conducted for Fairchild Bridal Guide’s “2004 World’s Best Awards.” Our Lucaya is the only Bahamian resort featured on the list.
 
“We are thrilled that Our Lucaya ranked high on this prestigious list,” said Jim Curtis, director of sales and marketing. “Our Lucaya offers couples a unique wedding experience in a magical island setting, and we’re proud the travel agent community has recognized that.”
 
To celebrate this recognition, SeaShells Weddings at Our Lucaya has a special offer for couples who purchase a Seaside Elegance wedding package: sign a contract by May 31st, and receive a complimentary standard tropical bridal bouquet and boutonniere.
 
Our Lucaya’s popularity among engaged couples continues to grow, as the resort expects to double its wedding bookings this year.
 
For more information about weddings at Our Lucaya, call 242-326-3722 or log on to www.seashellsweddingsourlucaya.com.

Fairchild Bridal Group is a leader in the wedding publishing industry, producing Bride’s, Modern Bride, Elegant Bride and Fairchild Bridal Connection.
 
The Westin and Sheraton at Our Lucaya Beach & Golf Resort is a 377-acre resort on Grand Bahama Island.  The 1,260-room resort features two 18-hole golf courses, Senses Spa and fitness center, 14 restaurants and lounges, a 35,000 square foot
casino, four premier tennis courts, Camp Lucaya children’s center and four oceanfront swimming pools.
 
The Westin at Our Lucaya made Condé Nast Traveler’s 2005 prestigious Gold List, ranked by the magazine’s 20,000  subscribers as one of the Caribbean’s top hotels.
 
For information, please call (800) Westin - 1 (937-8461) for the Westin at Our Lucaya,
(800) 325-3535 for the Sheraton at Our Lucaya or visit www.westin.com/ourlucaya or www.sheraton.com/ourlucaya.           
 
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