16-05-10 v1 the hotelier awards 2016 (simon)
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THE HOTELIER AWARDS IS A CELEBRATION OF BRILLIANCE – THE PINNACLE OF APPRECIATION OF
THE PEOPLE BRINGING LIFE TO A HOTEL.
OUR MISSION IS NOT ONLY TO RECOGNIZE THE MOST TALENTED HOTELIERS, BUT ALSO TO INSPIRE THE YOUNGER ASIAN GENERATIONS TO PURSUE A
CAREER IN HOSPITALITY.
PREVIOUS PARTICIPANTS
ASIA HAS EXPERIENCED EXPLOSIVE GROWTH WITHIN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY AND THIS IS SET
TO CONTINUE UNABATED.
BOASTING A VAST SELECTION OF LUXURY HOTELS, AMAZING RESORTS AND BOUTIQUE HOTELS, AMONGST SOME OF THE WORLD’S
FINEST; ASIA IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL.
MAINTAINING THIS IMAGE REQUIRES PRECISE EXECUTION FROM A TEAM OF PASSIONATE
PROFESSIONALS. IT IS THE EMPLOYEES AT THE HOTEL WHICH MAKE THE GUEST EXPERIENCE REMARKABLE
AND MEMORABLE.
A HOTEL’S BRILLIANCE IS NOT JUST ATTRIBUTED TO A LUXURY INTERIOR; PEEL BACK THE LAVISH FIXTURES AND FITTINGS AND A GROUP OF PEOPLE STAND
BEFORE YOU. IT IS THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO BREATHE LIFE INTO A HOTEL.
*ASEAN – INDONESIA, VIETNAM, MALAYSIA, PHILIPPINES,
SINGAPORE, THAILAND, BRUNEI, CAMBODIA, MYANMAR, LAOS
BROADENING HORIZONS
THE 2014 & 2015 EDITIONS COVERED GREATER CHINA (MAINLAND CHINA, HONG KONG
AND MACAO). IN 2016, WE WILL ADD TAIWAN TO THE GREATER CHINA RACE.
IN ADDITION, THE HOTELIER AWARDS WILL
BE CREATING A SECOND COMPETITION FOR ALL HOTELIERS WORKING IN THE ASEAN
REGION.
2016 - TWO RACES, ONE EVENT
THE HOTELIER AWARDS BEGAN ITS JOURNEY IN
2014. THE FIRST EDITION WAS HELD ON DECEMBER 11TH AT RITZ-CARLTON, SHANGHAI,
PUDONG.
FOR THE SECOND EDITION THE AWARD CEREMONY TOOK PLACE ON DECEMBER 10TH 2015 IN THE CAPITAL, AT THE FOUR
SEASONS HOTEL, BEIJING.
THE HOTELIER AWARDS 2016
WILL TAKE PLACE ON DECEMBER 15TH.
MACAO IS CONVENIENTLY LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF THE REGION, MAKING IT THE PERFECT LOCATION
FOR THE NEW EDITION OF THE HOTELIER AWARDS.
THE AWARDS CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE PARISIAN MACAO (SOON TO OPEN).
THE EVENING WILL BEGIN WITH A COCKTAIL RECEPTION AND A VENDOR SHOW IN THE PRE-FUNCTION AREA OF THE BALLROOM.
THE AWARD CEREMONY WILL BE A BLACK TIE GALA DINNER IN THE GRAND BALLROOM OF
THE HOTEL.
NEW AWARD
WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ADD ANOTHER AWARD TO THIS YEAR’S EDITION - CORPORATE HOTELIER
OF THE YEAR. ANY INDIVIDUAL FROM THE CORPORATE OFFICE CAN ENTER, SUCH AS
OPERATIONS, HR, MARKETING ETC.
THERE WILL ONLY BE ONE WINNER SELECTED FOR THIS CATEGORY FROM BOTH THE GREATER
CHINA AND ASEAN POOL.
THERE ARE 19 DIFFERENT AWARD
CATEGORIES, EACH WILL HAVE TWO WINNERS (EXCLUDING CORPORATE
HOTELIER OF THE YEAR).
ONE HOTELIER FROM GREATER CHINA AND ONE HOTELIER FROM THE ASEAN REGION.
