Top 5 Finalists announced for the 2nd Indian Hozpitality Excellence Awards 2022 organized by Hozpitality Group

Voting for the final round is now open until end of Sept 2022.

DUBAI, UAE, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After receiving over 25,000 votes for the first round of voting, Top 5 Finalists for all the categories have been announced for the upcoming 2^nd Indian Hospitality Excellence Awards 2022.  

Raj Bhatt, Founder and CEO, Hozpitality.com said, "Online voting will further continue for the finalists using the links below until 30^thSept 2022". Gold and Silver winners for each category will be awarded in an online Award ceremony in Nov 2022.

"Since we are a Popular Choice Award and the winners are chosen by the number of votes, we have decided that we will do the entire Award process online and participation is always free," said Raj.

The Indian Hospitality Excellence Awards will be presented to recognize top industry organizations which have shown skill, creativity, ingenuity and success in the India's growing hospitality industry, added Raj.

"We would like to congratulate the finalists on their success so far and wish them all the best for further voting", said Vandana, MD, Hozpitality Group. "The final result will be based on results of the online voting. "To cast your vote for the Final Round, please visit https://www.hozpitalityexcellenceawards.com/voting-india ," Vandana added.  

The Finalists for this year's awards are: -

Personal Categories (Finalists)

Hospitality Excellence:- Indian Hospitality Leader of the Year
Siddharth Bhurat, Founder,  Khane ka Pitara
Koustuva Ratan Mukherjee,  Associate Vice President -Gujarat Region, Pride Hotels
Mohammad Shoeb,  Associate Vice President North India, Pride Hotels
Raoof Dhanani,  Managing Director, Sayaji Hotels
Vijay Rathore, MD, Prince Viraj Jabalpur

Hospitality Excellence:- General Manager of the Year
Shivankit Mehta, General Manager Strategy, BDC Holdings, Goa
Puneet Baijal, GM, Hyatt Regency Ahmedabad
Rahul Nama, GM, Mercure Chennai Sriperumbudur
Amit Kumar, GM,  Sheraton Grand Chennai Resort & Spa, Mahabalipuram
Pankaj Saxena, GM, Radisson Blu Mumbai International Airport

Hospitality Excellence:- Hidden Gem of the Year 
Kushal Ranjan,  Associate Vice President Revenue, Pride Hotels
Sonu Gupta, Revenue Manager,  Hotel Home In By Amrik Sukhdev
Nelson Sumit Gomes,  Marketing and Communications Manager, InterContinental Chennai Mahabalipuram Resort
Mohit Rathore, MD, Prince Viraj Jabalpur

Hospitality Excellence:- Food and Beverage Service 
Rohit Gupta, F&B Manager,  Vivanta by Taj Mumbai
Kapil Malhotra, Director of Food & Beverage,  Hyatt Regency Ahmedabad
Prithipal Singh,  Corporate Director - Food & Beverage,  Pride Plaza Hotel, Aerocity, New Delhi
Brij Mohan Kumar, Food And Beverages Manager, Prince Viraj Jabalpur
Shreyas Bhagat, Director Food & Beverage, Radisson Blu Mumbai International Airport

Hospitality Excellence:- Housekeeping 
Sunil Choudhary, Director of Housekeeping, Marriott Surat
Ebin,  Operation Manager,  Bright House Kochi
Rajesh Burman,  House Keeping Executive, Prince Viraj Jabalpur

Hospitality Excellence:- Human Resources/Training 
Akhilesh Kumar Pandey, Talent Acquisition, The Machan Resort LLP
Nidhi Gupta,  Deputy General Manager-HR,  PVR Limited
Dhanapathi Rao, HR Manager, Welcomhotel By ITC Hotels, Devee Grand Bay, Visakhapatnam
Khanderao Vetal, HR Manager, Hotel Sea Princess Mumbai
Yohanna K M, HR Manager, The Gold Beach Resort Daman

Hospitality Excellence:- Front Office 
Harshvardhan Kaushal, FOA, Double Tree by Hilton, Panjim, Goa
Raj Shekhar, Duty Manager,  Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Varanasi
Yojan Das, Front Office Manager, Novotel Goa Resort & Spa
Apoorva Chandram, Front Office Manager,  DoubleTree by Hilton Gurugram Baani Square
Rajiv Gandhi, Front Office Manager, Welcomhotel By ITC Hotels, Devee Grand Bay, Visakhapatnam

Hospitality Excellence:- Engineering 
Tarun Kumar Sharma,  GM Technical,  Klyde Hotels & Resorts
Nitesh Funde,  Chief Engineer, Prince Viraj Jabalpur

