Awards Night 2011 "the best yet!"
9th hotel ‘Oscars’ to be on April 1st 2012
“The flagship awards for the Scottish hotel industry” -
First Minister Alex Salmond
The 8th Awards Night Party was held on March 27th 2011 in the Thistle Glasgow’s
Grand Ballroom, the city’s largest, when 450 hoteliers from Orkney to Galloway,
east coast to Western Isles, enjoyed the camaraderie, glamour, fun and excitement
of the largest event of its kind for Scotland’s hotel industry. Rising star opera
singer Luigi Corvo opened the show; other acts included Starstruck,
Alistair Ogilvie,
Club Noir and, from Britain’s Got Talent,
The Box.
Hardeep Singh Kohli hosted with
guests Lady Claire Macdonald,
Roddy Martine,
Miss Glasgow and
Miss Edinburgh. “Fabulous
– or what!” said one leading hotelier.
Scotland’s hotels of the year awards began in 2003 with the first Awards Night held
in April 2004 in the capital. Independently and thoroughly researched honours for
a huge, vital and diverse industry, the “Scottish hotel Oscars” (The Herald) have
since been celebrated in top venues in Edinburgh and Glasgow raising several thousand
£ for HIT Scotland. Presenters have included the First Minister, Presiding Officers
of Parliament, Ambassadors, Ministers, industry leaders and TV celebrities including
Big Brother and Pop Idol winners.
The whole point of these extremely detailed awards is – at every hotel our team
works with – to encourage and recognise the highest standards, individually and
corporately, and then to celebrate excellence and achievement at an event less formal,
more intimate and friendly. “I wish The Scottish Hotel Awards every success and
congratulate all winners”, said the First Minister in March 2011. Thank you to everyone who has embraced the awards.
This regularly-updated official awards website has been online without break since
2003, receiving 1000s of nominations and comments plus tens of thousands of votes
for hotels and hotel people. Led by the same team since the start and today under
the aegis of the Hospitality Research Organisation the awards now have a dynamic
hotel guide and rating scheme integrated within this site. Keep up to date on Facebook
and Twitter!
The 9th Awards Night Party will take place on Sunday April 1st 2012 in Glasgow. Year round we receive reports and feedback. Nominations are open now. Keep in touch!
Gary McLean Quin Chairman of Judges |
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Vivien Devlin Deputy Chairman of Judges
William Gorol Vice Chairman – Industry Perspective
Donald Thomson Vice Chairman – Consumer Perspective
Lea Harris Senior Food Researcher
& our Research Team across Scotland
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