Social responsibility at the heart of the concerns of the hoteliers

The trophy for the Best Initiative in Social Responsibility of the international hotel industry will be presented at the 14th Worldwide Hospitality Awards ceremony on the 12th of November, 2013 at the InterContinental Paris Le Grand.

Social responsibility and sustainable development are now at the heart of the concerns of hotel companies who realize the footprint that their business has on the environment and actively participate in the improvement of life of local communities.

For a chance to win the 2013 trophy, candidates should complete a registration form, available at www.hospitalityawards.com. The prize will be awarded based on the evaluation of those key criteria: 

This award will be attributed to an initiative or program that shows a brand or hotel group’s implication in the sustainable development, fair trade and/or the social responsibility of the company towards local population and staff, and/or tourist sites and natural resources.

• The project’s deterrent nature and scope linked to the support of environment, sustainable development, local community, staff… 
• The originality of the project and the implication of the staff. 
• Measurable efficiency of the actions taken for the benefit of the local population or natural sites.

At the last edition, the Worldwide Hospitality Awards rewarded Tsara Komba, the Caring Luxury Ecolodge , for their hotel construction in symbiosis with the island, the village and their habitants. Try your luck at taking its place and becoming the new winner of the Worldwide Hospitality Awards in this category!

Worldwide Hospitality Awards
♦ Best communication campaign [pdf]
♦ Best marketing strategy [pdf]
♦ Best Initiative in Social Responsability [pdf]
♦ Best Innovation - Room Area [pdf]
♦ Best Innovation - Public Area [pdf]
♦ Best “People & Talent” Management Program [pdf]
♦ Best General Manager - Luxury Hotel [pdf]
♦ Best General Manager - Upscale Hotel [pdf]
♦ Best General Manager - Economic/ Midscale [pdf]

Worldwide Hospitality Schools Awards
♦ Best Educational Innovation [pdf]
♦ Best Professional Success [pdf]
(*Hospitality hotels and companies, you can also present your young talent.)

About the Worldwide Hospitality Awards:

For more than ten years, the MKG group headed by Georges Panayotis, European leader in consulting for the hospitality and leisure sector, has undertaken the promotion of the global hospitality industry's initiatives through the Worldwide Hospitality Awards. The Worldwide Hospitality Awards register 150 applications in all categories from 25 countries over 5 continents each year. They have also seen the participation of the top ten global hotel groups, which alone represent more than 4 million rooms worldwide, as well as more recent brands, rising stars in an industry in perpetually flux. The Worldwide Hospitality Awards are therefore a veritable window onto the diversity of the hospitality industry and it reveals innovative approaches and concepts.