Geneva, Switzerland – Monday, March 18, 2019: The magazine Références Hôteliers-Restaurateurs International, a luxury publication highlighting the luxury hotels and world gastronomy, launched in 2000, organized the second edition of the European Hotel Awards, which took place on Monday March 18, 2019 in Geneva, in the Grand Hotel Kempinski Geneva, facing Lake Geneva. At the request and according to the wishes of the main European hotel players, the European Hotel Awards by References professional trophies ensure the enhancement of the excellence of the players in the European hotel industry.
European Hotel Awards 2019 award ceremony:
The European Hotel Awards by References (®) award ceremony, officially sponsored by Champagne Collet, and chaired by Guillaume Gomez, head chef at the Elysée Palace, took place at 6.30 p.m. in the VIP lounge of the Grand Hotel Kempinski Geneva in the presence of many professionals and personalities.
The selection and the jury:
The selection of the winners of the European Hotels Awards by References 2019 is made by a “board” made up of professionals chosen from all over Europe and hotel customers in consultation with the editorial team of the magazine Références Hôteliers Restaurateurs International.
The Awards Sculptures
The trophy sculptures were designed by Schaffner in Alsace. The patinated bronze sculptures (20 cm X 5 cm) are vintage and personalized for the winners who are 11 winners for the year 2019.
European Hotel Awards 2019 winners:
The European Hotel Awards 2019 trophies were presented at a prestigious reception in the Grand Hotel Kempinski Geneva, bringing together many personalities: Mr Jan Zahradil< /strong> (Member of the European Parliament), Mr. Zdenek Rajnis (former Deputy Mayor of Prague), Mr. Christian Nieto de Gea (Honorary Consul of Monaco in Ibiza), < strong>Ms. Fabienne Rollandin (Glion Institute World Public Relations), Ms. Hilary Murphy (Lausanne Hospitality School), Mr. Jérôme Viaud (Mayor de Grasse), Mr Bertand Glory (Director of Champagne Collet), Mr Chritoph Steindorf (Europe Director of Diversey), Mr Philippe Laruelle (De Buyer)…
European Hotel Awards 2019 – The trophies awarded
EHA individual trophies
EHA Award – Chief Operating Officer of the Year
Mr François Delahaye
Chief Operating Officer of Dorchester Collection
EHA Award - General Manager of the Year
Mr Stijn Oyen
Hotel W – Barcelona - Spain
EHA Award – Hotel Manager of the Year
Mr. Luis Casqueira
Memmo Hotels
Lisbon – Portugal
EHA Award – Restaurateur-Hotelier Career
Mr. Jacques Chibois
The Bastide Saint-Antoine – Grasse – France
EHA Award – Career – Hotel Restaurant Chef and Catering Manager
Mr. Christophe Poard
Cannes – France
EHA Award – Head Housekeeper of the Year
Madame Helena Nascimento
Grand hotel Kempinski Geneva- Geneva – Switzerland
EHA Awards for Hotels
EHA Award – Historic Hotel of the Year
Esplanade Hotel
Zagreb – Croatia
EHA Award – Hotel Spa of the Year
The Europe Hotel & Resort
Killarney – Ireland
EHA Award – Hotel Bar of the Year
Hotel de Paris – American Bar
Monte Carlo – Principality of Monaco
EHA Award – Art of Hospitality Hospitality
Hotel Regina
Wengen – Switzerland
EHA Award – A Hotel in the Mountains
The House of the Woods
Manigod – France
European Hotel Awards Gala Dinner
The European Hotel Awards ceremony was followed by a Gala dinner, prepared by
Richard Vulliet, Executive Chef of the
Grand Hotel Kempinski Geneva. A dinner highlighting the marine flavors associated with the different cuvées of
champagne Collet, official partner of the European Hotel Awards. A great success orchestrated by Richard Vulliet and his team, which earned the unanimous praise of all the guests and the great chefs present.
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