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Tropic of Cancer at Pelican Beach, Pompey Monument/Ole Jail House, The Hermitage Tombs, Three Sister's Rocks, The Ferry Bridge, Patience House and the Shark Lady of the Exumas (an unusual museum and shop located in the home of Gloria Patience). Great Exuma Island is the largest of the Exuma Islands and the location of Exuma's capital city, George Town, which is 35 miles southeast of Nassau, stretches more than 120 miles and has a population of approxi- mately 3,600. WHERETO STAY The Palm Bay Beach Club is quiet and quaint. There is only one meeting room with a 50-person capacity. The property boasts more than 70 beachside cottages and hillside villas, two swimming pools, a beach bar and grill, water sports and a shuttle service to George Town. There is a choice of studio, one bedroom, two bedroom and three bed- room villas all equipped with either a full or partial kitchen. Location is everything. The resort over- looks Elizabeth Harbour and Stocking Island. It's only seven miles from Exuma InternationalAirport,one mile from the cap- ital, George Town, and a short drive to the Four Seasons Greg Norman Signature Golf Course. The Grand Isle Resort & Spa, a golf and oceanfront villa-only resort, located in Emerald Bay on the east coast of Great Exuma Island in the Bahamas, is an exquisite property. It has various room accommoda- tions that offer either an oceanfront view, a panoramic ocean view or a partial view. There are one-, two-, three- and four-bed- room villas and a two-bedroom and a four- bedroom penthouse. The grand property also offers ownership of an island villa or a penthouse within the real estate development. There are no dedicated meeting facilities, however the impressive staff will do its best to accommodate. The Four Seasons is The Four Seasons. The property, which has 183 guest rooms and suites, is nestled by lagoons and the fair- ways of the Greg Norman-designed golf course.The quarters, broken down into 140 guest rooms,43 suites and 18multi-bedroom residences, are spacious and open to private terraces. Activities include tennis and golf.You can Emerald Bay. Open-air facilities accommo- date a stage, special lighting, sound and dig- ital requirements and food service. GETTING THERE You can reach The Exumas via Bahamasair, which flies into Exuma International Airport. Other airlines for consideration: American Eagle, also get a massage at Tranquility Garden – a Continental/Continental Connection, US traveling to the United States from The Bahamas are required to present a valid pass- port or another secure, accepted document to enter or re-enter the United States. For more information: (Bahamas.com. FOR INFORMATION: The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation (BMOTA) – www.bahamas.com or (242) 302-2000 Black Meetings & Tourism July/August 2012: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 19 full-service spa. The resort is 15 minutes from the international airport and is a short 90-minutes from Florida and 35 minutes from Nassau. MEETING Ok, it's time to put some work in. At least you have a tropical backdrop. Indoor Airways Express and LynxAir. Airlines flying to Exuma from Nassau: Bahamasair, FlamingoAir and Sky Unlimited. ***Note – Be sure to bring enough cash. There are not a lot of ATMs. Credit cards are not widely accepted, other than at the resorts. There are a few local groceries and Exuma Island meeting rooms offer the latest audio-visual amenities in a setting of 13,020 sq. ft., including the ballroom that can accommo- date up to 400 people for a banquet event. All meeting rooms lead to outdoor shaded patios with views of the golf course. The indoor function rooms are complemented by the 12,000-sq. ft. outdoor function space, set in beautifully landscaped gardens with views of the crescent-shaped beach of some local places for eating out, but none of them accept credit cards. The U.S. dollar is an even exchange throughout the Bahamas. *September through May, island tempera- tures average 70 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit; the rest of the year is warmer, with temper- atures between 80 and 85 degrees. Nighttime temperatures are generally cooler by five to seven degrees. *All U.S. citizens and foreign nationals Exuma Island