Hotel Executive 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 Hotel Executive 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

This category honors an executive who has shown excellence in leadership, service, and community affairs. The nominees are judged on outstanding performance that goes above and beyond normal job responsibilities, including providing excellent service to the property, guests, and community, as well as building strong teams and encouraging excellence at their property. Nominee for this award should be a Director, Owner, Regional Manager or General Manager of a lodging establishment. The following criteria will be applied:

  • Lends outstanding support to activities and promotion of San Diego and the Hospitality industry and demonstrates leadership in community affairs
  • Runs a high-quality operation that sets a good example or standard for the City, and the Industry, in general
  • 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.