The third edition of the HOTELIER OF THE YEAR contest is under way

8. July 2016 | Reading Time: 3 Min

Candidates can register for the third edition of the hotel industry contest – HOTELIER OF THE YEAR 2016. The list of winners will be announced on November 28th during the grand Gala organized in Sofitel Warsaw Victoria as a part of Hotel Trends Poland & CEE 2016 conference. The winners will be selected by an independent Jury composed of top representatives of the Polish hotel sector including previous years’ winners.

The contest and conference are organized by the publisher of the HOTELARZ magazine and the consulting company Horwath HTL Poland. Candidates may apply until October 15th by using the registration form available on the website: www.hoteltrends.pl/konkurs.

  • The winners will be selected by an independent Jury in 7 categories:
  • General Manager of Chain Hotel
  • General Manager of Independent Hotel
  • Sales and/or Marketing Director of Chain Hotel
  • Sales and/or Marketing Director of Independent Hotel
  • Revenue Manager
  • Front Office Manager
  • Hotelier of the Year under 35 years old,
  • and special category: Personality of the Year (chosen by the organizer: HOTELARZ magazine and Horwath HTL).

Nominations in each category will be announced in mid-November. The aim of the HOTELIER OF THE YEAR contest is to award the best professionals in the hotel industry, distinguished by their effectiveness in changing economic conditions, professional activity (including benefits for the whole industry), openness in innovative solutions and work ethics. It’s the only industry contest awarding the best individuals responsible for their hotels achievements. So far several dozens of the best leaders of the hotel market in Poland have signed up for the contest – says Krzysztof Gonciarek, Member of the Management Board of Polskie Wydawnictwa Specjalistyczne ProMedia, publisher of HOTELARZ magazine.

Last year’s winners in each category were: Anna Olszyńska (andel’s Hotel Łódź), Magdalena Mucha (Hilton Gdańsk), Elżbieta Nitsze (Airport Hotel Okęcie), Grażyna Kowalczyk (Narvil), Tymoteusz Skuza (Puro Hotels), Katarzyna Niezgoda (Vienna House), Marta Hancock (OrbisHotels), Rafał Burski (Satoria Group), Miłosz Stanisławski (Sound Garden), Kamil Lipski (Mera Spa Hotel), Daniel Błaszkiewicz (Anders Stare Jabłonki), Radosław Fischbach (Arłamów) oraz Gilles Clavie, President of the Board, Orbis SA, who was awarded the title Personality of the Year 2015.

The title of the HOTELIER OF THE YEAR may be presented to candidates with job experience exceeding 18 months (does not apply to category Hotelier of the Year under 35 years old). Candidates may apply in person or be nominated by another person.

The hotel sector in Poland has been undergoing tremendous acceleration in recent years and investors are still willing to invest in hotel properties. This undoubtedly increases competition and also means ever greater requirements being put on hotel managers. They must react quickly to the changing market trends and satisfy the dynamically changing expectations of customers. The HOTELIER OF THE YEAR contest is an excellent proof that Polish managerial staff is superbly educated, creative, motivated and focused on achieving above-average profits. This is an unquestionable attribute of the domestic hotel market– comments Dariusz Futoma, Partner at Horwath HTL Poland.

Details of the event can be found at www.hoteltrends.pl

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CONTACT

Agnieszka Sieczka

Marketing & PR Manager

TPA Horwath

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E: agnieszka.sieczka@tpa-horwath.pl

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