1. GENERAL MANAGER 2. HOTEL MANAGER/RESIDENT MANAGER 3. FOOD & BEVERAGE HOTELIER 4. CHEF HOTELIER 5. HOUSE-KEEPING HOTELIER 6. OWNER REPRESENTATIVE 7. CSR HOTELIER 8. THE UNSUNG HERO 9. FRONT OFFICE HOTELIER 10. CONCIERGE HOTELIER 11. SALES HOTELIER 12. MARKETING & COMMUNICATION HOTELIER 13. HUMAN RESOURCES HOTELIER 14. FINANCE HOTELIER 15. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HOTELIER 16. ENGINEERING HOTELIER 17. WELLNESS & SPA HOTELIER 18. MOST POPULAR HOTELIER (PUBLIC VOTING) 19. CORPORATE HOTELIER OF THE YEAR
AWARD CATEGORIES 2016
APPLICATION GUIDELINES
• THE CANDIDATE MUST CURRENTLY BE WORKING IN GREATER CHINA OR IN THE ASEAN REGION. • THE CANDIDATE MUST HAVE HELD HIS/HER POSITION FOR A MINIMUM OF 6 MONTHS BETWEEN JULY 1ST 2015-JUNE 30TH
2016. • THE APPLICATION IS FREE OF CHARGE AND THE HOTEL CAN NOMINATE AS MANY CANDIDATES AS THEY WISH. • THE FINAL APPLICATION DATE IS JULY 22ND 2016. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THIS DATE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. • INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. • ONLY APPLICATIONS MADE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE WILL BE CONSIDERED. • THE APPLICATION MUST BE APPROVED BY THE HOTEL GM AND THE GM’S CONTACT INFORMATION SHOULD BE
PROVIDED IN THE APPLICATION. • THE APPLICATION MUST CONTAIN A HIGH RESOLUTION HEAD TO SHOULDER PHOTO OF THE CANDIDATE (500X500) AND
THE HOTEL BRAND LOGO IN .AI FORMAT.
JUDGING ROUND 1
THE JUDGING PANEL WILL DECIDE ON THE TOP 5 CANDIDATES FOR EACH CATEGORY BASED ON THE FACTS PROVIDED IN THE APPLICATIONS.
ALL JUDGES OF THE HOTELIER AWARDS ARE BOUND BY A NON DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT COVERING CONFIDENTIALITY, CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS AND CONTACT WITH ENTRANTS. THE JUDGES’ DECISION IS FINAL
AND THERE WILL BE NO OPPORTUNITY FOR APPEAL, DISCUSSION OR CORRESPONDENCE.
JUDGING ROUND 2
PHONE INTERVIEWS WILL BE CONDUCTED WITH THE SHORTLISTED NOMINEES. THIS WILL SUPPORT THE JUDGES DECISION, ALONG WITH THE INITIAL APPLICATION
SUBMITTED AND ADDITIONAL DATA COLLECTED; TESTIMONIALS AND
PROPERTY DATA COMPILED BY FORBES TRAVEL GUIDE.
THE JUDGING PANEL
THE JUDGING PANEL FOR 2016 CONSISTS OF EXPERTS FROM WITHIN THE TRAVEL AND
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY.
THERE WILL BE SIX JUDGES IN TOTAL, FOUR OF WHICH WILL BE JUDGING ALL APPLICANTS FROM
BOTH REGIONS. THE OTHER TWO JUDGES WILL ONLY FOCUS ON ONE REGION EACH. ONE FOR GREATER CHINA AND ONE FOR ASEAN, MAKING A TOTAL OF FIVE JUDGES FOR EACH RACE. ALL OUR JUDGES HOLD A WEALTH OF EXPERTISE IN
GREATER CHINA AND ASEAN.
YONA HE
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, ASIA PACIFIC
FORBES TRAVEL GUIDE
YONA HE JOINED FORBES TRAVEL GUIDE IN 2009. IN HER CURRENT ROLE, SHE OVERSEES ALL ASPECTS OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, OPERATIONS, PR AND STRATEGIC EXPANSION OF THE FIVE-
STAR RATINGS IN ASIA-PACIFIC. SHE LAUNCHED THE STAR RATINGS IN SEVERAL DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING HONG KONG, MACAO, MAINLAND CHINA, SINGAPORE, JAPAN AND THAILAND.
