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HM Awards Finalists Announced

HM awards

HM awards

Finalists have been revealed in 24 categories for the 2013 HM Awards presented by Sealy.

Due to an overwhelming number of entries and the extra time being taken by the judging panels to select finalists, highly commended recipients and winners, the announcement of finalists this year will be staggered.

24 categories have been announced today (July 26), with a further 17 to be revealed next Friday (Aug 2) and the remaining five to be announced at the HM Awards Gala Presentation Dinner in Sydney on Friday, September 6.

Tickets are currently selling fast for the Australasian accommodation industry’s premier night of the year, one that will see almost 50 HM Awards handed out, recognising excellence over a range of categories, from people and departments to properties and chains.

Channel 7 television personality Larry Emdur will host the evening for the third time in 2013, one that’s expected to attract around 600 hotel industry professionals.

In the last ten years, almost 5000 people have attended the HM Awards and more than 400 awards have been awarded to hotels across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.

The HM Awards are presented by Sealy; hosted by HM magazine and hotelmanagement.com.au; co-hosted by AHS, Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School, Foxtel Business, Intrust Super and Nespresso; and sponsored by Dometic, HotelHome Australia, Prototype Furniture, Spice magazine, www.spicenews.com.au, Time Out Melbourne, Time Out Sydney and Travmedia.com.

The 2013 HM Awards gala presentation dinner is being held at Sydney Town Hall on Friday, September 6, 2013.

