Canadian Resort & Travel Association

CVOA Members Exemplify Excellence 16 Perspective Magazine Awards for Member Companies

March 7, 2018


VANCOUVER, CANADA (March 7, 2018) –The Canadian Vacation Ownership Association (CVOA) hasannounced that 16 of the prestigious Perspective Magazine Awards were bestowed upon CVOA’smembers. The annual awards recognize companies and individuals for their achievements within thevacation ownership industry over the past year. CVOA’s membership includes development companies,management firms, single resorts, exchange companies and suppliers.

Winners were presented with their awards in front of an audience of almost 200 of their peers during the annual GNEX Conference. There were 30 categories, all judged independently by four industry experts, plus online votes. Elegant crystal awards were presented aboard a private yacht in Miami during a party sponsored by DAE, Holidays Systems International and INTUITION.

Perspective Magazine 2018 Award Winners that are CVOA members include:

  • Best Business Product- Holiday Systems International
  • Best Customer Service- DAE
  • Best Exterior Design- Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club Dominican Republic
  • Best Financial Services- Wyndham
  • Best Industry Leader- Jorge Herrera Rivadeneyra, Unlimited Vacation Club
  • Best Legal Services- Wyndham Asia Pacific• Best Marketing Campaign- Sunset Group Vacacionante in alliance with the Julio César Chávez Foundation
  • Best Online Media- Unlimited Vacation Club
  • Best Overall Company (Under 250 employees)- DAE
  • Best Print Media- RTX Traveler
  • Best Product Development- SPI
  • Best Sales Professional- Adam Bieshaar, Wyndham
  • Best Strategic Partnership- RMS
  • Best Technology- Holiday Systems International
  • Best Overall Resort- El Cid Resorts
  • Best Latin American Resort- El Cid Resorts


This year, INTUITION also gave Customer Satisfaction Awards to its top three performing clients based on TripAdvisor® Scores. CVOA members Unlimited Vacation Club and El Cid Resorts both were honored in this category. Jon Zwickel, CEO of CVOA says “Our organization supports Canadian-based companies as well as those interested in expanding their opportunities in Canada. We are thrilled these members represent the best of our industry and regard this as a testament to our outstanding membership base.”


“It was a pleasure to honor the winners of the 8 th Annual Perspective Magazine Awards at GNEX 2018. There is so much entrepreneurial talent in our industry – congratulations again to all of this year’s winners!” Says Paul Mattimoe, President & CEO, Perspective Group & INTUITION, and host of Global Networking Expo (GNEX).
The 2019 Perspective Magazine Awards will open soon for nominations, and winners will once again be announced during the annual GNEX Conference, which will next be held at Baha Mar, Bahamas from February 25-27, 2019.

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