Heart of the House Associate of the Year

The nomination period for the 2022 Gold Key Awards is now open. Please use the form below to nominate your candidate for Heart of the House Associate of the Year.

Nominations MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN NOON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2023. Please contact us with any questions regarding the appropriate category for a nominee, 619-678-1195 or info@lodgingsd.com.

Criteria

Hotels are like stages: behind-the-scenes staff are crucial to putting on a successful production. Back-office employees are essential to the hospitality industry and their effort should not be overlooked. The Heart of the House award is designed for a non-management associate who has little or no guest contact.

The following criteria will be applied:

  • Industry Contributions and/or Community Involvement
  • Examples of High-Quality Service
  • In his/her/their capacity, how is the nominee a credit to the Tourism Industry

Please outline your reasons for nominating your candidate below.  In addition to your comments, the criteria above will be used to judge the nominees.  Nominations can now include attachments.

Nomination Form

    Name of Nominee

    Employer

    Employer Street

    Employer City

    Employer ZIP

    Nominee Department/Position

    Nominee Phone Number

    Your Name

    Your Email

    Attach a File (.pdf/.doc/.jpg)

    Please outline your reasons for nominating your candidate below. In addition to your comments, the criteria above will be used to judge the nominees. Nominations should be 750 words or less.