HOTELS presents its nominees for the 2018 Hotelier of the World awards, now in its 38th year. Readers are encouraged to vote for one corporate and one independent nominee at hotelsmag.com/HOW2018.
Sponsored this year by Protect-A-Bed and The Wall Street Journal, the awards recognize individuals and their careers with criteria including how the nominees have defined standards of service, overall operational excellence and performance; creativity in management; and what they have contributed for the greater good of the global hotel industry.
The winners will be profiled in the November cover story and feted during a formal presentation that same month.
Read more about our corporate and independent nominees here.
To review the biographies of the nominees and to vote, visit hotelsmag.com/HOW2018. Please note, only hotelsmag.com registered readers and print subscribers can vote just once for one nominee in each category. For those not subscribed to either our print or online products, our system is set up so those votes will not be counted.
Independent nominees
Laurent Carrasset, regional managing director, Peru, Belmond
Philippe Leboeuf, general manager, area vice president of operations, Mandarin Oriental, Paris
Wilhelm Luxem, general manager, Baur au Lac, Zurich
Antonio Sersale, owner and manager, Le Sirenuse, Positano, Italy
Corporate nominees
Walter Isenberg, president and CEO, Sage Hospitality, Denver
Jay Shah, CEO, Hersha Hospitality Trust, Philadelphia
Barry Sternlicht, chairman, CEO, Starwood Capital Group, New York City
Ted Teng, president and CEO, The Leading Hotels of the World, New York City