TRIPOUTGAYTRAVEL.COM ANNOUNCES A CALL FOR NOMINEES FOR ITS SECOND ANNUAL “TRIPOUT GAY TRAVEL AWARDS”

Logo, a unit of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), announced today at the IGLTA (International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association’s) Annual Global Convention in Antwerp, Belgium that TripOutGayTravel.com, its comprehensive travel site dedicated to the gay and lesbian traveler and MTV Network’s first stand-alone, travel-focused site, will present its second annual “TripOut Gay Travel Awards.” The awards honor the most stylish, exciting and hottest destinations and services that attract, pamper and market to the LGBT traveler.

Readers of TripOutGayTravel.com and travel professionals are invited to suggest nominees for this year’s “TripOut Gay Travel Awards” via email to awards@tripoutgaytravel.com. A full list of categories is noted below and further information on how to submit a nominee suggestion is available at TripOutGayTravel.com. The deadline for submitting a nominee suggestion is Friday, July 30. Nominees for the 2010 TripOut Gay Travel Awards will be determined by an academy of seasoned writers, editors and travel experts covering the LGBT travel market. Voting will begin Monday, August 16 and the results will be announced in early November 2010.

For the 2009’s first ever TripOutGayTravel Awards in 2009, over 100,000 votes were cast by the site’s dedicated readers and fans to determine the winners.