Welcome to the Hospitality Excellence Awards
Celebrating Excellence, Innovation and Outstanding Hospitality
Join the Pre-Launch
Hospitality Excellence Awards
Some moments in business are bigger than deals or profits — they're about recognition, influence, and legacy. The Hospitality Excellence Awards Pre-Launch is one of those moments. It's where the journey begins, and where you can choose to be seen, heard, and remembered.
Ceremony
Thur, 29 October 2026
Pre-launch registration is free. We'll reach out with exclusive early-access details ahead of the public launch.
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Secure your place — we'll be in touch with details.
An epicentre of hospitality excellence
Hospitality is judged in public and rewarded in private. Covers are served, rooms are turned around, a guest leaves happy — and the people who made it happen go straight into the next service without anyone marking the moment.
The Hospitality Excellence Awards exist to mark it. One day a year where the standard is set out loud, in front of the people whose opinion actually counts: your peers, your clients and your competitors.
When
Thur, 29 October 2026
Where
To be announced
Entry fee
Free
Deadline
To be announced
How to be in the room
Entering and attending are separate decisions. You can do either, both, or enter and decide later.
Finalists are invited
Every finalist receives an invitation to the ceremony automatically.
Tables open next
Full tables of ten are released to entrants and partners once finalists are set.
Invoiced, not carted
Bookings are invoiced on confirmation — no card details are taken on this site.
What we ask of every entry
Short list, no small print. These apply across all categories.
- Entries may be submitted directly by the business or by a third party acting on its behalf.
- Nominees must confirm they wish to proceed before an entry is judged.
- Evidence should relate to the last 24 months unless a category states otherwise.
- Entrants may enter as many categories as genuinely apply, at no cost.
- Anything commercially sensitive can be marked confidential and is seen only by the panel.
- Judges declare conflicts of interest and are recused from scoring connected entries.
Six steps from entry to ovation
The same path for everyone, whether you enter on the first day or the last.
Nominations Open
Entries and public nominations are open now — completely free to enter.
Submit Your Entry
Tell your story across one or more categories. Enter as many as you like.
Independent Judging
A panel of independent experts reviews and scores every single entry.
Finalists Announced
The highest-scoring businesses are revealed and celebrated as finalists.
The Awards Gala
An unforgettable celebration at Cardiff City Stadium, Thur, 29 October 2026.
Winners Revealed
Gold winners are crowned live and the Overall Winner is named.
Ready to gain the recognition you deserve?
Nominations are free and open now. Enter as many categories as genuinely fit — there is nothing to lose and a stage to gain.
Free to enter · Takes 10 minutes · No payment, ever
There's a category with your name on it
0 honours across the industry — each a different stage for a different story. Find the one built for yours, and enter as many as genuinely fit.