Meet the Judges: Hotelier Middle East Awards 2014
Christopher is a senior consultant at TRI Hospitality Consulting, a leading management consultancy firm specialising in the hospitality and tourism industry. TRI was established in Dubai in 1995 and provides strategic advice to hotel owners, developers, investors and operators throughout the Middle East region.
Hewett has been with TRI for over four years and during his time has engaged in more than 50 assignments throughout the Middle East encompassing market and financial feasibility studies, operational reviews and operator selection and negotiation. In addition to his consulting experience with TRI, Hewett has over 10 years of hotel operational experience with senior management roles in New Zealand, Australia and Dubai. Christopher is graduate of The Blue Mountains Hotel School in Australia, where he obtained a Bachelor of Commerce in Hospitality and Tourism Management. He is also one of Hotelier’s columnists, where he provides monthly profit and loss performance data and industry insights of key regional markets through TRI’s HotStats Survey.
As a new judge this year, Hewett says: “I am honoured to join a distinguished panel of judges for the 2014 Hotelier Middle East Awards. I am excited to be part of the panel as we have the privilege of celebrating the success, hard work and dedication of hoteliers from across the region. With awards covering all aspects of hotel operations, I look forward to judging all the amazing talent this industry has to offer and awarding the select few who are deemed to be the best in the region, with one of the prestigious Hotelier Middle East Awards.
“I am looking for candidates that embrace three core elements, a passion for their colleagues and team, a passion for their guests and a passion for their hotel and the industry. I firmly believe that in order to succeed, especially in this industry, you need to be passionate in all aspects including guests, colleagues and the industry as a whole.”
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