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16th Annual Hospitality on Parade Awards Celebration

Friday, November 17th at the Hilton Americas – Houston!

Award of Excellence

Submit Your Nominations Below!

The Hotel & Lodging Association of Greater Houston will host the 16th Annual Hospitality on Parade Awards Celebration on Friday, November 17, 2023 in conjunction with the Conrad N Hilton College of Global Hopsitality Leadership. This event is not only a night for hospitality professionals to celebrate their industry with fellow members but it is also designed to recognize the outstanding employees who have made a difference in the industry.

Since its inception in 2005, the Awards of Excellence have over 150 individuals and organizations for their commitment to the hospitality profession. The Association has implemented several category changes this year and streamlined the nomination process! The number of categories will remain at eleven (11) to allow individuals more flexibility in nominating their associates. Should you have any questions as to which category applies to your employee, please get in touch with Stephanie at shaynes@houstonhotels.org.

Instructions:

  1. To apply, please fill out the form below.
  2. Each hotel may submit nominations for multiple categories, but ONLY ONE NOMINATION PER CATEGORY will be accepted. Submit the BEST in each category!
  3. To be eligible, Individuals must be in good standing and employed at their current organization for no less than six months.
  4. The more specific and concise your descriptions, the better! The awards committee will not know the name of your nominee or company so they rely exclusively on your concise and complete nominations to judge your nominee. Poorly prepared nominations will not highlight the accomplishments of your nominee.
  5. Contract employees are eligible for nomination but must be submitted by their respective hotel employer. Their nomination will count as the hotel’s one nomination in the category in which the nomination was made.
  6. All nominated individuals and organizations must be current HLAGH Members. To verify membership or join the Association, please get in touch with us at director@houstonhotels.org or 713-853-8958.
  7. All submissions must be received by Wednesday, September 20 at 5:00 pm. Any submissions received after that date will not be considered.
  8. The finalists will be notified in mid-October.

Start Filling Your Application Here:

2023 HOP Awards Nomination
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Please include specific achievements and examples of how obstacles were overcome to achieve success, along with actions that resulted in savings or increased revenues. Highlight specific achievements with respect to your company goals/metrics (Limit 350 words).
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Please tell us how this individual makes Houston visitors feel welcome and how they created a memorable experience for the meeting planner / guest their stay. Highlight customer satisfaction goals achieved and describe successful interactions and/or guest related programs/policies (Limit 250 Words)
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Describe the individual’s characteristics—including their leadership, honesty, positive attitude, professional and willingness to “go the extra mile”. Using specific example(s), highlight successful interactions with guests / clients / employees as well as any customer satisfaction goals or guest related programs / policies achieved. (Limit 350 Words)
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This nomination should focus on specific acts of a charitable nature that has impacted the Hospitality or Greater Houston community. This could be scholarship related, support of the TH&LA Short Course in the corporate challenge, HLAGH bike building, HLAGH golf tournaments, Food Bank, Furniture Bank, etc. This can include acts during or in response to natural disasters. (Limit 750 words)
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Describe instances where this individual has used creative thinking, innovation, or technology to solve a problem, assist a guest/client, or improve your company’s overall performance (Limit 250 words)
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Describe instances where you or your company have used innovation, technology, and creative thinking to solve a problem or assist a lodging establishment (Limit 250 words)
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Describe this individual’s involvement within the hotel, local community, or the hospitality industry as a whole (Limit 250 words)
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As part of the Houston hospitality industry, describe your/your company’s involvement in HLAGH, the local community, and the hospitality industry as a whole (Limit 250 words)
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Please tell us any interactions, situations or qualifications regarding this individual that have not been previously covered should win this award. (Limit 200 Words)

We look forward to seeing everyone on Friday, November 17th at the Hilton Americas-Houston!

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