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IH&RA Environmental Award 

PREVIOUS IH&RA ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD WINNERS

YEAR

THEME

WINNERS

 

1991

 

“Energy Savers”

Ramada International Hotels & Resorts

1992

 

“Conserve and Preserve”

The Laguna Beach Resort, Thailand

1993

 

“Pollution Solutions”

Inter-Continental Hotel, Miami , USA

1994

 

“Environmental Matters”

Royal Dutch Horeca , Netherlands

1995

 

“Corporate Green Hotelier”

 

“Independent Green Hotelier”

Jean Marie Leclercq, General Manager
Hotel Nikko , Hong Kong


Ian Aston, Managing Director
Derwentwater Hotel , UK

 

1996

 

“Corporate Green Hotelier”

 

 

“Independent Green Hotelier”

Ann Checkley,
Director of Communications & Environmental Affairs
Toronto based Canadian Pacific Hotels

 
Peter McAlpine, Total Quality Manager
Phuket Yacht Club , Thailand

 

1997

 

“Corporate Green Hotelier”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Independent Green Hotelier”

Nakul Anand, Executive President
Hotel Operations of the Welcomgroup ITC Hotels, India

Suresh Kumar, General Manager
Welcomgroup Park Sheraton Hotel & Towers, India

Runner up: Tedd R. Saunders, Executive VP and Director, Environmental Affairs
The Lenox and Copley Square Hotels, Boston, USA

Sonia Gedeon, Green Programme Manager
Cartegena Hilton, Colombia

 

Mats Fack, Managing Director
Sanga-Säby Study & Conference Centre , Stockholm

Runner up: Heinz Simonitsch
Half Moon Golf, Tennis and Beach Club, Jamaica

 

1998

“Water & Energy Conservation“

Corporate Green Hotelier

 

 

Independent Green Hotelier

 

Andy Goonesekara, Chief Engineer
Inter-Continental Hotel, Sydney

Runner up: Vir Vijay Singh and Arijit Bhattacharjee
Taj Bengal Calcutta, India

Ibrahim Birkam, General Manager
Club Alda, Turkey

Runner up: Bente Noyons
Neptune Group, Denmark

 

1999

“Promoting Sustainable Tourism”

Independent Green Hotelier

 

 

 


Corporate Green Hotelier

 

Richard Evanson, Owner and Managing Director
Turtle Island

Runners-up :
Tony Adams, Phinda Game Reserve
Albert Chin Kion Teo, Sukau Rainforest Lodge

 

Ms Harinakshi Desai, Environment Officer
Mr Param Kannampilly, Hotel Manager
The Orchid, Cama Hotels India Ltd.

Runners-up :
Horacio Dizon, Radisson SAS Brussels
Lee Baharrudin, Inter-Continental Singapore

 

2000

“Promoting Sustainable Tourism”

Independent Green Hotelier

 

Corporate Green Hotelier

 

Mr. Bertram Späth, Owner and General Manager
Hotel Victoria, Germany


Ms. Sunir Ahluwalia, Vice President Quality & Product
ITC Maurya Sheraton Hotel, India

 

2001

“Is Your Business Meeting the Energy Challenge?”

Independent Green Hotelier

 

 


Corporate Green Hotelier

 


Ms Sybille Riedmiller
Chumbe Island Coral Park Ltd, Tanzania

Runner up : Mr. Jan van Beurden
Lions Dive & Beach Resort, The Netherlands Antilles

Mr. Andreas Orbist
Intercontinental Leipzig, Germany

Runner up: Mr. Gerhard Schmidt
The Westin Tokyo, Japan

 

2002

 

“Energy & Indoor Air Quality in Hotels & Restaurants”

Independent Category/ Hotelier

 

 

 

 

Corporate Category/Hotelier

 


Mr. K.P. Kanampilly
The Orchid, An ECOTEL Hotel
Mumbai, India

Runner Up : Ms. Deborah Dintelman
Resort Manager
Bucuti Beach Resort, Aruba, Dutch Caribbean

 

Mr. Jan Peter Bergkvist
Director of Environmental Affairs
Hilton Nordic Region Scandic Hotels Stockholm , Sweden

 

2003

(No award)

 

2004

 

“Innovation in Environmental Best Practice”

Independent Category/Hotelier

 

 

 

 

Corporate Category

 

 


Mr Edward Biemans
Owner
The Bucuti Beach Resort Aruba, Aruba, Dutch Caribbean

Runner Up : Tiamo Resorts
South Andros Island

 

Bertram & Astrid Späth, owners & Managers
Best Western Premier Hotel Victoria, Freiburg , Germany

 

Runner Up : 3 Rivers Eco Lodge
Commnwealth of Dominica, West Indies

 

2005

 

“Engaging the Guest in Environmental Actions”

Independent Category

 

 

 

 

Corporate Category

 

 


Margarida Yassuda , General Manager
Meliá Jardim Europa, São Paulo , Brazil , Sol Meliá Hotels

Highly Commended : Spice Village, Kerala, India,
member of the CGH Earth Group

 


Jason Kelly
, General Manager
Monterey Inn Resort & Conference Center
Ontario , Canada

 

Highly Commended : Jem Winston , Owner,
3 Rivers Eco Lodge & Sustainable Living Centre
Dominica , West Indies

 

 

 



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