Top tips from the editor!
1. Appoint someone within the hotel to be the Hotelier Awards champion: it’s probably best if they are from the HR, PR or GM’s department. It needs to be someone well connected within the hotel and with a knowledge of the achievements of high performing colleagues. This helps avoid multiple nominations being entered for the same person by different colleagues and ensures all relevant data is collated in one strong nomination.
2. If you have a PR or marketing department, it’s a good idea to let them have a look at the nomination before you submit it. They will be able to help with translating nominations into English and will be able to check all the required information is there.
3. Focus on the recent achievements of your colleague and put them into context – for example, if a colleague has taken an active involvement in the hotel’s sustainability programme, what impact has this had on the hotel?
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4. Look for interesting individuals: we are not just looking for someone who does their job well, but a hotelier that brings something special to their role. For example, where have managers gone over and above the traditional appraisal system to motivate their team, or how has your chef put themselves front of house to create a character for their outlet?
5. Don’t forget testimonials: our judging panel are tough, and they look closely at the testimonials. For guest facing roles, include customer, as well as colleague, feedback, and, for everyone, try to include a testimonial from the GM.
Nomination Guidelines
To make it fair, we have to be strict: make sure you follow the simple guidelines below before you nominate.
1. All hotels in the Middle East are eligible to nominate team members for the Hotelier Middle East Awards. The Awards are open to all star-ratings of hotels, from one-star to five-star and including Hotel Apartments.
2. Nominations must be made by a hotel representative on behalf of a member of staff of their hotel. Hotelier Middle East recommends that nominations be approved by the PR / Marketing team and / or the general manager’s office before they are submitted.
3. Hotels are allowed to nominate people in as many categories as they wish. Each nomination must be made separately though.
4. This is the Hotelier Middle East Awards 2012, and as a result, the independent judging panel is seeking to reward the best performers in 2012, so please ensure that each nomination includes relevant and up to date information on achievements over the past 12 months.
5. All nominations must be submitted online at www.hoteliermiddleeast.com/awards. Nominations submitted in any other format will be disregarded.
6. The online nomination submission form is split into four sections:
A. Who are you nominating — contact information for the nominee
B. Why should this person win the award — reasons for why the nominee should win; please note there are five questions to answer.
C. How can we get in touch with you — contact information for the nominator
D. Photograph submission — please email a photo of the nominee to hotelierawards@itp.com
All four sections must be completed.
Please ensure you answer all five questions within Section B to provide the judges with enough information and enable fair comparisons. Please do not copy and paste the same text into each answer box – each of the five questions should have a different answer.
7. The deadline for nominations is August 30, 2012. Nominations received after this date will be disregarded.
8. When all the nominations have been received, the Hotelier Middle East team will compile firstly a shortlist of nominees (up to five per category), which will be presented to the independent panel of judges. The judges will then meet during September to discuss the shortlist and decide upon the winners. The judges’ decision is final.
9. The winners will be announced during a glamorous ceremony on October 31, 2012 in Dubai. The winners will not be revealed until this date. Last but not least, good luck!
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