The Boutique & Lifestyle Lodging Association (BLLA) and Hospitality Design Magazine (HD) are calling for entries for the 2nd annual Boutique & Lifestyle Hospitality Awards. Award categories include:
Design & Architecture
Sustainability
Food & Beverage
Customer Service
Marketing & Sales
Occupancy & RevPAR
To register for the competition, click here. Entries must be submitted by August 8th.
Additionally, one individual will be honored as Boutique & Lifestyle Hotelier of the Year for outstanding achievement in owning, managing, or marketing a property or small brand with this hospitality sector. Click here to enter yourself or someone else to be considered for this award.
Winning entries will be honored at the Boutique & Lifestyle Hospitality Awards Luncheon held September 14, 2011, at the Miami Beach Convention Center in conjunction with HD Boutique. Winners also will be showcased online in the Boutique & Lifestyle Hospitality Awards 2011 Winners Gallery on the BLLA website, HD website, and editorial coverage in HD magazine.
This year’s judges are:
Bree Loretzen, Vice President Marketing, Premara/Dolce Mia
Claudia Juestel, Principal, Adeeni Design Group
David Beedie, Travel Consultant, Ovation Corporate Travel/Lawyers Travel Service
David Schwartz, Managing Principal, The Management Consortium, Inc.
Ian Murray, Co-Founder, bigblueroad.com, Online Travel Marketing
Mark Pratt, Vice President, VOA Architects
Nancy Devine, Executive Vice President, Frosch Entertainment
Patrick Goff, Editor & Owner, Hospitality MagEzine & Award Winning Designer
Pedro Colaco, CEO, GuestCentric Hospitality Booking Solutions
R. Mark Woodworth, President, Colliers PKF Hospitality Research
Ronit Copeland, CEO & Founder, Copeland Ltd.
Stephen Robbins, CEO, Principia Hospitality
Tiffany Topcik, Executive Vice President, Hickory Travel Services
Yasmine Mahmoudieh, CEO, Mahmoudieh Architecture & Interior Design
The Luncheon Awards ceremony includes a CEO panel moderated by John Russell, CEO, Advaya Hospitality, on the subject of the “State of the Industry for Boutique & Lifestyle properties.” The panelists include:
Brooke Barrett, Co-CEO, Denihan Hospitality
Dan Flannery, COO, Morgans Hotel Group
Raul Leal, CEO, Virgin Hotel Group
Ingrid Summerfield, President, Joie de Vivre Hospitality
To register to attend the Awards Luncheon on September 14th, 2011, click here.
Limited sponsorship opportunities available; click here. .
Review the awards questionnaire here.
Suppliers can purchase space in BLLA’s Pavilion on the trade show floor here.
For more information on the Boutique & Lifestyle Hospitality Awards Competition, please contact Frances Kiradjian at 818-883-4363 or send your questions to [email protected].
