Winners list at Indian Hospitality Excellence Awards 2021

The Indian Hospitality Excellence Awards 2021 were announced in an online ceremony on 25th Oct 2021.

After receiving over 80,000 votes for the popular choice categories, there were 2 rounds of voting, and the winners were chosen based on the number of votes received for each category.

Following is the list of winners at the awards!

Indian Hospitality Excellence Awards 2021- Winners

Personal Category Winners

Hospitality Excellence:- Hotelier of the year

Gold Rishi Puri, Senior Vice President - Operations Development, Lords Hotels Resorts

Silver Dheeraj Kukreja, COO, Piccadily Holiday Resorts Ltd

Hospitality Excellence:- Entrepreneur of the year

Gold Ritesh Agarwal, Founder CEO, Oyo Rooms

Silver Pushpendra R Bansal, COO, Lords Hotels Resorts

Hospitality Excellence:- General Manager of the year

Gold Vishal Kapoor, GM, Radisson Blu Hotel New Delhi Dwarka

Silver Subhabrata Roy, GM, DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Bangalore

Hospitality Excellence:- Hidden Gem of the year

Gold Venkataramana Reddy, Director of HR, Nyati Hotels Resorts Ltd

Silver Jayesh Wader, Head of Operation HRD, Ramada Powai

Hospitality Excellence:- CSR Champion of the year

Gold Barsha Dass, Team Leader - Front Office, The Zinc By The Fern Bengaluru

Silver Sangita Namata, Hotel Prince Viraj, Jabalpur

Hospitality Excellence:- Food and Beverage Service

Gold Rajan Kumar Jha, Restaurant Manager, The Zinc By The Fern Bengaluru

Silver Rohit Gupta, Food Beverage, President, Mumbai

Hospitality Excellence:- Covid/Safety Champion of the Year

Gold Sarada Muduli, Corporate Revenue Manager, Lords Hotels Resorts

Silver Arun Singh, FB Manager, Hotel Prince Viraj, Jabalpur

Hospitality Excellence:- Housekeeping

Gold Santosh Bhatt, Executive Housekeeper, Lords Plaza, Surat

Silver Kuldeep Singh Gariya, EHK, The Fern Residency Morbi

Hospitality Excellence:- Human Resources/Training

Gold Ashutosh Nath Shukla, Corp. HR Manager, Pride Hotels

Silver Rimzim Singh, HR Manager, Crowne Plaza New Delhi Rohini, IHG

Hospitality Excellence:- Front Office

Gold Nitesh Kapoor, Front Office Manager, Le Meridien Gurgaon Delhi NCR

Silver Mathol Singh, Front Office Manager, The Zinc By The Fern, Bengaluru

Hospitality Excellence:- Engineering

Gold Ramesh M, Chief Engineer, DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Bangalore

Silver Sushanta Kamal, Corporate Chief Engineer, Pride Hotels

Hospitality Excellence:- IT

Gold Sandeep Shivhare, Head of Enterprise IT, Roots Corporation Limited

Silver Gaurav Varshney, Assistant Manager IT, Crowne Plaza Mayur Vihar Delhi

Hospitality Excellence:- Sales and Marketing/ PR

Gold Vikas Suri, Senior Associate Vice President, Lords Hotels Resorts

Silver Akash Kalia, Commercial Director, DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Bangalore

Hospitality Excellence:- Accounts/Finance Purchase

Gold Jiten Kataria, Corp. Financial Controller, Pride Hotels

Silver Ashok Joshi, Finance Manager, Eros Resorts Hotels Pvt Ltd

Hospitality Excellence:- Culinary/Kitchen

Gold Asish Kumar Roy, Executive Chef, IHCL

Silver Alok Anand, Executive Chef, The Oberoi Udaivilas

Hospitality Excellence:- Celebrity Chef of the Year

Gold Sanjeev Kapoor

Hospitality Excellence:- Hospitality Educator of the Year

Gold Rajendra Kumar Sharma, Principal (I/C) IHM Lucknow

Silver Dr. Savita Sharma, Professor Head of School, Le Cordon Bleu School of Hospitality Tourism

Corporate Category Winners

Hospitality Excellence:- Hotel of the year (5 Stars)

Gold The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai

Silver The Oberoi Raj Vilas Jaipur

Hospitality Excellence:- Hotel of the year(4 Stars)

Gold Pride Hotel Chennai

Silver The Peerless Inn Kolkata

Hospitality Excellence:- Hotel of the year (Budget Hotel)

Gold Pemaling Lords Eco Inn, Guwahati

Silver Hotel Prince Viraj, Jabalpur

Hospitality Excellence:- Hotel of the year (Best Weekend Getaway)

Gold Karma Lakelands Golf Resort

Silver Mountainclub resort, Munnar

Hospitality Excellence:- Hotel of the year (Best Boutique Hotel)

Gold Malabar Escapes - MALABAR HOUSE, Cochin

Silver Machan Resorts LLP, Lonavala

Hospitality Excellence:- Banquet Venue of the year

Gold Rambagh Palace, Jaipur

Travel The Grand New Delhi

Hospitality Excellence:- Restaurant of the year

Gold Spot 360, DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Bangalore

Silver Bombay Adda Mumbai

Hospitality Excellence:- Spa of the year

Gold Ananda In the Himalayas, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

Silver Wildflower Hall Spa, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Hospitality Excellence:- Hotel Team of the year

Gold Pride Hotel, Pune

Silver Le Meridien Gurgaon

Hospitality Excellence:- Best Hospitality Employer of the year

Gold Oberoi Hotels

Silver Taj Hotels

Hospitality Excellence:- Best Management Company of the year (International)

Gold Marriott Hotels

Silver Accor Hotels

Hospitality Excellence:- Best Management Company of the year (Local)

Gold Lords Inn Hotels developers Pvt. Ltd.

Silver Concept Hospitality Pvt Ltd

Hospitality Excellence:- Best Hospitality Management Institute of the year

Gold Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Nutrition- (IHM), Lucknow

Silver Institute of Hotel Management, Catering and Nutrition- (IHM) Delhi Pusa, New Delhi

Judges Choice Awards

Young Hotelier of the Year:- Atul Upadhyay, Vice President Operations, Pride Hotels

HR Leader of the Year:- Anil Mishra, Corporate HR Manager, Lords Hotels Resorts

Promising HR Person of the Year:-Himani Sharma, Asst. HR Manager, Jai Mahal Palace Jaipur

Highly Commended HR Leader of the Year:- Ajay Nagar, Dy. General Manager - HR, HRH Group of Hotels

Pride of India Chef:-of the Year Vikas Khanna

Youth Icon Chef of the Year:-Ranveer Brar

Hospitality Trainer of the Year:-Sumit Saxena, Head - Global Operations, Maven Quality Assurance Counsel

Highly Commended Hotel of the Year:-Radisson Hyderabad Hitechhozpitality