Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- (SBWire) -- 08/29/2010 -- It's Time To Choose The Best Of Mallysia 2010

Kuala Lumpur, August 2010: Say hello to The Best of Malaysia (BoM) 2010, the awards where the people’s vote on all things travel and leisure are counted, where the vox populi decides the Best of Malaysia!

The awards take an overview of the Malaysian hospitality industry-hotels, beach resorts, attractions etc-and provide a 100 per cent people driven award system, the only one of its kind in the country.

The 2010 BoMs are under way and this year we've made it easier than ever to lodge your votes with easy drop down menus. We have 16 categories split into categories (listed below). Voting begins at the start of August with ‘Open Fields’ & drop down menus for each category so as to not influence the polls. All votes will be checked and entries will be vetted to ensure no unfair play. Then, on September 6 2010, polls close and votes will be counted to form a Shortlist. This Shortlist will comprise the five (or six or seven, depending if the vote is especially close) top outlets in each of the categories. Polls will then re-open with ONLY the shortlisted outlets on a ‘drop-down’ menu to decide who will be the eventual winner.

Votes from Stage One will be carried into Stage Two and added to additional votes cast. The outlet with the most overall votes will be declared the winner at a special Awards Ceremony in November just prior to the release of the December ‘Best of Malaysia Special’ Issue of the Expatriate Lifestyle magazine.

Every vote counts in the Best of Malaysia 2010 Awards – the ONLY awards in Malaysia which are free and fair and voted for by YOU, who visit and live in Malaysia. You can’t buy these awards and the choices are purely down to the people. You can’t get more democratic than that.

Vote now on http://www.expatriatelifestyle.com/vote/Best-of-Malaysia and keep your eye on the website and in Expatriate Lifestyle magazine for more updates.

Categories for BoM 2010 (with 2009 winners in brackets)
Best City Hotel (2009 winner: Hilton Kuala Lumpur)
Best Serviced Residence (2009 winner: The Ritz-Carlton Kuala Lumpur)
Best Boutique Hotel (2009 winner: Carcosa Seri Negara)
Best City Spa (2009 winner: Spa Village at The Ritz-Carlton Kuala Lumpur)
Best Attraction (2009 winner: Petronas Twin Towers & Aquaria KLCC)
Best Beach Resort (2009 winner: Four Seasons Resort Langkawi)
Best Non-Beach Resort (2009 winner: Cameron Highlands Resort)
Best Family Holiday Resort (2009 winner: Club Med Resort Cherating)
Best Spa Resort (2009 winner: Tanjong Jara Resort)
Best Golf Course/ Resort (2009 winner: Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club)
Best Indoor Fun (2009 winner: Pavilion KL)
Best Outdoor Fun (2009 winner: Carasol Beach Club and Watersports)
Best Cultural/ Heritage Experience (2009 winner: Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra)
Best Hotel Restaurant 2009 winner: (Lafite)
Best Hotel Bar (2009 winner: Sultan Lounge & SkyBar)
Best Service Awards (New for 2010)

About Expatriate Lifestyle
Launched in 2003, Expatriate Lifestyle is the number 1 quality lifestyle publication for expatriates living in Malaysia. Expatriate Lifestyle is read by over 100,000 affluent, active, well travelled expatriates and Malaysians and their visiting family and friends. Available at over 1000 It features travel writers that write for guidebooks and travel supplements for internationally renowned newspapers and magazines such as The Sunday Times, The Independent, The Melbourne Age, GQ and Conde Nast Traveller.

About Mongoose
Mongoose is Malaysia’s fastest growing media house founded in 1997. They specialise in providing consumer publications (publisher of Time Out KL, Time Out Malaysia Guides, Expatriate Lifestyle, Golf Vacations, The Circular , Esquire and Al Musafir), web solutions, contract sales, contract publishing, creative marketing solutions, event management and PR. With a guiding principle of ‘Communicating with Integrity’, Mongoose utilises its international experience spanning three decades and succeeds in bringing editorial, design, marketing, PR, communications and web-based best practice to Malaysia.

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