Auckland dominates NZ hotel industry awards
Auckland hotels and executives made a clean sweep of the 2015 New Zealand Hotel Industry Awards, winning all four awards.
The winners were announced at the New Zealand Hotel Industry Conference gala dinner at the Langham Auckland in early June.
“This year’s awards attracted a record number of entrants and the competition was fierce,” said Sally Attfield, Hotels Sector manager for the Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA), which co-hosts the awards with Horwath HTL.
“Our three individual winners all go above and beyond the call of duty. They span the generations and reflect the depth of talent in our valuable hotel sector, which bodes well for the future. Our environmental award winner really sets the bar for New Zealand hotels when it comes to minimising its environmental footprint.”
The 2015 New Zealand Hotel Industry Award winners:
- Outstanding Young Executive Award sponsored by ServiceIQ Sam Swaffield, operations manager, Crowne Plaza Auckland
- Senior Hotel Executive Award sponsored by ReserveGroup Paul Columbus, general manager, Novotel Auckland Airport
- Hotel Industry Environmental Initiative Award sponsored by Greenfield The Langham, Auckland
- Hotel Industry Achievement Award John Farrell, area director sales & marketing, Accor New Zealand and South Pacific, Auckland
- Horwath HTL director Stephen Hamilton said the winners are inspirational and set a benchmark of excellence for the sector.
“New Zealand hotels operate in an extremely competitive international environment. Continually improving the experience we offer domestic and international visitors is vital if we are to achieve the tourism industry’s Tourism 2025 goal of almost doubling annual tourism revenue to $41 billion by 2025.”
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