For bookings, visit www.hmawards.com.au

HM AWARDS 2013 FINALISTS

Australian Property Awards

1. Serviced Apartment Property

To be announced on Friday, August 2, 2013

2. Budget Accommodation
BreakFree Aanuka Resort

Breakfree Diamond Beach

Country Comfort Ipswich

Econolodge Sydney South

Formula1 Perth Airport

Formula1 Melbourne

Formula1 Sydney Airport

Habitat HQ

Ibis Budget Auckland Airport

Outback Pioneer and Lodge

3. Economy Hotel
To be announced on Friday, August 2, 2013

4. Midscale Hotel
To be announced on Friday, August 2, 2013

5. Upscale Hotel
To be announced on Friday, August 2, 2013

6. Upper-upscale Hotel
To be announced on Friday, August 2, 2013

7. Luxury Hotel
To be announced on Friday, August 2, 2013

8. Australian Lodge

Cape Lodge, Margaret River

El Questro Homestead

Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort and Spa

Kim’s Beach Hideaway

Lake House, Daylesford

Longitude 131

Peppers Cradle Mountain Lodge

Qualia

Royal Mail Hotel, Dunkeld

Wildman Wilderness Lodge

9. Business Hotel
To be announced on Friday, August 2, 2013

10. Resort
To be announced on Friday, August 2, 2013

11. Hotel Interior Design
To be announced on Friday, August 2, 2013

12. Boutique Hotel
To be announced on Friday, August 2, 2013

13. New Hotel
Adina Apartment Hotel Norwest

Best Western Premier The Terrace Hotel

Fraser Suites Perth

QT Sydney

Quest Sydney Olympic Park

Quest Bendigo Central

Quest Frankston on the Bay

Quest on Franklin, Adelaide

Salamanca Wharf Hotel, Hobart

The Flinders Hotel

14. MICE Property
To be announced on Friday, August 2, 2013

15. Regional Property
To be announced on Friday, August 2, 2013

16. Day Spa
To be announced on Friday, August 2, 2013

17. Hotel Bar
To be announced on Friday, August 2, 2013

18. Hotel Restaurant
To be announced on Friday, August 2, 2013

19. Tech Hotel
To be announced on Friday, August 2, 2013

New Zealand & South Pacific Property Awards

20. New Zealand Hotel
To be announced on Friday, August 2, 2013

21. New Zealand Regional Property
Best Western 555 on Bayview

Grand Mercure Nelson Monaco

Hilton Lake Taupo

Millbrook, Central Otago

Owen River Lodge

Peppers Bluewater Resort Tekapo

Peppers Clearwater Resort

Quest Napier

Quest Rotorua Central

Te Wanoui Forest Retreat, Franz Joseph Glacier

22. New Zealand Lodge
Blanket Bay, Glenorchy

Huka Lodge, Taupo

Kaimata Lodge, Dunedin

Matakauri Lodge, Queenstown

Otahuna Lodge, Christchurch

Owen River Lodge, Murchison

Peppers Awaroa Lodge

Peppers Parehua, Martinborough

The Farm at Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay

Warekauhau Country Estate, Palliser Bay

23. Fijian Property
Fiji Beach Resort and Spa by Hilton

InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort and Spa

Radisson Blu Resort Fiji Denarau Island

Royal Davui

Shangri-La’s Fijian Resort, Yanuka

Sheraton Fiji Resort

Sofitel Fiji Resort and Spa

Vomo Island Resort

WorldMark Resort Denarau Island

Yasawa Island Resort and Spa

24. South Pacific Property

Sofitel Moorea Ia Ora Beach Resort, French Polynesia

Madang Star International Hotel, Papua New Guinea

Aggie Grey’s Lagoon, Beach Resort and Spa, Samoa

Holiday Inn Resort Vanuatu

InterContinental Bora Bora Resort and Thalasso Spa, French Polynesia

Le Meridien Ile des Pins, New Caledonia

Matavai Resort, Niue Island

Pacific Resort Aitutaki, Cook Islands

Sofitel Bora Bora Marara Beach and Private Island, French Polynesia

Te Manava Luxury Villas and Spa, Cook Islands

Property Awards – All countries (Australia, NZ & Sth Pacific)

25. Marketing Campaign

Best Western Australasia

Crowne Plaza Terrigal

DoubleTree by Hilton

Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort and Spa

Hamilton Island

InterContinental Melbourne The Rialto

Mercure Sydney

Novotel Melbourne Glen Waverley

Parkroyal Darling Harbour

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts

Sofitel Brisbane Central

26. Service to the Community

Accor Hotels

Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort and Spa

Hilton on the Park Melbourne

Mercure Sydney

Parkroyal Parramatta

QStation, Manly

Stamford Hotels

The Sebel Pier One

The York by Swiss-Belhotel

Yasawa Island Resort and Spa, Fiji

People Awards – All countries (Australia, NZ & Sth Pacific)

27. Concierge
Allan Alvarez, Sydney Harbour Marriott

Colin Toomey, Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney

David Board, Pullman Quay Grand Sydney Harbour

David Mclean, Swissotel Sydney

David Patt, InterContinental Sydney

Gary Chan, Four Points by Sheraton Sydney

Graham Hodgson, Emporium Hotel Brisbane

James Ridenour, InterContinental Melbourne The Rialto

Justin Matheson, The Sebel Pier One Sydney

Rhett Constantine, Pullman and Mercure Melbourne Albert Park

Stuart Spicer, Pan Pacific Perth

28. Hotel Chef
Anthony Craven, The Langham, Sydney

Dan Hunter, Royal Mail Hotel, Dunkeld

Daniel Simpson, Pullman Quay Grand Sydney Harbour

Desmond Carneiro, Sheraton on the Park

John Savage, Sofitel Melbourne On Collins

John Slaughter, The Sebel Pier One Sydney and Harbour Rocks Hotel

Leigh Robbins, Radisson on Flagstaff Gardens, Melbourne

Pierre Khodja, The Flinders Hotel

Stefan Blee, Best Western Premier Hotel 115 Kew

Tamas Pamer, InterContinental Sydney

Will Eaglesfield, Eichardt’s Private Hotel, Queenstown (NZ)

