Global Timeshare and Fractional Awards Program Receives Exceptional Response From The Vacation Ownership Industry

NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND, April 07, 2011 (Press-News.org) To help choose between over 150 entries submitted for the Perspective Magazine Awards Program, to be held the evening of May 12th, 2011 during GNEX 2011, online voting will be open to timeshare and fractional industry professionals beginning Tuesday, April 5th.

Online voting will be conducted through the Perspective Magazine website at http://perspectivemagazine.com, with voters asked to go to the website and follow the links for instructions on how to place your vote for your favorite individual or company. Voting will conclude at the end of April, when the votes will be added to the decisions of a select panel of industry experts in a process to decide the award winners.

The selection process will begin for categories ranging from "Best Resort Development" to "Entrepreneur of the Year", ensuring an evening of anticipation as the winners are crowned from their respective areas of expertise.

With such an outstanding response in the first year of the event, the groundwork is laid for the future success of the program according to Paul Mattimoe, president and CEO, Perspective Magazine.

"The entries for our initial awards program have exceeded our expectations and we are ecstatic about the number of companies that have chosen to be a part of the program," said Mattimoe. "Our unique online voting system will allow industry professionals to help select the winners and bring a truly global presence to the process."

Top decision-makers from the vacation ownership industry will convene at one of the most sensational destinations in North America, the Atlantis Resort in Nassau, Bahamas, for an exciting night of entertainment and suspense as awards are presented in front of an audience representing the magazine's North America, Europe & Middle East, Asia Pacific and South Africa readership regions.

Industry associations from five continents have given their support to GNEX 2011, which will be held over May 11th-12th, 2011 and will take a comprehensive look at the industry from a global viewpoint. Attendees from the USA, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, South America, UK, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Russia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Australia will be examining creative new ways to grow their businesses.

Workshops discussing international best practices and new strategies to gain and maintain customers will provide outstanding value for delegates. The expo will also incorporate an exhibitor hall, networking sessions, a welcome reception, open networking time and areas for individual business meetings in addition to the Perspective Magazine Awards Gala dinner.

Sponsors and supporters of GNEX 2011 include:

The Absolute World Group, Dial an Exchange, Resort Television, Yucatan Holidays, Citadel Trustees Limited, Connex, First American Title Insurance Company, ICE, Interval International, LeisureLink, Max Generation, RCI, First National Trustee Company, Alternative Ownership Conference Asia Pacific (AOCAP), Australian Timeshare & Holiday Ownership Council (ATHOC), Canadian Resort Development Association (CRDA), Cooperative Association of Resort Exchangers (CARE), La Asociación Mexicana de Desarrolladores Turísticos (AMDETUR), Ragatz Fractional Interest Conference, Resort Development Organisation (RDO), Vacation Ownership Association of Southern Africa (VOASA), American Airlines, Avis Rent A Car and Christel House International as Charity of Choice.

For more information and to find out how you can attend GNEX 2011, please visit http://perspectivemagazine.com/gnex

About Perspective Magazine
Perspective Magazine publishes four regional brands: industry publications Perspective Magazine North America, Perspective Magazine Europe & Middle East, Perspective Magazine South Africa and Perspective Magazine Asia Pacific. Together, the industry magazines are the most read independent trade publications globally for the shared ownership industry and the company is a media sponsor of 30 major industry events around the world. The company's consumer magazine, Owners Perspective Magazine, is the only independent consumer publication that specializes in promoting the benefits of buying shared ownership products to the general public. Distribution is via a variety of high-profile consumer channels including, but not limited to, more than 150 first class airport lounges worldwide with over a dozen airlines such as British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Emirates, Singapore Airlines, American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta as well as hundreds of luxury hotels, resorts, spas and golf clubs.

For more information, please visit http://perspectivemagazine.com/gnex or email Steve Luba, Director of Public Relations, at steveluba(at)perspectivemagazine.com. For information on advertising and editorial opportunities visit http://perspectivemagazine.com/advertise.