The annual voting program for the Douglas Business and Tourism Awards is now open online.

Visitors and locals are asked to complete as many selections as possible to help provide votes for all business sectors. The emphasis this year is very much towards the online voting service.

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VOTE HERE

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This is in direct response to local business advice to ensure present and past customers get the opportunity to vote whether they are here or back at home.

The online service automatically sends an email acknowledge of each vote which helps to make the voting system more secure because no undelivered emails are counted in the final tally of votes.

The sponsorship package for the individual awards categories are just being finalised and will be printed and distributed around the local businesses very shortly, but in the meantime we strongly urge you to promote the online service to ensure every visitor acknowledges your input and those of all other services and products that contributed to their holiday.

Last year the total votes were over 30,000. This year it is estimated that number will increase with so much interest in the digital online service being a high priority within the local business community.

If you want to put the online voting link on your website with an 2016 Awards logo please contact irene@newsport.com.au and get your business front and centre for all visitors and local residents.