Hospitality Excellence:- IT 
Abrar Ahmed, Cluster IT Manager,  Resort Rio Goa
Mohammed Asif, IT Manager,  Radisson Salem
Azaruddin Jamadar,  Asst IT Manager,  UK 27 The Fern Belagavi
Shadab Khan, IT Manager, Prince Viraj Jabalpur
Deepak Khurana, IT Manager, Pride Plaza Hotel, Aerocity, New Delhi

Hospitality Excellence:- Sales and Marketing/ PR 
Harpreet Kaur Bakshi,  Marketing & Communications Manager,  DoubleTree by Hilton Gurugram Baani Square
Ankita Dubey Srivastava, Cluster DOSM, North Region,  Radisson Blu Amritsar
Joginder Singh, Sales Manager,  Hotel Home In By Amrik Sukhdev
Raghav Reddy, Director of Sales & Marketing, Radisson Hyderabad Hitec City
Nisshant Kumar,  Director Of Sales and Marketing,  Pride Plaza Hotel, Aerocity, New Delhi

Hospitality Excellence:- Accounts/ Finance/Purchase 
Satyabrata Sandha, Director of Finance, Sheraton Grand Chennai Resort & Spa, Mahabalipuram
Tarang Agarwal, Asst. Manager, Prince Viraj Jabalpur
Purushottam Kumar,  Regional Financial Controller, Pride Plaza Hotel, Aerocity, New Delhi
Neeraj Pandey, Purchase Manager, Prince Viraj Jabalpur
Nimesh Patel, Purchase Manager, The Gold Beach Resort Daman

Hospitality Excellence:- Culinary/Kitchen 
Rishabh Anand,  Executive Sous Chef, The Leela Palace New Delhi
Ajit Yadav, Executive Chef,  Spice Mantraa, Goa
Satish Dargan, Sr. Ex. Chef,  Seven Leisure Pvt Ltd, Wyndham Ahmedabad
Shailendra Singh,  Regional Executive Chef Pride Hotels, Pride Plaza Aerocity

Hospitality Excellence:- Hospitality Educator of the Year 
Dr.Rakesh Dani,  Associate Professor, Graphic Era Deemed to be University,Dehradun
Laxmi Todiwan, Prof. & HOD Apeejay Institute of Hospitality, Founder - IWH
TARUN Bansal, Senior Lecturer, IHM Lucknow
Neelendra Prasad Srivastava, Principal,  Food Craft Institute, Aligarh
Sonu Gupta, Founder Hospitality Tip Of The Day

Hospitality Excellence:- Food/Travel Blogger of the Year 
Chef Reetu Uday Kugaji, Chefreetuudaykugaji
Sumitra Chowdhury, Su's Kitchen by Sumitra
Purabi Naha, Cosmopolitan Currymania
Debjani Chatterjee Alam, Debjanir Rannaghar
Chandrima Sarkar, Not Out Of The Box

Hospitality Excellence:- Celebrity Chef of the Year 
Sanjeev Kapoor
Ranveer Brar
Saransh Goila
Vikas Khanna
Harpal Sokhi

Corporate Categories (Finalists)

Hospitality Excellence:- Hotel of the year (5 Stars) 
The Westin Mumbai Garden City
Hyatt Pune
THE Park Indore
Hyatt Regency Ahmedabad
Radisson Blu Mumbai International Airport

Hospitality Excellence:- Hotel of the Year (4 star) 
Pride Plaza Aerocity
The Bizton, Jamshedpur
Mercure Chennai Sriperumbudur
Welcomhotel By ITC Hotels, Devee Grand Bay, Visakhapatnam
The Gold Beach Resort Daman

Hospitality Excellence:- Hotel of the Year (Budget Hotel) 
Abhyagama Hospitality LLP
Hotel Prince Viraj Jabalpur
Hocotel Hotels and Resorts Pvt Ltd
Goldfinch Hotels (A Unit of Express Infocom Pvt Ltd.)
ibis Bengaluru Outer Ring Road

Hospitality Excellence:- Hotel of the Year (Best Weekend Getaway) 
Malabar Escapes - Purity,  Muhamma, Alleppey
Aarya Lords Club & Resort, Rajkot
Mountainclub resort, Munnar
Karma Lakelands Golf Resort
The Grand New Delhi

Hospitality Excellence:- Hotel of the Year (Best Heritage Resort) 
Bhanwar Singh Palace Jaipur
The Byke Hospitality Ltd

Hospitality Excellence:- Hotel of the Year (Best Boutique Hotel) 
Malabar Escapes - MALABAR HOUSE, Cochin
Machan Resorts LLP, Lonavala
Mountainclub resort, Munnar
Vana India, Dehradun, Uttarakkand
Mercure Chennai Sriperumbudur

Hospitality Excellence:- Banquet Venue of the Year 
DoubleTree by Hilton Gurugram Baani Square
Hotel Prince Viraj Jabalpur
THE Park Indore
Top 3 Lords Resort Bhavnagar
The Grand New Delhi

