In the framework of the competition, Architects and Designers have the opportunity to present their work to the most dynamic professionals in the tourism sector: Hoteliers, Travel Agents, Tour Operators, Media, Construction Companies, Financial Consultants, Marketing Managers and other area specialists.
After four successful competitions, and with major hotels and architects being awarded, Hotel Design Awards by 100% Hotel Show contribute dynamically to the extroversion of Greek hotel design, presenting a program for the promotion of winners internationally.
With a series of concerted actions, winners will be promoted to international markets through exhibitions as well as online campaigns, highlighting both award-winning hotels as well as contributors such as architects and companies.
The 100% Hotel Show team strongly believes that both Greek hotels and Greek companies are among the top professionals in the field, and promotes, with in this context, the development of collaborations at international level through a dynamic communication plan that will be announced soon.
CATEGORIES
The Hotel Design Awards, reward annually the winning hotels in the below 8 categories:
- Best City Hotel
- Best Resort
- Best Villa
- Best Boutique Style Hotel
- Best Room & Bathroom
- Best Wellness Center
- Best All-Day Restaurant
- Best Hotel Lighting
- Best Lobby / Foyer / Reception
- Best Landscape
In addition, three Special Awards are awarded:
- Special prize for unrealized work.
- Audience Award.
CRITERIA FOR PARTICIPATION
In the 5th competition of Hotel Design Awards 2018, eligible to participate, are:
- Architects / Architectural Offices from Greece and Cyprus, for projects that they have been created all over the world, which were implemented (or the research has been conducted for not implemented ones) during the last 5 years, and have not participated in the contest in the previous years.
- Projects in Greece and Cyprus that have been created (or, the research has been conducted for not implemented ones) by architects/architectural offices from all over the world.
- Whoever is related to the project (Architects, Designers, Hoteliers, Operators, Investors-Developers) can submit a participation.
- In any case, it is recommended for the architect or designer of the project to curate the participation.
Important Clarification:
- Whoever is related to the project (Architects, Designers, Hoteliers, Operators, Investors-Developers) can submit a participation.
- In any case, it is recommended for the architect or designer of the project to curate the participation.
PROCEDURE
The 5th Hotel Design Awards 2018 contest includes the following stages (in terms of time and action):
- During the first stage, the stakeholders (Architects, Designers, Owners of hotels, Operators, Investors-Developers) should send to the contest’s organizing committee their application package. There is no limit to the number of applications from each participant. The first stage leads to a short-list selection.
- The second stage includes a closed jury meeting at a reasonable time before the 100% Hotel Show and selection of prizes among short listed selected projects. The awards will be announced and awarded at a high-level ceremony, to be held on 16 November 2018, as part of 100% Hotel Show's VIP opening party.
- The projects that will be selected in the shortlist will be presented on signs during the 100% Hotel Show fair, which will take place on 16-19 November 2018, at MEC Peania. The visitors of the fair will have the chance to vote for their favorite participation, which will win the audience award. The announcement of the project that won the audience award will be made after the fair.
DATES
- Beginning of submission: 13 July 2018
- Deadline for submitting the material: 27 July 2018
- Entry rating: 17 September 2018
- Announcement of short-listed applications: 28 September 2018
- Audience vote: 16-19November 2018
- Short listed exhibition: 16- 19 November, during the 100% Hotel Show 2018 Exhibition
- Award Ceremony: November 16, 2018
