Hospitality Horizon Top 50 Hotel Awards 2024, with TV Partner FoodFood, honoured the best in the industry
BY SHUJATH ALI
The second edition of Hospitality Horizon Top 50 Hotel Awards 2023, with TV Partner FoodFood, was a resounding success. The glittering evening brought together the who’s who of the hospitality industry from across the country to celebrate the best of the best.
The coveted awards ceremony was hosted by Deepak Kumar, GM, Hilton Mumbai International Airport, at the iconic hotel on November 21. Zubin Saxena, Senior Vice President & Regional Head, South Asia, Hilton, delivered the keynote address on how the hospitality industry is upping the game and scaling new heights.
VEEBA was the Presenting Partner while IIHM was Powered by Partner. The Leela Palaces, Hotels & Resorts, Radisson Hotel Group and Hyatt were Platinum Industry Partners and Chalet Hotels, Hilton and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts were the Gold Industry Partners. In addition, the Luxury Car Partner was Navnit Motors and the Trophy Partner was Premier Printers.
Hospitality Horizon Top 50 Hotel Awards 2024 ranked the top 50 hotels and hoteliers in the country. The winners were decided by votes from the Grand Jury comprising the leading lights of the food and hospitality industry while the people choice awards were decided by the Editorial Board with top five awards being declared in 10 different categories, presented in alphabetical order, not in order of any ranking.
The awards were held under the stewardship of Chairman of the Jury Nakul Anand, Patron-in-Chief of FAITH and Co-Chairperson Priya Paul, Chairperson, Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels. Sanjeev Kapoor, Founder, FoodFood TV was the mentor and KB Kachru, Chairman, South Asia, Radisson Hotel Group and Camellia Panjabi, Queen of Indian Food, were the Chief Advisors.
AND THE WINNERS ARE:
LEADERSHIP AWARDS
Lifetime Achievement Award
KB KACHRU
Chairman, South Asia, Radisson Hotel Group
Hall of Fame Award
ANURAAG BHATNAGAR
CEO, The Leela Palaces, Hotels & Resorts
Hotelier of The Year Award
MOHIT NIRULA
COO, The Oberoi Group
Excellence in Leadership Award
NIKITA RAMCHANDANI
Multi-Property VP, Marriott International, Mumbai Market & GM, JW Marriott Mumbai Juhu
TOP 5 GMS - LUXURY CITY HOTELS
(in alphabetical order)
Bhagwan Balani, ITC Maratha, Mumbai
Manish Dayya, Sofitel Mumbai BKC
Nitesh Gandhi, Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai
Tarun Seth, Grand Hyatt Gurgaon
Varun Chhibber, The St. Regis, Mumbai
TOP 5 GMS - LUXURY RESORTS
(in alphabetical order)
Anoop Pandey, JW Marriott Mussoorie Walnut Grove Resort & Spa
Pratiti Rajpal, Ronil Goa - a JDV by Hyatt
Rohit Kukreja, The Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra
Ronan Fearon, JW Marriott Bengaluru Prestige Golfshire Resort & Spa
Sharad Puri, Senior VP & GM, The Leela Palace Jaipur
TOP 5 GMS - BUSINESS HOTELS
(in alphabetical order)
Abhishek Sahai, Conrad Pune
Amit Sangwan, Novotel Ahmedabad
Kunal Chauhan, JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar
Rachita Sood, Novotel Mumbai International Airport
Sumeet Suri, Westin Mumbai Garden City
TOP 5 DEVELOPERS/OWNERS
(in alphabetical order)
Advent Hotels International
Brigade Group
Chalet Hotels
Panchshil Realty
Prestige Group
SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS
PIONEER OF EXPERIENTIAL HOSPITALITY
Jimmy Mistry, Della Resorts
WOMAN GM OF THE YEAR
Sonale Zagade, Hyatt Regency Gurgaon
HOTEL MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Gaurav Sinha, JW Marriott Hotel Bengaluru
F&B PERSON OF THE YEAR
Arjun Dewan, The Oberoi New Delhi
TOP 5 LUXURY HOTELS
(in alphabetical order)
Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai
Grand Hyatt Gurgaon
The Ritz-Carlton, Pune
The St. Regis Mumbai
The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai
TOP 5 LUXURY RESORTS
(in alphabetical order)
JW Marriott Goa
Raffles Udaipur
Ronil Goa - a JDV by Hyatt
Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey
The Leela Palace Udaipur
TOP 5 BUSINESS HOTELS
(in alphabetical order)
Conrad Bengaluru
Hilton Mumbai International Airport
Jaipur Marriott Hotel
JW Marriott Hotel Bengaluru
JW Marriott Hotel Pune
TOP 5 HOTELS & RESORTS FOR MICE & WEDDINGS
(in alphabetical order)
Fairmont Jaipur
Hyatt Regency Gurgaon
Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre & HICC
Ramada by Wyndham Lucknow Hotel & Convention Centre
The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore
TOP 5 HOTELS & RESORTS FOR ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
(in alphabetical order)
Hyatt Regency Jaipur Mansarovar
ITC Grand Chola, Chennai
Noormahal Palace, Karnal
The Leela Palace Bengaluru
The Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra
TOP 5 HOTELS FOR F&B
(in alphabetical order)
Hyatt Regency Delhi
ITC Maurya, New Delhi
JW Marriott Mumbai Juhu
Radisson Blu Plaza Delhi Airport
The Leela Palace New Delhi
