Perspective Magazine Award Winners Unveiled At GNEX Timeshare and Fractional Conference
The shared ownership industry's leading independent trade publication announced the winners during a Gala dinner at the conclusion of the Global Networking Expo.
NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND, May 20, 2011
Thirty Four accolades were awarded to timeshare and fractional ownership industry companies and professionals during a lavish six course gala dinner that marked the end of the inaugural Global Networking Expo at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas.Those that attended GNEX 2011 found out who the winners of this year's coveted Perspective Magazine Awards were first hand during the celebrations on the evening of 12th May, when the shared ownership industry's leading independent trade publication presented winners of the 34 award categories with beautiful crystal trophies.
After 9 months and more than 150 nominees, online voting was opened for just four weeks and in that time accrued over 2,350 online votes from industry professionals. Those votes were then converted to points and added to the blind judging results from three industry veterans to produce the final results of this first of its kind awards program that included some categories vying for regional titles, with the premier awards denoting the best worldwide.
The results were as follows:
WINNERS
• Best Exterior Design Award - Royal Savoy Resort
• Best Interior Design Award - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana
• Best Developer Partner - Interval International
• Best Green Initiative - Hacienda Tres Rios Resort, Spa & Nature Park
• Best Individual Sales Professional - Suraj Naik, Karma Royal Group
• Best Individual Marketing Professional - Charlotte Rose Melsom, Absolute World Group
• Best Innovation Award - RCI Weeks Enhancements
• Best Management Company - Wyndham Vacation Ownership
• Best Marketing Program - Finders Keepers, Interval International
• Best Media Award - RCI TV
• Best Newcomer Award - Karma Spa, Karma Royal Group
• Best Place To Work - Dial An Exchange
• Best Project Team - Dial An Exchange Customer Services
• Best Technology Award - RCISnapbook.com
• Entrepreneur Of The Year - John Spence, Karma Royal Group
• Best Industry Leader - Francis Taylor, Dial An Exchange
REGIONAL WINNERS
• Best Fractional Unit, North America - El Dorado Royale, Presidential Suite
• Best Fractional Unit, Europe & Middle East - First Light At K Club
• Best Fractional Unit, Asia Pacific - Absolute Bangla Suites
• Best Fractional Resort, North America - El Dorado Royal, Presidential Suite
• Best Fractional Resort, Europe & Middle East - The Residence Club at Baglioni Marrakech
• Best Fractional Resort, Asia Pacific - The Beach Samui
• Best Timeshare Unit, North America - Marriott's Lakeshore Reserve at Grande Lakes
• Best Timeshare Unit, Europe & Middle East - Marriott's Playa Andaluza
• Best Timeshare Unit, Asia Pacific - Imperial Units, Karma Royal Group
• Best Timeshare Unit, South Africa - Sunswop at Beacon Island
• Best Timeshare Resort, North America - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana
• Best Timeshare Resort, Europe & Middle East - Emirates Vacation Club, Dubai
• Best Timeshare Resort, Asia Pacific - Marriott's Mai Khao Beach
• Best Timeshare Resort, South Africa - Sunswop at Beacon Island
WORLDWIDE WINNERS
• Best Fractional Unit Worldwide - El Dorado Royale, Presidential Suite
• Best Fractional Resort Worldwide - The Residence Club at Baglioni Marrakech
• Best Timeshare Unit Worldwide - Marriott's Playa Andaluz
• Best Timeshare Resort Worldwide - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana
Special thanks go to the Judges:
Jamie Klein, President, The Lore Institute
Sherman Potvin, CEO, Fractional Homes International
Tom Goetschius, President & CEO, Tom Goetschius Associates
Each winner also receives a specially customized Perspective Magazine Awards logo for use in their marketing materials, websites and brochures and will be entered into the Perspective Magazine Awards Hall of Fame.
More information, including photos, videos, testimonials, news and magazine articles relating to the GNEX 2011 Conference and the Perspective Magazine Awards will be added to http://perspectivemagazine.com/gnex over the next few days and weeks.
Sponsors and supporters of GNEX 2011 include:
The Absolute World Group, Blue Strawberry Resorts, Dial an Exchange, Resort Television, Yucatan Holidays, Citadel Trustees Limited, Connex, First American Title Insurance Company, ICE, Interval International, LeisureLink, Lloydshare , 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.
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.