YONA HAS WEALTH OF GLOBAL EXPERIENCE ACROSS NORTH AMERICA, HONG KONG, SINGAPORE AND MAINLAND CHINA. THROUGHOUT HER 20-YEAR CAREER, SHE’S HELD
MANAGEMENT ROLES AT FOUR SEASONS HOTELS & RESORTS, LOUIS VUITTON AND CHARTER ONE BANK. WHILE AT FOUR SEASONS, SHE WAS PART OF PRE-OPENING TEAM OF THE FLAGSHIP HONG KONG PROPERTY, IN ADDITION TO RECEIVING NUMEROUS RECOGNITIONS IN NORTH AMERICA
AND THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION. SHE GRADUATED WITH HONORS FROM UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO WITH A FOCUS ON INTERNATIONAL MARKETING MANAGEMENT AND RECEIVED A
CERTIFICATION IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT FROM BEIJING FOREIGN STUDIES UNIVERSITY. NATIVELY BORN IN GUANGZHOU, YONA CURRENTLY RESIDES BETWEEN HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI. SHE
SPEAKS FLUENT CANTONESE AND MANDARIN. YONA HE WILL BE JUDGING THE GREATER CHINA & ASEAN APPLICATIONS
ALISON GILMORE
SENIOR EXHIBITION DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL LUXURY TRAVEL MARKET (ILTM) WORLDWIDE
JOINING ILTM IN JANUARY 2012, ALISON HAS AN EXTENSIVE GLOBAL
BACKGROUND AND OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN PREMIUM TRAVEL AND LIFESTYLE. AT AMERICAN EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL, ALISON WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR
LEVERAGING THE BRAND’S GLOBAL TRAVEL NETWORK, IDENTIFYING AND CREATING INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL PARTNERS. BASED IN ASIA, ALISON ALSO
CREATED AMERICAN EXPRESS’ BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT UNIT ACROSS THE JAPA REGION. SHE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT TRAVEL AND THE VALUE OF RELATIONSHIPS
WITHIN THE LUXURY TRAVEL INDUSTRY.
ALISON GILMORE WILL BE JUDGING THE GREATER CHINA & ASEAN APPLICATIONS
SACHA STÖCKLIN
CAMPUS DIRECTOR LES ROCHES JINJIANG, SHANGHAI
IN HIS CURRENT ROLE AT LES ROCHES JIN JIANG, DR. SACHA STÖCKLIN IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE COLLEGE'S STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE AT THE SHANGHAI CAMPUS AND UPHOLDING THE HIGH EXPECTATIONS OF A SWISS
EDUCATION IN HOSPITALITY. BEFORE JOINING LES ROCHES JIN JIANG, DR. STÖCKLIN WAS PROGRAM MANAGER AT LES ROCHES INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL OF HOTEL MANAGEMENT IN BLUCHE, SWITZERLAND. IN ADDITION, HE HAS TAUGHT AT OTHER PRESTIGIOUS HOSPITALITY COLLEGES IN SWITZERLAND.
DR. STÖCKLIN IS A CERTIFIED HOSPITALITY EDUCATOR AND HOLDS A DOCTORATE
IN EDUCATION (EdD) WITH A FOCUS ON EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT. HE HOLDS A MASTER’S DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, A POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT, AND A BACHELOR OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION IN HOTEL, RESTAURANT AND RESORT MANAGEMENT.
