What happens after you've nominated?
The nomination deadline is Sunday, August 31, 2014. No nominations will be accepted after this date. Once this day has passed, the online survey will be closed and the Hotelier Middle East team will begin the task of shortlisting the entries — we receive between 500 and 1000 each year.

In each category, a shortlist of five candidates will be chosen. These will be posted online at HotelierMiddleEast.com and the person that nominated each shortlisted nominee will be contacted.

The five shortlisted nominations in each category, making a total of 95 nominations, will then be submitted to Hotelier’s independent panel of judges, the members of which will be announced this summer.

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The judges will have a period of two weeks to analyse the nominations and cast their votes on the top three performers in each category. The entire judging panel will then come together in an intense judging day to discuss their opinions and decide upon one winner in each category and one highly commended runner up. Their decision will be based on the nomination submitted in the context of the panel’s extensive hospitality background.

The names of the winners will be kept a highly guarded secret until the glamourous awards ceremony being held at JW Marriott Marquis, Dubai on October 29.

With more than 600 hoteliers attending every year, it’s the highlight of the Middle East hotel industry’s calendar and one event you cannot afford to miss!

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