The Boutique Hotel Awards is under new ownership and has a dynamic new management team, with the vision and passion to continue to drive the Boutique Hotel Awards forward into its eighth successful year. The newly appointed Managing Director, Bianca Revens, has a wealth of experience in managing teams from a broad spectrum of industries having worked in multiple cities around the world. The new team has over 20 years of combined experience in Travel and Hospitality are looking forward to continuing to celebrate the achievements of the fantastic and unique collection of Boutique Hotels from around the world in their Annual Gala Awards Ceremony.
“I am honoured to be taking the Boutique Hotel Awards forward into their eighth year. With a thirst for world travel and exploration, myself and the Boutique Hotel Awards team are experts in seeking out the finest luxury hotels from around the globe. It is our mission to continue to build on the hard work and relationships developed over the past 8 years and we are incredibly excited to provide a global arena in which hotels can showcase and celebrate their unique excellence in the Annual Awards Gala on 8th November 2018 at Merchant Taylors’ Hall, London.” Bianca Revens, MD, Boutique Hotel Awards.
The Awards, now in its 8th year, honours the people behind these outstanding properties, bringing together an array of boutique hotel owners, travel and lifestyle press and travel industry influencers from all four corners of the world; former media has included representatives from CNN Travel, Elite Traveler, The Telegraph, Spear’s Magazine, Boat International, Time Out, The Financial Times, The New York Times, Daily Mail, The Sunday Times and other hospitality media around the globe.
Past inspirational keynote speakers have included Wladimir Klitschko, two-time world heavyweight champion boxer and boutique hotelier, and Tim Dingle, a pre-eminent figure in leadership and motivation training; Other esteemed Guest Presenters at the event have included My Private Villas founder Paolo Macchiaroli, Alex Buchanan representing the CIS Awards, and many more.
INFORMATION ON THE AWARDS
The Boutique Hotel Awards is the first and only international awards organisation exclusively dedicated to recognising unique excellence among boutique hotels. The Awards, now in its 8th year, honours the people behind these outstanding properties and bringing together members of The Master Key Society; where relationships are built exclusively among the Award Winners by facilitating hotel exchange visits between them.
With over 350 nominees in more than 80 countries, entrants are nominated by members of a committee of travel experts, some by the hotel’s guests and some through self nomination. They are then evaluated personally by a member of the Boutique Hotel Awards experienced judging team, ensuring that all the winners are capable of transporting their guests into a novel world through the history of the location, its culture and its own stylistic flaire. The Award winner’s service will be intuitive, their environment intimate and the experience priceless.
AWARDS PROCESS
What makes a Boutique Hotel Award meaningful? Simply put, the hotels and private villas are actually visited. It is the only independent awards organisation in hospitality where each and every property is visited personally by an experienced hotel judge which specialises in each category and too where decisions on winners depend on true first-hand guest experience at the property.
THE CEREMONY
The Boutique Hotel Awards ceremony will be held at the Merchant Taylor’s Hall, London on the 8th of November 2018. For more information or to purchase tickets please visit www.boutiquehotelawards.com or email: [email protected].
