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The 15th Worldwide Hospitality Awards, a record setting edition

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Published on 06/10/14 - Updated on 17/03/22

Cérémonie des Hospitality Awards

For this 15th edition, the Hospitality Awards just passed the benchmark of 200 dossiers, across all categories, and the last dossiers are trickling in, offering a very complete panorama of the hotel industry’s performances and innovations.

Since the first edition in October 2000, the evolution of this ceremony has been impressive and the innovations have been renewed incessantly to provide a platform for exchanges and collaborations between Hospitality professionals. Key executives of hotel groups have confirmed this evolution by presiding over the different stages of the competition to ensure that the Hospitality Awards reflect the sector's practices and concerns.

Christian Pierret, Secretary of State for Industry, Paul Dubrule, co-founder of the Accor group, Frantz Taittinger, president of the group Envergure, Jean-Gabriel Pérès, president of Mövenpick Hotels, David Michels, president of Hilton International, Kurt Ritter, president of Rezidor Hospitality, Roland Vos, president EMEA for Starwood Hotels, Gilles Pélisson, president and CEO Accor group, Arne Sorenson, CEO Marriott International, Andrew Cosslett, CEO InterContinental Hotels Group, Hubert Joly, president Carlson Hotels, Rakesh Sarna, COO International Operations at Global Hyatt, Simon Vincent, president Europe Hilton Hotels Worldwide, and Steve Joyce, President and CEO Choice Hotels International have preceded this years' president of the ceremony who will bring a Mediterranean touch to the event: Federico Gonzalez Tejera, CEO NH Hotel Group.

The features of the Hospitality Awards have been steered by an Advisory Board that has been regularly changed to integrate the new players alongside those who are more experienced. Under the successive presidencies of Bertil Charbonnier, Vice President Europe Choice Hotels, Jürgen Fischer, President EMOA Hilton Hotels, Bernard Lambert, CEO SBM Monaco, Yann Caillère, CEO Groupe Accor, Wolfgang Neumann, President Europe-Africa Hilton Worldwide, Luis Del Olmo, Senior VP Sales & Marketing, Melia Hotels, Richard Gomel, CEO Groupe du Louvre, Sven Boinet, CEO Pierre & Vacances-Center Parcs, Pierre-Frédéric Roulot, President Louvre Hotels Group, Mariano Perez Claver, President NH Hotels, Angela Brav, Chief Executive Europe IHG, Puneet Chhatwal, CEO Steigenberger Hotels Group and finally Jean-Gabriel Pérès, President and CEO Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, the Advisory Board has guaranteed good procedures for selection and designation of the finalist and winners in the different categories.

Rare is the international gathering that for 15 years has brought together such diverse and original projects that have often opened the way to concepts that are still growing and then been celebrated by the rest of the industry for their inventiveness. Nowhere else do major hotel groups find themselves confronted with quality individual initiatives, putting collective strength and creative imagination on equal footing. A trend indicator, consecration of excellence, barometer of performances, the Worldwide Hospitality Awards ceremony is embedded in the calendar of professional gatherings. It is up to you to join the challenge!



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