Ovolo Hotels wins general manager of the year
From a pool of 20 nominees, the hotel group saw its Ovolo Woolloomooloo GM Adam Taloni awarded Australian GM of the Year at a recent awards event.
The multinational hotel brand and its Founder/CEO Girish Jhunjhnuwala, was also highly commended in closed nominations as Hotel Brand of the Year and APAC Hotelier of the Year respectively.
The HM Awards presented to Ovolo after the brand had arrived in Sydney just under one year ago. Its two current properties, Ovolo 1888 Darling Harbour and Ovolo Woolloomooloo, were launched in November 2015.
The group said in a statement: “Purchased from the Taj Hotel Group, Ovolo took what was deemed by many as a ‘past-its-prime’property, and transformed it into one of the most highly regarded hotels with consistently strong occupancy rates ever seen in Sydney. The Cowper Wharf property, which was once ranked #47 on TripAdvisor, rose to number two on the site in just under one year of Ovolo’s ownership. Achieving this success was made possible not just by the new brand, but by its illustrious team, and GM Adam Taloni at the helm.
Mr Taloni notes: “Ovolo Woolloomooloo is certainly the most challenging, but truly the most rewarding project I have worked on to-date. The hotel embodies everything I believe modern hospitality should be. It’s hard putting into words what winning means to me. I can only say that I am humbled by the win, and see it as validation for the hard work that went into making the hotel what it is today.”
Ovolo’s Founder/CEO Mr. Jhunjhnuwala adds: “I decided to launch Ovolo in Sydney after the amazing praise Australian travellers had for our properties in Hong Kong. I’m honoured for being commended as APAC Hotelier of the Year, and Ovolo’s recognition as Hotel Brand of the Year. But the best part is, we’re just getting started in the country.”
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