HICAP's Sustainable Hotel Awards Seeking Entries

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Posted: 13 Aug 2011 | 8:27 am

Asia's leading hotel investment conference HICAP (Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific) which will be held in Hong Kong on October 12-14 is seeking entries for their sustainable hotel awards initiative.

Considered to be the gathering place where international and independent hotel chains, properties, developers and consultants merge each year, the awards look to be a high profile accolade.

A panel is experts consists of -

Lyndall DeMarco, Managing Director, Hotel Sustainability

James Dion, Business Development Associate, Maps Division, National Geographic Society

Mark Eckstein, Managing Director, International Finance, WWF-US

John Goldwyn, Senior Associate, WATG

Dr. Harold Goodwin, Director, International Centre for Responsible Tourism, Leeds Metropolitan University

John Graham, Principal Specialist, Environmental, Social and Governance Department, International Finance Corporation

Klaus Lengefeld, Coordinator, GTZ

Instructions for HICAP Sustainable Award entries and the judging criteria may be downloaded here CLICK

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