SACHA STÖCKLIN WILL BE JUDGING THE GREATER CHINA & ASEAN APPLICATIONS
ZITA ONG
CEO AND BOARD MEMBER, EDIPRESSE MEDIA ASIA
ZITA ONG IS THE CEO AND BOARD MEMBER OF EDIPRESSE MEDIA ASIA, A LUXURY
LIFESTYLE MEDIA AND EVENTS COMPANY. SHE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN TRANSITIONING THE COMPANY FROM A TRADITIONAL PRINT PUBLISHER TO A DYNAMIC MULTI-PLATFORM CONTENT PROVIDER, ENCOMPASSING DIGITAL,
CUSTOM PUBLISHING, CONTENT MARKETING AND LIVE EVENTS. HEADQUARTERED IN HONG KONG, THE COMPANY COUNTS AMONG ITS GROWING PORTFOLIO AS ONE OF THE REGION’S MOST INFLUENTIAL LUXURY LIFESTYLE MEDIA BRANDS, ASIA
TATLER. PRIOR TO JOINING EDIPRESSE, ZITA HELD SENIOR POSITIONS IN ACP MAGAZINES ASIA AND MEDIACORP PUBLISHING IN SINGAPORE, WHERE SHE
OVERSAW NUMEROUS MAGAZINE LAUNCHES. ZITA, WHO TRAVELS EXTENSIVELY FOR BOTH WORK AND PLEASURE, LOVES NOTHING MORE THAN COMBINING HER
PENCHANT FOR LUXURIOUS HOSPITALITY EXPERIENCES WITH HER PASSION FOR GLOBAL ADVENTURE.
ZITA ONG WILL BE JUDGING THE GREATER CHINA & ASEAN APPLICATIONS
DAI BIN
PRESIDENT OF CHINA TOURISM ACADEMY & DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL TOURISM DATA CENTER
DAI BIN IS THE PRESIDENT OF CHINA TOURISM ACADEMY AND THE DIRECTOR OF
THE NATIONAL TOURISM DATA CENTER. DAI BIN ALSO SERVES AS A DIRECTOR FOR THE ACADEMIC COMMITTEE; REFEREE OF THE NATIONAL TOURIST HOTEL STAR RATING COMMITTEE, ACADEMIC MEMBER OF THE ‘TOURISM TRIBUNE’; AND
EDITOR OF ‘CHINA TOURISM HOTEL’. DAI BIN’S RESEARCH FOCUSES ON TOURISM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND
TOURISM INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS. HE HAS PUBLISHED MORE THAN 300 ACADEMIC PAPERS AND 30 PUBLISHED MONOGRAPHS, TRANSLATIONS AND TEXTBOOKS. HE HAS HOSTED OVER 70 DIFFERENT PROJECTS INVOLVING THE
DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCEMENT OF CHINA’S TOURISM INDUSTRY,
DAI BIN WILL BE JUDGING THE GREATER CHINA APPLICATIONS
SIMON KAHN
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER, ASIA PACIFIC GOOGLE
SIMON KAHN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MARKETING STRATEGY, DEVELOPMENT, AND
EXECUTION FOR GOOGLE’S CONSUMER-FACING AND B2B PRODUCTS AND SOLUTIONS IN ASIA PACIFIC. PRIOR TO WORKING FOR GOOGLE, SIMON
WORKED AT AMERICAN EXPRESS FOR THIRTEEN YEARS INCLUDING SERVING AS COUNTRY MANAGER FOR SINGAPORE FROM 2008 TO 2011. BEFORE THIS SIMON WAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF YOUTH VENTURE, A NON-PROFIT ORGANISATION
THAT WORKS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP AND RUN THEIR OWN BUSINESSES AND ORGANISATIONS. SIMON WORKED IN NATIONAL POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT FOR FOUR YEARS BEFORE JOINING YOUTH VENTURE INCLUDING WORKING IN THE WHITE HOUSE LIAISON OFFICE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
SIMON’S WEALTH OF EXPERTISE PLACED HIM ON AMCHAM'S BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR SIX YEARS INCLUDING THREE YEARS AS CHAIRMAN. HE HOLDS
A BA IN ASIAN STUDIES FROM SWARTHMORE COLLEGE AND A MASTERS IN CHINESE STUDIES AND MBA FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN.
SIMON KAHN WILL BE JUDGING THE ASEAN APPLICATIONS
APPLICATION PROCESS OPENS
APPLICATION DEADLINE
TOP 5 NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
GRAND AWARDS CEREMONY
APPLICATION PERIOD
JUDGING PERIOD
INTERVIEWS/FINAL JUDGING
1 2 3 4
APR 24 JUL 22 SEP 12 DEC 15
TIMELINE
MEDIA EXPOSURE
BRANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HOTELIER AWARDS CAN EXPECT A HIGH LEVEL OF EXPOSURE THROUGH A WIDE VARIETY OF CHANNELS. IT IS THE IDEAL PLATFORM TO
REACH A HIGHLY TARGETED AND INFLUENTIAL DEMOGRAPHIC.
