Nominate now for the Hotelier Middle East Awards. Nominate now for the Hotelier Middle East Awards.

The nominations for the Hotelier Middle East Awards 2010 are now open, with entries sought from the thousands of dedicated industry professionals working in hotels across the Middle East.

So far, 18 categories have been announced covering a range of positions from laundry manager to outlet manager, spa person to green hotelier, and chef to engineer.

Back for 2010 is Hotelier’s Unsung Hero of the Year Award, which rewards those often unrecognised hotel workers going above and beyond the call of duty on a daily basis, and is one of the most hotly contested awards.

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Hotels of all star ratings are encouraged to enter members of staff for the awards, which are focused on rewarding the people behind the scenes.

Hotelier Middle East editor Louise Oakley said: “In 2009, we had a record amount of entries for the Hotelier Middle East Awards and some very worthy winners as a result.

“We hope to build on this in 2010 and are expecting the standard of entries to be even higher as the competition heats up. Now is the time to ask your department heads and team leaders to recommend their star players and put them forward for the most prestigious awards in the Middle East hotel industry.”

The deadline for nominations is August 15, 2009.

The nomination process for the Hotelier Middle East Awards is again being conducted online at www.hoteliermiddleeast.com/awards

Here you will find category information, nomination guidelines and a dedicated nomination submission form. Only nominations made using this form will be accepted.

Winners will be announced at a glamorous awards ceremony in Dubai in October, 2010.

A nineteenth and final category – new for the Hotelier Middle East Awards 2010 — is set to be announced over the coming weeks, so watch this space!
 

AWARDS CATEGORIES
Hotelier’s Unsung Hero of the Year
General Manager of the Year
HR Person of the Year
Green Hotelier of the Year
Marketing/PR Person of the Year
F&B Manager of the Year
Outlet Manager of the Year
Chef of the Year
Sommelier of the Year
Procurement Person of the Year
Concierge of the Year
Stewarding Person of the Year
Laundry Manager of the Year
Housekeeper of the Year
Hotel Engineering Person of the Year
IT Person of the Year
Spa Person of the Year
Fitness & Recreation Person of the Year

USEFUL CONTACTS

For nomination enquiries, contact: louise.oakley@itp.com or +971 4 210 8475
For sponsorship enquiries, contact: diarmuid.omalley@itp.com or +971 4 210 8568 and sarah.worth@itp.com or +971 4 210 595
For table bookings, contact annie.chinoy@itp.com or +971 4 210 8353