MKG Group announces its growing list of candidates for its Worldwide Hospitality Awards
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MKG Group announces its growing list of candidates for its Worldwide Hospitality Awards
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Category: Worldwide - Exclusive experiences
- Rewards
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2011-09-28
Hotel Chains, Independent Hotels and Hospitality schools are applying to be part of the ceremony taking place on 21 November 2011.
This is the 12th consecutive year that MKG Group is hosting the Worldwide Hospitality Awards. Gathering about 800 decision-makers, the award ceremony will be held on 21 November 2011 at the InterContinental Paris le Grand in the French capital and will be presided this year by Rakesh Sarna, Chief Operating Officer International, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts (President of the Ceremony) as well as Mariano Pérez Claver, Chief Executive Officer, NH Hoteles (President of the Advisory Board).
There are 10 official categories for the Worldwide Hospitality Awards: Best Communication Campaign, Best Marketing Strategy, Best Initiative in Sustainable Development, Best “People & Talent” Management Program, Best Young Graduates Integration Program, Best Initiative in Client’s Experience, and Best Innovating Concept, Best General Manager in the luxury and upscale segment.
The Worldwide Hospitality Awards will also distribute two additional awards: Lifetime Achievement Award and the Jury’s Grand Prize.
4 additional «Worldwide Hospitality School Awards» will be given: Best Communication, Best Professional Graduate, Best Educationnal Innovation (2 awards) for secondary school and higher education.
This year once again, candidates from all over the world entered the competition.
Thorsten Kirschke - Chief Operating Officer, Carlson Hotels, and President, Carlson Hotels, Americas, stated, “The Worldwide Hospitality Awards honor the best of the best, and Carlson Hotels is delighted to be part of the competition. This awards program gives us an opportunity to share some of our industry-leading developments, best practices and success stories with our colleagues in the hospitality industry.”
“Louvre Hotels Group is a key player on an international scale. But, even though our sales have reached over EUR 1,5 billion, we must stick to our roots and maintain our entrepreneurial competitive spirit. Competitors must be innovative, think outside the box and find ways to set themselves apart at the lowest cost in order to gain a foothold in new market sectors.” said Pierre-Frédéric Roulot, President Louvre Hotels Group
Marc Feller, Corporate Director of Essential Training Programmes, Kempinski Hotels S.A. stated: “Kempinski is known for its outstanding service and its commitment to excellence. We hold our training programmes to very high standards, as we know Kempinski is only able to maintain this commitment to excellence through its commitment to staff. People are our most important asset and we are convinced that it’s a must to invest in our people as they are our face to our guests and to the world. We feel certain that these values are in line with the Worldwide Hospitality Awards’ high standards and good reputation, which is why we decided to apply for the Best People and Talent Management award.”
Allan L. Agerholm, Managing Director, Crowne Plaza, Copenhagen Towers: ‘‘Winning the Worldwide Hospitality rewards would be a great accolade to receive and one which would help to continue to motivate the team to innovate and further reduce our environmental impact.’’
Paul van Frank, General Manager, Shanti Maurice: ‘‘As a management team, we, unanimously, felt, that the “Worldwide Hospitality Awards” present itself as a perfect global platform to put our unique concept on an even keel with other focused leaders in the luxury segment of the hospitality wishing to showcase a new approach to the culinary offerings made available to our like-minded discerning guests.’’
Maurizio Mischi, Hotel Manager, Hotel Montemezzi: ‘‘We decided to enter the competition because it is an international stage for our innovative project and a real opportunity to meet other interesting programs.’’
Fernando Viriato de Medeiros, Diretor RH Accor América Latina: ‘‘Worldwide Hospitality Awards is a referential to the hospitality industry and this is the right place to give awareness to Accor outstanding HR practices in emerging markets as Brazil.’’
Georges Panayotis, President & Founder of the Worldwide Hospitality Awards added, “The Worldwide Hospitality Awards is the single most important event of the year when the entire hospitality industry can come together and celebrate the innovation that our talented minds have developed, not only for our industry, but for the guests that we work hard to satisfy.’’
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