Floral decoration of the grand ceremony this year will again be created by Green Symphony, the flower design studio. Talented and inspired florists of the studio have been implementing the most incredible projects, developing ideas from scratch and emphasising the concept of the event by means of the fragile floral tool for ten years. Floral compositions made of exotic flowers brought from all over the world will decorate the grand awards ceremony for winners to be held on February 18, 2016 at Lotte Hotel Moscow. Green Symphony is a professional team working in the sphere of floristics and decoration. They not only are experts on intricacies of the profession, but are also able to express a wide range of feelings and emotions via flowers by creating almost anything out of this tender material: from a modest bouquet to a sophisticated celebration, from interior design to airport landscape. www.gsflowers.ru

EAST EUROPE, the largest national company with the substantial experience in the sphere of printing, design and marketing, will be a partner of the Second Annual Awards in the hospitality industry. EAST EUROPE brand was founded in 2010 and is owned by East Europe LLC. The company's activity is based on its experience in the servicing sphere and printing production standards of the international level. The base of EAST EUROPE includes more than two thousand customers four hundred out of which are regular ones in the spheres of production, servicing, retail trade, events and public structures. Multi-purpose production enables customers to interact with one supplier on all issues, this way saving their resources and time. Reputation of the partner respected by more than two thousand customers is a weighty argument in favour of cooperation. We value loyalty and trust.

Starting from 15th of September till 20th of November 2015, each hotel of the country has a unique opportunity to demonstrate its own results of impeccable first-class service and compete for the title of the best in one of 20 nominations! According to the rules of this year a hotel may be nominated in one or two categories at the same time. Participation in the Awards takes no financial contributions. Nominees are proportionally assessed on the basis of professional opinion of members of the Expert Board and consumers' rating in international and national online booking systems.SUBMIT AN APPLICATION: HTTP://HOSPITALITYAWARDS.RU/HOTEL/REGISTRATION/

Advertising agency Global Point second time becomes the official partner of the Russian Hospitality Awards. An annual gala ceremony is held on 18th of February 2016 in Lotte Hotel Moscow. Within the cooperation, Global Point will provide communicational and consulting services, responsible government and media relations. For two years, the Russian Hospitality Awards and Global Point Agency have offered the international hotel industry an event to showcase most original initiatives and most successful innovations. 

On February 19, 2015 the Lotte Hotel Moscow hosted a major event in the hospitality industry of Russia - The First Ceremony of Russian Hospitality Awards. The Award named the 20 best hotels in the segment of luxury, business and economy class, the best spa and resort hotels in the country.

BMW Centre Azimut SP established in 2002 is performing from the very beginning as a dynamic company aimed at long-run development. Since that time we are getting more and more friends every year – our clients. That proofs: our team is highly qualified and helpful in any questions of purchase and maintenance of BMW vehicles.

Trade Design is a multidisciplinary company, the market leader in Russia regarding professional shop fittings and technological equipment. The company has been focused on full range equipment of retail outlets, public eating places, hotel facilities, dry-cleaners, filling stations and food production facilities since 1991. This year “Trade Design” is a partner of the first national prise in hospitality sphere Russian Hospitality Awards.

Due to the peculiarities of the international system of online booking Ostrovok.ru, the Organizer of Russian Hospitality Awards has not received the correct list of nominees rating system from Ostrovok.ru as of 26.12.2014 (according to the Regulations on holding award). In this regard, in the Regulations on holding of the Russian Hospitality Award amended as follows:

Maison DESSANGE is now an undisputed reference in upmarket hairstylists and luxury. Every day, around the world, women cross the threshold of a DESSANGE salon to entrust it with their hair. DESSANGE has now developed its salons so that they have become, more than ever, veritable temples devoted to women’s beauty in its entirety: hairdressing, skincare and make-up, a Hair Spa, a City Spa… a place where women are celebrated and their beauty sublimed!

Since its first hotel school was established in 1982, SEG has become a world-class hospitality education network. The Group owes its outstanding success to its focus on Swiss traditions and training excellence and an emphasis on the practical aspects of hotel management. Close ties with the big names in the hospitality business ensure that the Group’s curricula meet industry requirements. SEG member schools are 100% Swiss-owned, ensuring that students receive a first-rate Swiss education. As a worldwide ambassador for best practices in Switzerland, SEG is held in high esteem in the tourism and hospitality industry.

Having been in the hospitality industry for more than 12 years now, I have always believed in improvement through positive reinforcement. It always worked for me and my teams. However, in the last four years in Russia I have not seen much of it. We always talk about what is bad; how unprofessional we are or how low the service level is.  We don’t tend to think about the law of attraction and the fact that negative attracts negative and becomes even more negative.

Dear Nominees and Partners of the Russian Hospitality Awards! New Year – it is the time for summing up the results. Russian Hospitality Awards Team is proud that this year was launched the first National Award in the field of hospitality Russia - Russian Hospitality Awards! In February 2015 Award will announce the best hotels in Russia. The most professional hotel management in the country, the highest level of service, and the most teamwork hotel will be determined.

Maxim Kobzev has been a Market Manager at Expedia Lodging Partner Services since 2008. Initially developing an Expedia product in a range of Eastern European countries including Russia, Ukraine, Romania and Bulgaria, currently Maxim concentrates his efforts on Moscow and Moscow Region.