✩ Hospitality Shining Stars ✩

International awards recognising excellence in hospitality across the globe

Welcome to the Hospitality Shining Stars Awards, where the world's most outstanding hotels, restaurants, and service providers are recognised for their excellence in the industry. Our awards celebrate innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction in the dynamic world of hospitality. Throughout the year, we will feature exceptional teams and properties that set the standard for service, luxury, and guest experience. Our categories span across various sectors and ensure each department gets a change to shine on an international stage.

Here, we will celebrate the very best in the business—those who have demonstrated exceptional skill, innovation, and leadership in shaping the future of hospitality. From visionary leaders to pioneering ideas, we honour the professionals who set the gold standard and inspire excellence across the sector. Join us as we recognise the shining stars whose contributions continue to elevate the art of hospitality.

We invite hotels to nominate their teams and team members who have made significant contributions, demonstrated exemplary leadership, or brought forward groundbreaking ideas. This is an opportunity to showcase their achievements on a grand stage. Submit your nominations and let your shining stars receive the recognition they truly deserve.

All nominees and winners are featured in the Hoteliers Circle Journal.

NOMINATIONS FOR DECEMBER AWARDS ARE CLOSED

NOMINATIONS FOR DECEMBER AWARDS ARE CLOSED

NOMINATIONS FOR DECEMBER AWARDS ARE CLOSED

NOMINATIONS FOR DECEMBER AWARDS ARE CLOSED

NOMINATIONS FOR DECEMBER AWARDS ARE CLOSED

NOMINATIONS FOR DECEMBER AWARDS ARE CLOSED

Shining Stars - Back Of House

Individual nomination

Nominate your shining talents, share inspiring stories of their success and show the world how proud you are of your Stars.

December awards will feature Back of House stars: great talents of Human Resources, Finance, Procurement, Admin, IT.

Nominations are open until November 15, 2024.

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Shining Teams - Back Of House

Team nomination

Are you lucky to work in a dream team? Showcase your common success by nominating your property's Back of House star teams: departments of Human Resources, Finance, Procurement, IT for the December Hospitality Shining Stars Awards.

Nominations are open until November 15, 2024.

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Bright Ideas - Community & Celebrations

Property nomination

Hospitality is an ever-changing industry, and those who welcome new ideas help their business thrive. Nominate your property with the projects you are proud of.

December awards will feature brilliant examples of in-house celebrations and guests activities, training initiatives, staff development programmes, supporting local communities, and working together towards a common goal.

Nominations are open until November 15, 2024.

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Upcoming Awards 2024/2025

Select your department and click to apply

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Nomination process

We invite hotels to nominate their teams and team members who have made significant contributions, demonstrated exemplary leadership, or brought forward groundbreaking ideas.

Every two months, we will open nominations for:

  • Shining Stars (individuals)
  • Shining Teams (departments)
  • Bright Ideas (properties)

These awards is an opportunity for hotels to showcase their achievements and let their shining stars receive a truly deserved international recognition.

To nominate your team members or your hotel for the Shining Stars Hospitality Awards, follow the link provided for each category and fill the nomination form.

If your nomination gets approved, you will receive an email with further instructions on getting the nomination pack to kick-start the voting process.

Voting

The voting starts the next day after the nominations are closed. All nominees have two weeks to collect their votes.

The winners will be announced on the Hoteliers Circle platform, social media, and inside our newsletter.

All nominees and winners will be featured in the next Hoteliers Circle Journal, with winners entitled for a special interview feature.

Celebrating Excellence in Global Hospitality

Welcome to the official page for the Shining Stars Hospitality Awards by Hoteliers Circle, where the finest hotels, restaurants, and service providers from around the world are honoured for their outstanding contributions to the hospitality industry. Our awards celebrate the highest standards of innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction on a global scale. Each year, we recognise exceptional establishments that set new benchmarks in service, luxury, and guest experience. Our diverse categories encompass a wide range of sectors, including luxury hotels, boutique accommodations, fine dining establishments, and sustainable tourism initiatives. Winners are selected through a rigorous evaluation process conducted by a distinguished panel of industry experts, combined with feedback from guests. We are proud to celebrate the leaders in hospitality who create memorable experiences for travellers. Whether you are a hospitality professional looking to enter, or a traveller in search of the finest destinations, the International Hospitality Awards are your gateway to discovering the epitome of global service and luxury.