THE HOTELIER AWARDS WILL BE FEATURED IN BOTH ONLINE
AND PRINT MEDIA, IN THE LEAD UP TO THE EVENT AND POST-EVENT COVERAGE. THE MEDIA PARTNERS HAVE
BEEN SPECIALLY SELECTED FOR THEIR HIGH RELEVANCE WITHIN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY.
GHC ASIA
THIS YEAR THE HOTELIER AWARDS CHINA HAS PARTNERED UP WITH GHC ASIA.
GHC ASIA IS THE LEADING MEDIA &
COMMUNICATIONS AGENCY SPECIALISING IN THE HOSPITALITY SECTOR IN ASIA. TOGETHER WE WILL
MAXIMIZE THE EXPOSURE FOR THE HOTELIER AWARDS THROUGH VARIOUS CHANNELS ACROSS GREATER
CHINA AND THE ASEAN REGION.
IS THE MAIN POINT OF REFERENCE FOR NOT ONLY THE CANDIDATES BUT COLLEAGUES AND PEERS OF THE NOMINATED INDIVIDUALS. THE WEBSITE RECEIVES
MORE THAN 4,000 VISITS PER WEEK AND IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT TRAFFIC WILL INCREASE AS THE
CEREMONY APPROACHES.
THE SPONSORS & PARTNERS PAGE WILL INCLUDE LOGO EXPOSURE, COMPANY INTRODUCTION AND
WEBSITE LINK.
WWW.HOTELIERAWARDS.COM
IN ADDITION TO THE HIGH LEVEL OF MEDIA EXPOSURE, SPONSORS WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE TWO ARTICLES INCLUDED IN THE HOTELIER AWARDS NEWSLETTER
WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED ON A WEEKLY BASIS. THIS IS AN IDEAL CHANNEL TO GAIN EXPOSURE FOR YOUR COMPANY. THE RECIPIENT LIST IS CONSTANTLY
GROWING AND CURRENTLY CONSISTS OF 31,000 HIGH-LEVEL KEY DECISION MAKERS.
THE DATABASE’S MAIN SOURCE OF FOLLOWERS COME
FROM OUR ONLINE VOTING SYSTEM FOR THE MOST POPULAR HOTELIER.
OUR FORECAST FOR SEPTEMBER 1ST 2016 IS TO HAVE
CIRCA 40,000 HIGH PROFILE RECIPIENTS OF THE NEWSLETTER.
THE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
LINKEDIN WE POST DAILY ON THIS PROFESSIONAL CHANNEL
GIVING EXPOSURE FOR BOTH THE AWARDS AND OUR SPONSORS.
STEPHANE DEMONTGROS AND BENOIT THEBAUT ALSO SHARE THE NEWS ON THEIR PRIVATE LINKEDIN PROFILES
WITH A REACH OF CLOSE TO 6000 HIGH PROFILE INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS.
THE HOTELIER AWARDS HAS ITS OWN OFFICIAL WEXIN ACCOUNT WHERE WE HAVE MORE THAN 600 FOLLOWERS.
BOTH NEWS AND SPONSOR PROMOTIONS ARE POSTED
REGULARLY ON THIS CHANNEL.
TO MAXIMIZE THE EXPOSURE FOR THE HOTELIER AWARDS WE HAVE CREATED A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT
TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE ASEAN DATABASE.
THIS ACCOUNT WILL BE UPDATED REGULARLY WITH BOTH NEWS REGARDING THE AWARDS AND
PROMOTING OUR SPONSORS.
2014 2015
THE HOTELIER AWARDS PARTNERS WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR PARTNERS FOR MAKING THE PREVIOUS EDITIONS SUCCESSFUL
Simon Hansson Yu Event Director
+86 131 6632 4313 [email protected]
Benoit Thebaut Co-Founder
Stephane deMontgros Co-Founder