Deadline extended to 7 April 2011 for entering prestigious Considerate Hoteliers Association (CHA) ‘Annual Considerate Hotel of the Year Awards 20010/11’.
Celebrating the Best in Environmental, Sustainable and Socially Responsible Performance and open to All Hotels and Small Accommodation Operations in the UK, the ‘Considerate Hotel of the Year Awards 2010/11’ will be presented at a Gala Lunch on Monday, 23 May 2011 at The Savoy, London.
There is still time to enter the prestigious annual Considerate Hoteliers Association (CHA) ‘Considerate Hotel of the Year Awards 2010/11’ as the deadline for entries has been extended from 31 March 2011 to 7 April 2011, due to popular demand to give busy UK hoteliers and accommodation operators an extra seven days to put the finishing touches to their entries.
Celebrating the best in environmental, sustainable and socially responsible performance, the 2010/11 CHA Annual Awards are open to all UK hotels; and small accommodation operations – ranging from B&Bs and Guest-Houses, to pubs/inns/restaurants with rooms.
The six award categories include the top award – ‘The Considerate Hotel of the Year 2010/11’, again sponsored by Gilchrist & Soames Ltd for the best all-round responsible performance; ‘The Considerate Small Accommodation Provider of the Year Award 2010/11’ for establishments with ten bedrooms or less – such as B&Bs, Guest-Houses and restaurants/pubs/inns offering overnight accommodation; ‘The Considerate Sustainable Food 2010/11 Award’ – again supported for 2010/11 by Sustain (the alliance for better food and farming); ‘The Considerate Supplier of the Year Award 2010/11’, sponsored by Beacon Purchasing, enabling hoteliers and small accommodation providers to nominate the supplier they believe most embodies eco-concerns within their products; ‘The Considerate Green Team of the Year 2010/11’; and ‘The Considerate Green Champion of the Year 2010/11’.
In addition, the ‘Best Green Marketing Initiative Award 2010/11’ will be presented to the hotel/accommodation operator whose award category entry includes the most outstanding green marketing initiative. Last year, the CHA award judges were so impressed by the Lancaster, London’s introduction in July 2009 of half-a-million honey bees, making it the first central London hotel to install beehives on its roof, that it helped the establishment take the best green marketing title for 2009/10.
The 2010/11 CHA Award categories and criteria include:
* The main award – ‘The Considerate Hotel of the Year 2010/11’: sponsored for a second year in 20010/11 by Gilchrist & Soames Ltd and presented to the hotel or accommodation operation that is considered by the judges to have been the best all-rounder during 2010 re: succeeding in a wide range of environmental initiatives, from energy and water conservation, waste reduction and support for sustainable food, to marketing, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). In short, they will need to demonstrate that they run their business ethically, with a conscience and hopefully a strong bottom line to become the ultimate Considerate Hotel for 2010/11.
* New Award: ‘The Considerate Supplier of the Year Award 2010/11’: sponsored by Beacon Purchasing and presented to the supplier, nominated by a hotelier or accommodation provider, who is considered by the judges to have best met the environmental needs and ethos of the nominating accommodation business in 2010. Hoteliers need to nominate the supplier they believe most embodies eco-concerns within their products (taking account of everything from sourcing, ingredients/content, sustainability and social responsibility, to value for money and quality of service) – in short, a supplier that is a great all-rounder in these respects. The nominated supplier can be international, national, regional or local.
* New Award: ‘The Considerate Small Accommodation Provider of the Year Award 2010/11’: presented to the small accommodation operation (10 bedrooms or under such as B&Bs, guest-houses, or restaurants and pubs with rooms) which is considered by the judges to have made the most significant achievements and proved most inspirational in terms of their green journey during 2010, without all the trappings and resources of big business. This will give entrants the opportunity to relate the positive results (anything from energy saving and CSR, to creating innovative environmental initiatives and communicating their green messages to their guests), and lessons learnt during this 12 month period that highlight eco-friendly and socially responsible experiences that could act as an inspirational tale for others. In effect, it is their story.
* ‘The Considerate Sustainable Food 2010/11 Award’: supported for a second year in 20010/11 by Sustain (the alliance for better food and farming) and presented to the hotel or accommodation operation which, in the opinion of the judges, has gone ‘that extra mile’ in 2010 to support its local food producers; to produce and/or purchase ethically, seasonally and sustainably; and then to proudly demonstrate to their guests and restaurant users – through marketing and via the menu, great food and hotel staff – why they are doing so.
* ‘The Considerate Green Team of the Year 2010/11’: presented to the hotel or accommodation operation which, in the opinion of the judges, has – by virtue of the work undertaken by their Green Team – made the most difference in 2010. What’s more, they will have had fun doing so and been innovative and inspiring. Green Teams come in all names, shapes and sizes; and the award could be won by a dedicated green team of just two people or twenty.
* ‘The Considerate Green Champion of the Year 2010/11’: presented to the individual, nominated by fellow hoteliers and accommodation operators, who by sheer dedication has inspired others to raise the green standard to unprecedented heights. The individual may exist in a specific hotel, guest-house or within the hotel industry generally – whoever they may be, CHA wants to know so they can be properly recognised.
* New Bonus Award: ‘Best Green Marketing Initiative for 2010/11’: presented to the hotel or accommodation operation which, in the eyes of the judges, has produced the most outstanding marketing initiative within the above hotel/accommodation operation award category entries – namely ‘The Considerate Hotel of the Year 2010/11’; ‘The Considerate Small Accommodation Provider of the Year Award 2010/11’; ‘The Considerate Sustainable Food 2010/11 Award’; ‘The Considerate Green Team of the Year 2010/11’; and ‘The Considerate Green Champion of the Year 2010/11’.
Full details of the ‘Considerate Hotel of the Year Awards 2010/11’, including entry forms and timing details, can be found on the CHA website: www.consideratehoteliers.com . A condition of entry will be the provision of each establishment’s Environmental/ Corporate Social Responsibility policy.
The 2010/11 Considerate Hotel of the Year Awards will be presented on Monday, 23 May 2011, at a special Gala Lunch at one of the world’s most renowned hotels – The Savoy, London. The event, like the awards, is open to all members of the UK hospitality industry – regardless of whether they are CHA-members or not.
At the Gala Lunch – comprising a drinks reception, followed by a sumptuous three course-lunch with wine and coffee in The Savoy’s Abraham Lincoln Room – the winners will be announced and presented with their awards. In addition, there will be accompanying displays by the CHA Annual Awards’ sponsors: Gilchrist & Soames and Beacon Purchasing, as well as associate sponsors that include Fou Furnishings, Nova-Flo, and Northern Environmental.
The cost of attending the CHA Gala Awards Presentation Lunch is £90 per person for non-CHA members; and £80 per person for CHA members. For those wishing to book a table of 10, the rate for non-CHA members is £850; and for CHA members: £750.
For bookings and further details, contact:
John Firrell, Considerate Hoteliers Association Director and Secretary, Wheelwrights Cottage, Litton Cheney, Dorset DT2 9AR – telephone: 01308 482313; or email: info@consideratehoteliers.com
About the Considerate Hoteliers Association
Considerate Hoteliers is an association of like-minded hoteliers, whose purpose it is to encourage, assist, cajole and motivate fellow hoteliers to adopt sustainable, environmentally friendly and socially responsible practices. A list of current members can be found at www.consideratehoteliers.com
For further Information, please contact:
John Firrell MIH
Director and Association Secretary
Considerate Hoteliers Association
Tel: 01308 482313
Email: info@consideratehoteliers.com
Website: www.consideratehoteliers.com
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Dr Julian Demetriadi FIH MTS
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