Hospitality Excellence:- Restaurant of the Year 
Spice Mantraa, Goa
India Grill,  Hilton Garden Inn New Delhi/Saket
Kangan - The Westin Mumbai Garden City
Tinello, Hyatt Regency Ahmedabad
China House, Hyatt Regency Ahmedabad

Hospitality Excellence:- Spa of the Year 
Aura at THE Park Indore
Machan Resorts LLP, Lonavala
Aleenta Spa, Lords Hotels
Wildflower Hall Spa, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
The Oberoi Spa, Amarvilas, Agra

Hospitality Excellence:- Hotel Team of the Year
DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Bangalore
Radisson Blu Mumbai International Airport
Hotel Sea Princess Mumbai
Welcomhotel By ITC Hotels, Devee Grand Bay, Visakhapatnam
The Gold Beach Resort Daman

Hospitality Excellence:- Best Hospitality Employer of the Year
DoubleTree by Hilton Gurugram Baani Square
Prince Viraj Jabalpur
Lords Inn Hotels & developers Pvt. Ltd.
Taj Hotels
Oberoi Hotels

Hospitality Excellence:- Best Hospitality Management Company of the Year (Local)
Hocotel Hotels and Resorts Pvt Ltd
Lords Inn Hotels & developers Pvt. Ltd.
Taj Hotels
Oberoi Hotels
Sarovar Hotels

Hospitality Excellence:- Best Hospitality Management Company of the Year (International)
Hyatt International
Marriott Hotels
Accor Hotels
IHG Hotels & Resorts
Hilton International

Hospitality Excellence:- Best Hospitality Management Institute of the Year 
Food Craft Institute Aligarh
Heritage Institute of Hotel & Tourism, Agra
Ramee Academy of Hotel Management
Welcome Group Graduate School of Hotel Administration, (WGSHA) Manipal
Institute of Hotel Management, Catering & Nutrition- (IHM), Lucknow

Hospitality Excellence:- Best Hospitality Start-up of the Year 
GoYaana
VilloTale Technologies Pvt Ltd
RateGain
Hotelogix
Massive Restaurants

About Hozpitality Group: -

The platform on www.hozpitality.com offers a Community Network and Market Place of Hospitality Companies, Professionals, Institutes, Students and Suppliers around the world. Hozpitality.com is a multilingual platform and is available in 7 languages including Arabic, Chinese, Russian, French, German, Spanish and more languages are being added soon. The website is also available on all Mobile Apps.

Hozpitality is an online platform for professionals from Hotels, Restaurants, Airlines, Travel agencies, Clubs, Cruise Lines, Cinemas, Spas, Schools, Suppliers and Retail. Hozpitality offers Branding options, A Community Network for Employers and Job seekers, a directory of Hospitality Suppliers, Latest Hospitality News, Hotel News, Movements and Appointments and Hospitality Announcements Hotel Industry Recruitment, Professional CV designing, Hospitality Courses etc. We provide an effective platform where all hospitality professionals can come together, network and benefit.

Hozpitality.com offers a selection of best Hotel Management Institutes, Schools and Universities and Hotel management Courses. Hospitality Students can search and apply for Hotel management Courses and join the School's Alumni and network with their colleagues. Hozpitality also offers a Market Place for Hospitality Suppliers where Hospitality Products, Services, Offers and Deals can be listed and sold to millions of Global Hospitality professionals.

Hozpitality reaches out to over 1.2 million professionals thru its 2 group websites, www.hozpitality.com and www.hozpitalityplus.com with Registered Members and Social Media from over 186 countries.

The dedicated hospitality Media and News website Hozpitalityplus.com, publishes and shares Latest Hospitality News, Announcements, Hotel openings, Promotions, Events, Hospitality Movements and Appointments and Hospitality announcements, Reviews, Blogs etc.

Hozpitality Consulting is a Global Executive Search consultancy based out of Toronto, Canada. Our success lies in building a long term relationship and delivering results quickly and efficiently for a "much lower cost". We are experts in locating the best possible suitable executive and management candidates for placements in all types of hospitality organizations around the world. Through our matchless database, communication and networking, over the world, we provide our clients with the most skillful candidates.

"Hozpitality Buzz- The inside scoop" is a TV show based on the hospitality industry in Dubai and UAE, is in English and telecast-ed on a premier TV channel in Middle East & North Africa reaching out to approx. 10-12 million viewers. To know more about the TV show, Please log on to:- www.facebook.com/hozpitalitybuzz and https://www.youtube.com/Hozpitality 

Hospitality Excellence Awards are presented to recognize top industry organizations which have shown skill, creativity, ingenuity and success in the India, Middle East & Africa's growing hospitality industry. Logon to www.hozpitalityexcellenceawards.com

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Raj Bhatt
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HOZPITALITY GROUP
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