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Press Release The 2008 Irhas International Restaurant & Hotel Awards Announces the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Recipient, Grand Award Nominees & New Conceptual Design Awards Presented By ARTRAVEL Magazine (Beverly Hills, CA, August 18th, 2008) - The 2008 Irhas and International Restaurant and Hotel Awards will honor Grand Award recipients and Irha Award Honorees on November 16th, 2008 at the home of the Golden Globes, The Beverly Hilton, in Beverly Hills, California. The star-studded gala ceremony will be hosted by Mark DeCarlo from Taste of America on the Travel Channel and will include a special Spotlight on New Orleans along with the presentation of the 2008 Irha Award Honorees, Supporting Recipients & Grand Award restaurants and hotels.
2008 Lifetime Achievement Recipient
Héctor Ceballos-Lascuráin Héctor Ceballos-Lascuráin is an expert in the planning and development of sustainable tourism, ecotourism, park management, and environmentally-friendly architectural design, with worldwide experience and recognition in these fields. He has carried out consultancy and research work in 74 countries around the planet, including physical planning and low-impact architectural projects for ecotourism, sustainable tourism facilities, and housing developments, collaborating with governments, NGOs and private firms in those countries, as well as international institutions such as UNDP, UNEP, FAO, World Bank, OAS, World Tourism Organization, IUCN, WWF, US-AID, IDB, TIES, PATA, NAFTA, Conservation International, National Geographic Society, German Technical Cooperation Agency and a host of others. He has spoken in conferences and symposia in over 35 countries and has developed the National Ecotourism Strategies of Mexico, Malaysia, Uruguay, Ecuador, Dominica, and Yemen. "Ecotourism is environmentally responsible travel and visitation to relatively undisturbed natural areas, in order to enjoy and appreciate nature (and any accompanying cultural features - both past and present) that promotes conservation, has low negative visitor impact, and provides for beneficially active socio-economic involvement of local populations". Héctor Ceballos-Lascuráin has been an "ecotourist" since his early childhood in Mexico. In the 1950s and 1960s he began traveling all around his home country, in the company of his parents and his sister, getting to know and admiring the many natural and cultural heritage features of Mexico. Click HERE for Héctor's biography
2008 GRAND AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED INTERNATIONAL VALUE RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR Rao's East Harlem, NY, United States INTERNATIONAL MODERATE RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR Cochon, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States INTERNATIONAL LUXURY RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR Le Restaurant de L'Hotel Paris, France
INTERNATIONAL VALUE HOTEL OF THE YEAR INTERNATIONAL MODERATE HOTEL OF THE YEAR Gran Hotel Domine Bilbao, Bilbao, Basque, Spain INTERNATIONAL LUXURY HOTEL OF THE YEAR Hillside Su Hotel Antalya, Turkey The Grand Award Nominees were announced on July 17th, 2008. The IRHA Jury will be selecting the Grand Award recipients to be presented onstage with a coveted Irha statue in front of Irha Award honorees & recipients, the IRHA Jury & Advisory Board, industry leaders, travel guide publishers & editors, star chefs, celebrity presenters, media partners, IRHA sponsors, restaurant & hotel recipients and world travelers. All Grand Award nominees will receive additional exposure in the IRHA Book, online and in the gala ceremony program. Grand Award recipients will receive maximum exposure through IRHA, media partners and sponsors, online exposure and the IRHA enhanced media campaign. Click here to view more details on all 2008 IRHA GRAND AWARD NOMINEES.
IRHA Launches New Conceptual Design Awards Presented by ARTRAVEL Magazine
The IRHA Conceptual Design Awards Presented by ARTRAVEL Magazine recognize the architects, designers or firms that demonstrate extraordinary talent, energy and vision in hospitality design. These stunning unprecedented concepts for hotels and restaurants innovate and inspire the entire design community. These designs will receive the grand title that recognizes these conceptual ideas as a must-have for the next "it" restaurant or hotel. Recipients will receive the ARTRAVEL Magazine statue at the 2008 gala ceremony at the home of Golden Globes in front of the leaders of the hospitality industry, top international designers, hoteliers and restaurateurs, star chefs and celebrity presenters plus two free passes to attend the 2008 Irhas on November 16th, 2008 in Beverly Hills, California. Recipients will also be featured in several issues of ARTRAVEL Magazine and on the ARTRAVEL and IRHA websites for one year. The Conceptual Design Awards submission fee is $150 per category: Best Conceptual Design Hotel or Best Conceptual Design Restaurant. Submit online or download the pdf submission form at www.IRHAwards.com or www.artravel.net. The deadline to submit is September 29th, 2008.
