Voting for AHIC 2010 Awards is open - submit your nominations now for the following three categories:

1) Best New Hotel - Which hotel launched in 2009 has set the standards higher than before?
Click here to view criteria for awards nominations
How to make your nomination:
- Fill in the online form - click here
- Or download the nomination form (click here) complete and return by:
    Fax : + 971 (0) 4 368 8025
    Email : ahic@meed-dubai.com
    Post : AHIC Awards 2010, MEED, 20th Floor, Al Thuraya Tower One,PO Box 25960,Dubai,
    UAE.

2) Best Hotel Staff Accommodation - Whose staff are enjoying accommodation that helps them perform at their best?
Click here to view criteria for awards nominations
How to make your nomination:
- Fill in the online form - click here
- Or download the nomination form (click here) complete and return by:
    Fax : + 971 (0) 4 368 8025
    Email : ahic@meed-dubai.com
    Post : AHIC Awards 2010, MEED, 20th Floor, Al Thuraya Tower One,PO Box 25960,Dubai,
    UAE.

3) Young Leader MENA - Who stands out and has made outstanding contributions to the industry? Do you know someone who has the potential to be a leader of tomorrow?
Click here to view criteria for awards nominations
How to make your nomination:
- Fill in the online form - click here
- Or download the nomination form (click here), complete and return by:
    Fax : + 971 (0) 4 368 8025
    Email : ahic@meed-dubai.com
    Post : AHIC Awards 2010, MEED, 20th Floor, Al Thuraya Tower One,PO Box 25960,Dubai,
    UAE.

All nominations must be received before 18th March 2010. 

Winners are chosen by an expert independent panel of judges. The Winners will be revealed and presented with their awards at the conference in May.

Judges for the 2010 Awards are:
Best New Hotel Development
Wael Al Lawati, Chief Executive Officer, Oman Tourist Development Company
Claude Attala, Managing Director, Middle East, NorthCourse Leisure Real Estate Solutions
Frank Croston, Partner, Hamilton Hotel Partners
Emma Davey,  Associate Director,  TRI Hospitality Consulting
Richard Garland,  Director of Development, Richmond International
Jalil Mekouar, Executive Vice-President MEA, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels
Ronald Van Pelt, Senior Vice President,  WATG
Award Chair: Hala Matar Choufany, Managing Director Consulting & Valuation, HVS Global Hospitality Services - Dubai

Best Hotel Staff Accommodation  
Joanne Bowen,  Managing Director, Joanne Bowen & Associates Ltd
Philippe Doizelet,  Managing Partner,  Horwath HTL
Nina Johnson-Bennett, Managing Director, MSE - Management Search Executive Ltd.
Peter Malone, Managing Director, Madison Mayfair
Louise Oakley, Editor,  Hotelier
Corinne Winter-Rousset, Divisional Director International Division, Portfolio
Keith Yates, Executive Chairman, Performa Global Pty Ltd Bangkok
Award Chair: Wahid Attalla, Chief Operating Officer,  Spectrum Consultants
 
   
Young Leader Award MENA  
John Bamsey, Chief Operating Officer - MEA, InterContinental Hotels Group
Marc Dardenne, Chief Executive Officer, Emaar Hotels & Resorts
Selim El Zyr, President & CEO, Rotana
Jean-Paul Herzog, President - Middle East & Africa, Hilton Worldwide
Marko Hytonen, Area Vice President Middle East, The Rezidor Hotel Group
Christophe Landais, Managing Director, Accor Hospitality Middle East
Gerald Lawless, Executive Chairman, Jumeirah Group
Amine Moukarzel, President Flamingo Hotels & SVP & Managing Director MEA, Golden Tulip Hotels, Inns & Resorts
Michael Poynter, Managing Director & SVP Operations EMEA, Wyndham Hotel Group International
Award Chair: Ron Hilvert, Managing Director, The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management