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What can I say? I had never been to Las Vegas before and Kyero.com being nominated for Best International Property Portal seemed the ideal excuse to make the trip

It wasn't that I doubted the quality of our web site in any way, but I was convinced that we wouldn't win - simply because the competition was so strong.

Rightmove.co.uk is the UK's largest property portal, a publicly traded company currently valued in excess of half a billion pounds. Daft.ie is it's equivalent in Ireland.

There were a couple of 'other' portals which had also been nominated but I was fairly confident that we could 'take' them!

So, on my way to the awards in my rented tuxedo, I was mentally preparing myself to congratulate the winners and congratulate ourselves for having participated at such a high level.

When Kyero.com was announced as the outright winner (there were no 'runner-up' awards), there was a moment when we just stared at each other across the table, wondering whether we'd all heard correctly.

Eventually, the adrenalin kicked-in and we got to our feet and accepted the award. As I write this, there's still something unreal about Kyero.com being voted Best International Property Portal - there is no higher industry award.

Accepting the award, I was literally speechless but I would have liked to have said this:

Thank you to our visitors and subscribers. Without you, our web site would be an academic exercise, operating in a vacuum.

Thank you to our advertisers. I appreciate your courage and foresight by continuing to invest in online advertising in a challenging market.

Thank you to the staff of Kyero.com. Your skill, integrity and good-humour have enabled us to succeed at a world-class level.

I can't tell you how proud I am to be associated with Kyero.com - and for it to have been voted as the best of the best by an independent panel of industry figures.

Rather than rest on our laurels though, this will undoubtedly spur Kyero.com to greater achievement. We're already thinking about what we need to do to retain the crown in 2008.

I have a feeling that the level of competition will be even hotter next year - and that's good news for every one involved in the overseas property industry.

Martin Dell, Kyero.com