TASTE3, presented by Robert Mondavi Winery
Robert Mondavi Winery’s annual Taste3 conference, held in Napa Valley July 17-19, featured a whirlwind two days of thought-provoking and inspiring presentations on sustainability, personal responsibility and creativity in the areas of food, wine and art. Leading innovators and activists from around the world gathered at Taste3 to share their work and experiences with a rapt audience of more than 350 professionals and enthusiastic food, wine and art lovers. Attendees emerged from the experience inspired and enriched by what they had heard, seen and tasted.
2008 Irha Award Honorees
Lifetime Achievement
Achievement in Wine Achievement in Design
Achievement in Food & Dining
Achievement in Travel
Humanitarian Award IRHA will honor all Humanitarian Award nominees
Travel & Dining Publication of the Year Marketing Campaign of the Year
Travel Editor of the Year Food & Dining Editor of the Year
(Click the honoree name for a biography & image or scroll to the bottom for brief bios. Click here for more information on the Irha Award Honoree & Recipient titles. Visit the IRHA press site to register for press credentials and to access the IRHA press kit ) Individual Tickets, Premier or VIP Packages can be reserved online now
International Restaurant & Hotel AwArds In the tradition of the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards, The Irhas and the International Restaurant and Hotel Awards™ are the world’s most prestigious awards ceremony recognizing the best value, moderate and luxury travel establishments that go above and beyond industry standards. IRHA received over 1,000 submissions from 50+ countries around the world. The Jury reviewed submissions from bed & breakfasts, top restaurants, chains, six-star luxury hotels, boutique hotels and independent restaurants and hotels in April 2008. Top chains and hotel groups that participated include The Ritz-Carlton, Marriott International, Accor Hotels, The Peninsula Hotels, Hilton Hotels, Kor Hotel Group, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, Starwood Hotels and a host of others. Click Here to View the Subcategory Recipients The IRHA JURY The International Restaurant and Hotel Awards™ is juried by a board of esteemed hospitality industry professionals with extensive experience in each category field. The Jury includes hosts and personalities seen on the Food Network, HGTV, Travel Channel, UKTV, BBC Food, Travel Channel International and representatives from Cool Restaurants, Cool Hotels, Citysearch, Fodor's Travel Guides, Hungry? City Guides and a host of others. A full list of jurors is available at http://www.IRHAwards.com/Main/jury.php.
Awards Program CATEGORIES HOTEL CATEGORIES: Best Design, Endless Amenities, Breathtaking Views, Green Award (Eco Building), Best Suite, Family Friendly, Best Bed & Breakfast, Best Water Feature (Pool, Beach or Jacuzzi), Best Spa, Best Lobby, Best Hotel Bar, Best New Hotel of the Year, International Hotel of the Year, Best Conceptual Design Hotel Presented By ARTRAVEL Magazine Judging Process The IRHA Advisory Board collaborates with International Hospitality Awards, Inc. in the creation of category review guides for each subcategory. IRHA conducts research annually in each category field by searching the web, magazines, travel guides and ratings directories, speaking with experts, attending industry expos and events and coordinating travel and dining excursions. All submissions are then prescreened using the guides without regard to any commercial affiliation between any members of the IRHA community including sponsors, media partners, founders or Board members. Decisions are based on each subcategory review guide, value, quality of experience and interest to travel and dining enthusiasts. Judges rate each submission from one to twenty (one being the lowest, twenty being the highest) using their professional background and the category review guides created by the IRHA Advisory Board. The scores are tallied and recipients are announced in each subcategory. The first, second and third place restaurants and hotels are the highest scoring submissions in each subcategory. All participating hotels and restaurants are considered for citywide, countrywide and worldwide recognition. The top scoring citywide recipients move onto countrywide recognition. Countrywide recipients will be considered with all first place subcategory recipients for the coveted titles of: PRESS CREDENTIALS If you are interested in covering the International Restaurant & Hotel Awards, please visit our press page to apply for press credentials. For additional information on the International Restaurant & Hotel Awards please visit www.IRHAwards.com and email press@IRHAwards.com. Register at the IRHA press site to access the IRHA electronic press kit and image gallery. -###-
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