29. Food and Beverage Associate
Bibek Karmacharya, Cambridge Hotel Sydney

Catalina Rueda, Sydney Harbour Marriott

Geraldo Suntah, Sofitel Melbourne On Collins

Izumi Kawanarada, Pan Pacific Perth

Jade Hobson, Parkroyal Parramatta

Linda McComiskie, Sheraton on the Park

Matthew Carroll, Park Hyatt Sydney

Michael Nicholls, The Langham, Sydney

Robin Khurana, Parkroyal Melbourne Airport

Tal Thorne, Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney

Tom Woods, InterContinental Sydney

30. Human Resources Associate
Amber Margrain, Pullman Auckland

Corinna Saffhill, Sydney Harbour Marriott

David Hannan, Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort and Spa

Emily Squires, Novotel Northbeach Wollongong

Gemma Hillis, Novotel Perth Langley

John Timson, Academie Accor

Jorja Salisbury, Quest Serviced Apartments

Kasey Findlay, Parkroyal Melbourne Airport

Kyla Shearer, Sofitel Melbourne On Collins

Marinus Snetler, Rendezvous Grand Hotel Perth

Olivia Hazledine, Novotel Melbourne on Collins

31. Sales and Marketing Associate
Abby Howard, Rendezvous Grand Hotel Adelaide

Abigail Murphy, InterContinental Sydney

Carla Klotz, The York by Swiss-Belhotel

Craig Adamson, The Langham, Sydney

Daniel Hoffmann, Sydney Harbour Marriott

Josie Armao, Novotel Melbourne on Collins

Megan Staal, Sofitel Sydney Wentworth

Michael Anderson, Pullman Auckland

Michael Foster, Parkroyal Melbourne Airport

Morag Ritchie, Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort and Spa

Ryan Weissel, Quest Serviced Apartments

32. Communications Associate
Cristina Magni, Hilton Auckland and Hilton Lake Taupo

Gaynor Reid, Accor Asia-Pacific

Hansni Bhagani, Four Seasons Hotel Sydney

Jessica Somers-Haggie, Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney

Karena Noble, Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia

Kimberly Roberts, Hilton Brisbane

Lauren Kekwick, Swissotel Sydney

Sophie Baker, Hamilton Island

Stephen Howard, QT Hotels and Resorts

Virginia Chong, Pan Pacific Perth

Yvette Peverell, Mantra Group

33. Front Office Associate
Alexis Hvalgaard, Mercure Perth Hotel

David Atatagi, Quest Bondi Junction

Jim Ewan and Penny Maitland, Best Western Lazy Lizard Motor Inn

John Kuharski, Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney

Nicole Finnsson, Ibis Melbourne Glen Waverley

Nicole Garthwaite, Grand Mercure Nelson Monaco

Prayer Ariel, Novotel Sydney Central

Sawaid Saeed, Parkroyal Parramatta

Stewart Manson, Holiday Inn Sydney Airport

Tamara Carter, Diamant Hotel Brisbane

Vanesa Montiveros, The Langham, Sydney

34. Finance Associate
Aaron Tan, Parkroyal Melbourne Airport

Alex Holland, Best Western Premier Hotel 115 Kew

Bee Tan, Mercure Sydney

Geoff Rossiter, Sheraton on the Park

Grant Smith, Holiday Inn Sydney Airport

Joe Ward, Sydney Harbour Marriott

Scott McLeod, Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort and Spa

Shirley Robbins, Sofitel Sydney Wentworth

Walter Fernando, Novotel Melbourne on Collins

35. Housekeeper
Angela Senscall, Travelodge Mirambeena Resort, Darwin

Bernadette Hobson, The Sebel Pier One Sydney

Carol Enriquez, Mantra on Kent, Sydney

Deborah Barnes, Crown Metropol Melbourne

Dewi Sriati, Ibis Perth

Emil Beshay, The Langham, Sydney

Helen Titus, Madang Star International Hotel, Papua New Guinea

Marcelina Tkalec, Parkroyal Parramatta

Marleen Gilbert, Wyndham Resort Torquay

Myra Sullivan, Rendezvous Grand Hotel Adelaide

Stephanie (Ye) Lu, Rendezvous Grand Hotel Perth

36. Hotel Engineer
Alan Bettridge, The York by Swiss-Belhotel

Andy Goonesekera, InterContinental Sydney

