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Playground Real Estate Inc. wins Best Real Estate Agency, Canada at the International Property Awards
Monday November 27, 8:00 am ET LONDON, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ - Playground Real Estate Inc., a division of Intrawest, has won a prestigious International Property Award for Best Real Estate Agency, Canada. The International Property Awards, referred to as the Oscars of the property industry, distinguish the highest levels of achievement in a range of property-related fields. Award categories encompass the best agencies, property developers, resorts, interior designers and other areas of the residential property trade. Playground Real Estate Inc. is the premier provider of innovative real estate sales and marketing services for destinations world-wide. "We are thrilled with this prestigious accolade," said Marcel Labbe, VP of Marketing Innovation for Playground. "We are proud of the innovative marketing campaigns and our unique methodology which we apply to all of our projects; both of which give our developer partners incredible sales results prior to construction, mitigating their risk." Winners of the International Property Awards were revealed at a gala dinner in London earlier this month. Over 500 property professionals attended, representing 45 different countries from around the globe. The Awards are the world's largest ever property competition with a highly respected panel of judges. Playground's offering Anahita received an award for Best Development, Mauritius. Occupying 213 hectares on the idyllic island's lush East Coast and stretching along six kilometres of coastline, Anahita is an exclusive residential community in the Indian Ocean. With offices spanning the globe in Vancouver, Montreal, Orlando, Reno, Denver, and Lausanne, Playground is dedicated to fulfilling its mission of "connecting people with the ultimate places to play". The company provides a unique breadth of properties from beach and mountain destinations, to golf and urban locations, with current ownership opportunities in world-renowned Whistler Blackcomb - North America's most popular mountain resort; Honua Kai - the only new condo hotel to hit Ka'anapali Beach, Maui in more than 20 years; and Florida's Sandestin - 2,400 acres including white sand beaches and world-class golf. Playground is also the licensed broker for the Westin's properties in Orlando and Napa Valley, and for the Hard Rock Condo Hotel in San Diego - the hottest new urban location destination. To learn more about Playground and its unique breadth of offerings, visit www.playground.com. About Intrawest: ---------------- Intrawest is a world leader in destination resorts and leisure travel. The company has interests in ten resorts at North America's most popular mountain destinations including Whistler Blackcomb, a host venue for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Intrawest network also includes Canadian Mountain Holidays, the largest heli-skiing operation in the world, Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Florida and Club Intrawest - a private resort club with nine locations throughout North America. In addition, Intrawest develops real estate at its resorts and at other locations across North America and in Europe. Intrawest is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. For more information, visit www.intrawest.com CONTACT: Angela Nielsen, Corporate Marketing & Media Relations, Playground Real Estate Inc., (604) 675-7546
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