14 November 2017

The second stage of Russian Hospitality Awards 2017 contestants appraisal opened on 9 November as the jury began reviewing presentations from the top 10 hotels in 23 nominations, three development companies and 21 hoteliers vying for the title of the best.

On the first stage the jury reviewed hotels’ ratings on booking.com and trustyou.com, while Deloitte, Awards’ independent auditor, conducted a detailed data check.  

The jury comprises 15 professionals from various tourism-related sectors. To ensure that the final decision is objective and fair, company managers and representatives, public figures, politicians and architects also sit on the jury.

The 4th Awards Ceremony at the Lotte Hotel in Moscow on 19 February 2018 will be attended by 130 hotel finalists, owners and general managers of individual and chain hotels, managers of large companies, mass and specialized media, auditors, developers, consultants and others. Project partners will present services and solutions to the best of class in the hotel business while hoteliers will meet their peers and learn about innovations in their industry.

Consultant of Russian Hospitality Awards 2017 is Cushman & Wakefield, an international company that has participated in developing contest terms and conditions and nominations criteria. The partners of the project include Elanna, F5 Service, Peroni, Gerolsteiner, Cosmos Group, Villeroy & Boch, ID Courier, Signum, Vileda Professional and ANS Lingua.