Anton Van Den Brink, Sofitel Melbourne On Collins

Cyrus Tolentino, Sydney Harbour Marriott

Janusz Zaklikowski, The Langham, Sydney

Manuel Wong, Sofitel Sydney Wentworth

Matthew Worth, Four Points by Sheraton Sydney

Michael Cook, Pullman, Novotel and Ibis Sydney Olympic Park

Philip Cram, Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort and Spa

Ralf Moritz, Peppers Beach Club, Port Douglas

Robin Power, Crowne Plaza Melbourne

37. Rising Star

Angelica Krithararis, Albany Motel, Melbourne

Bianca Tachdjian, Quest North Ryde

Caroline Larsson, Radisson on Flagstaff Gardens, Melbourne

Dominoe Aranyi, Parkroyal Melbourne Airport

Garry Sudika, Melbourne Marriott Hotel

Jessica Marcus, Cambridge Hotel Sydney

Lucy Fitzpatrick, Park Hyatt Sydney

Nithiya Kala, Sofitel Sydney Wentworth

Sarah Garner, Sofitel Melbourne On Collins

Shane Bourma, Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney

Vicky Stasous, Parkroyal Parramatta

Major Awards – All countries (Australia, NZ & Sth Pacific)

38. South Pacific General Manager
Bob Speed, WorldMark by Wyndham Resort Denarau Island, Fiji

David Thomas, Madang Star International Hotel, Papua New Guinea

Frederic Lebegue, Fiji Beach Resort and Spa managed by Hilton

Gerard Knight, Radisson Blu Resort Fiji Denarau Island

Marcus Niszow, Pacific Resort Hotel Group, Cook Islands

Michael Monks, Shangri-La’s Fijian Resort and Spa
Simon Harper, Novotel Suva Lami Bay, Fiji

Scott Williams, InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort and Spa
Peter Hopgood, Outrigger on the Lagoon Fiji

Shane Cunning, Sheraton Fiji Resort

Thomas Tait, Holiday Inn Resort Vanuatu

39. New Zealand General Manager
Andy Cunningham, Fiordland Lodge

Bruce Garrett, The George Hotel, Christchurch

Clare Davies, Grand Mercure Nelson Monaco

Felix Borenstein, Owen River Lodge

Fraser McKenzie, Novotel Rotorua Lakeside and ibis Rotorua

Mark Rose, The Rees Hotel, Queenstown (NZ)

Richard Rooney, Wharekauhau Country Estate

Rob McIntyre, Pullman Auckland

Roger Brantsma, Hilton Auckland and Hilton Lake Taupo

Simon Tocker, Peppers Parehua

Wouter de Graaf, Sofitel Auckland Viaduct Harbour

40. Australian General Manager
Bruno Cristol, Traders Hotel Brisbane
Chris Sedgwick, Accor Hotels Queensland and Northern Territory

Christopher Northam, Peppers Beach Club & Spa, Palm Cove

Daniel Allia, Cosmopolitan Hotel, Melbourne

Joost Heymeijer, Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort and Spa

Michael Sheridan, The Sebel Pier One and Harbour Rocks Hotel, Sydney

Richard Meulet, Establishment Hotel, Sydney

Russell Durnell, Palazzo Versace, Gold Coast

Scott Horn, Royal Mail Hotel, Dunkeld

Sonia Lefevre, The Langham, Sydney

Vincent Hoogewijs, Four Seasons Hotel Sydney

41. Environmental Program

Crowne Plaza Melbourne

Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort and Spa

Emporium Hotel Brisbane

Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, Darling Harbour

InterContinental Sydney

Novotel Auckland Airport

QStation, Manly

Sofitel Melbourne On Collins

Sofitel Sydney Wentworth

Sydney Harbour Marriott, Circular Quay

The Langham, Sydney

Major Awards (Judges Only)

42. Hotel Brand
-To be revealed at the HM Awards on September 6, 2013

43. Accommodation Chain
-To be revealed at the HM Awards on September 6, 2013

44. Hotel of the Year
-To be revealed at the HM Awards on September 6, 2013

45. HM Magazine Australasian Hotelier of the Year
-To be revealed at the HM Awards on September 6, 2013

46. HM Magazine Asia-Pacific Hotelier of the Year

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