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Awards to honour hotel industry

<span> </span> <p><span>STAR staff from the North East’s top hotels are to be honoured at a glittering awards ceremony, celebrating the region’s hospitality industry.</span></p>

STAR staff from the North East’s top hotels are to be honoured at a glittering awards ceremony, celebrating the region’s hospitality industry. The North East Hoteliers Association is holding its second annual Excellence Awards, at Newcastle Gateshead Hilton on Thursday, February 23, in recognition of the unsung heroes of the region’s hotels – their employees.

The ceremony will recognise high performing staff in 10 categories and the winners will be chosen by a panel of independent judges from a shortlist of nominees.

The categories covered by the awards include Sales Champion, Service Excellence, Chef of the Year and Cleanliness award, with the Best Arrivals Experience vote being given to the person who goes out of their way to make guests feel welcome and the Leisure Experience award rewarding the most promising staff member in hotel spa and fitness facilities.

The Green Award will recognise the person who has most effectively implemented an environmental policy, the Support Services honour will go to someone acknowledged as the backbone of their hotel and Hospitality in the Community award will be given to the person or team who have most supported a local initiative, charity or project.

Also given out on the night will be The Rising Star of the Year Award will be presented to the team member who has achieved the most in a short space of time and shows potential to shine in the industry the future.

Guests at the event will also be invited to bid for a number of prizes donated by member hotels in the region in support of two regional charities who will be announced on the night.

The North East Hoteliers Association was formed to give hotels within the North East, from Tees Valley to North Northumberland , a collective identity and to represent the opinions and views of its members at regional and national levels.