FEDERAL UPDATE – AUGUST 20, 2020

Urge Congress to Act: The U.S. House of Representatives is coming back to Washington this weekend to consider emergency legislation pertaining to the USPS. Reports suggest that congressional leadership also sees this as an opportunity to advance an additional coronavirus recovery bill, which means we have an opportunity to secure relief. We are urgently requesting travel […]

FEDERAL UPDATE – August 13, 2020

Urge Congress to Act: Recently, Representatives Van Taylor (R-TX), Al Lawson (D-FL), and Andy Barr (R-KY) introduced bipartisan legislation, The Helping Open Properties Endeavor (HOPE) Act (H.R. 7809). This legislation would provide borrowers of commercial mortgages with financial assistance through the HOPE Preferred Equity lending facility. The bill would help prevent commercial real estate foreclosures […]

SAVE THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

Urgent! Important Phoenix Hospitality Meetings! Dear Members, We need your help! The City of Phoenix is hosting two public meetings about the Phoenix Healthy Tourism and Hospitality Ordinances this week which will drastically harm our industry. We need as many industry representatives as possible to join the virtual meetings. Please share this action alert with your management […]

AHLA RELEASES NEW SURVEY ON 2020 TRAVEL TRENDS

Forty-four percent of American are planning overnight vacation or leisure travel in 2020, according to a survey conducted by Morning Consult and commissioned by AHLA. Interest in road trips, family events, and long weekends over the summer months is high. Here are the top findings: Encouragingly, 68% of these expectant travelers say they are likely […]

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Nomination Criteria

Application Guidelines

All honorees must be employed by hotels, attractions, tourism businesses, hospitality or other supporting businesses that are of the Arizona hospitality industry.

Who can enter?

The Stars of the Industry awards competition is open to all Arizona hospitality businesses, hotels, and tourism employees.

Who can nominate a Star?

Anyone! A nominator can be an employer, a manager, a friend, regular customer, or anyone else who knows a Star in Arizona’s hospitality industry who deserves recognition.

What does it cost to enter?

Entering or nominating for the Stars of the Industry Awards is free.

What do nominees receive?

All nominees will receive an AzLTA Stars of the Industry Recognition Certificate. The winners of each award will be announced at the Stars of the Industry Awards Luncheon on June 16, 2023 and receive an engraved plaque at the awards presentation. All winners will be announced in AzLTA’s Industry Insider newsletter, by a press release, and on the AzLTA website. Winners will automatically be entered in the American Hotel and Lodging Association’s national Stars of the Industry Awards program. It is AzLTA’s privilege to celebrate the accomplishments of all the nominees and winners presented each year.

Nominations and Eligibility

The nomination process begins in April and we’ve made it easy. Simply complete the online nominee application form and email the application to AzLTA explaining why the nominee deserves the Star award in their category.

Rules & Judging Criteria

Nominees must have served in the industry for a minimum of two years (please state total number of years in description) and will be judged on performance beyond normal job responsibilities, professionalism, and outstanding and unusual service to the property, guests and the community.

Using no more than three double-spaced pages, describe why your nominee should be honored. Give examples of:

Extraordinary support to fellow employees.
Specific event(s) that best describes the nominee’s exceptional service.
Outstanding leadership qualities, heroic deeds or actions that consistently add to the general well-being of guests.
Other great accomplishments to the industry or community.

Include photos and any materials substantiating the award entry, such as letters of commendation, guest comment cards, news clippings and other support materials received during 2021-2023 for the judges’ consideration.