Terms & Conditions

Hotel Design Award 2025

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SECTION 1: General information

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1. Participation fee

We charge a nominal fee of 100 € (net, plus VAT) for participating in the competition for the Hotel Design Award. The amount is due with the final submission of the application. The amount will be invoiced separately. 

2. Eligible projects and selection process

Up to two hotels may be submitted per year by each company applying. The hotels must be located in Europe and have been constructed and opened between October 2023 and March 2025 inclusive. The winners will be selected in the following three stages:

1.  Application process

2. Jury deliberation, decision and nomination by the 196+ forum Milan jury (in March)

3. The award ceremony (in April)‍

3. Application process for the Hotel Design Award 2025

Any company involved in the planning, construction and operation of the hotel may take part. However, the applicant must obtain all necessary permissions from the companies involved in the realisation of the hotel project and the operation of the hotel, both past and present. The application needs to be submitted by 16 February 2025 at the latest. Each hotel can only take part in the competition once, and no hotel can apply two years in a row.

4. Nomination by the Hotel Design Award jury

The jury will select up to ten nominees and thereof three finalists from among the completed applications that have been submitted. The jury will normally meet in March of the respective competition year. All nominated applicants will then be immediately informed of the jury’s decision. Additional documentation may be needed for the presentation of the nominees during the 196+ forum Milan event (e.g. additional photographs, videos, etc.). The organisers will communicate further details to the nominees once the jury has reached its decision.

5. Award ceremony

The award ceremony of the Hotel Design Award 2025 will take place during the 196+ forum Milan event on 7 April 2025. This will be the first time the winning hotel is made public. An official representative of each hotel that has been shortlisted should attend the 196+ forum Milan event in order to accept the award should the hotel be selected. 

6. Your application for the Hotel Design Award 2025

Please complete all the fields in the application form. Boxes marked with * (section 3) are mandatory fields that are required in order to be able to initially store the application form. You will then automatically receive a confirmation e-mail entitling you to alter or complete the documentation that you have submitted up until the submission deadline.

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SECTION 2: Conditions for participation

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1. Selection criteria

All hotels completed and opened in Europe between October 2023 and March 2025 are eligible to take part in the competition. Each hotel can only take part in the competition once, and no hotel can apply two years in a row. If it should be a conversion of an existing hotel, massive changes and a reorientation must be recognisable. Furthermore, the hotel must have been closed before reopening. Hotels that have been renovated during ongoing operations are excluded from participation.

2. Authorised number of projects

Each company may submit a maximum of two hotels, provided that these conform to the conditions for participation.

3. Application process

Each participating company must submit a fully-completed application form for every hotel that is to take part in order to allow the organisers to decide on admittance to the application process. Should the hotel have been planned and realised by more than one company, the company submitting the application form needs to inform the other companies accordingly and obtain from them any permissions that may be required. The application forms should be officially submitted by 16 February 2025.

4. The duties of the jury and nomination

All completed application documents submitted within the above timeframe will be admitted for evaluation by the jury. The jury has the task of selecting up to ten nominated hotels and thereof three hotels as finalists. The decision of the jury will be primarily influenced by a number of different, non-exclusive, criteria with regards to the aesthetic and emotional quality :  

• the originality of the accommodation concept, 
• architectural quality (building and façade),
• integration into the project’s surroundings, 
• interior design, as well as
• innovation (planning and construction, design, operation and technology, as well as related processes, environment/sustainability).

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Items marked with * must be answered completely. Incomplete application documents may be excluded from the application process. The jury reserves the right not to admit to the competition any documents that are incomplete or do not comply with the guidelines. The jury’s decision is final and not subject to appeal.

5. Additional material for nominated applications

The companies whose hotels have been shotlisted by the jury will be informed of their nomination in writing. They may need to submit additional material, such as a short description of the project in English and/or further photographs, videos of the project. This material may be showcased in the exhibition area and/or at the digital event platform as part of the 196+ forum Milan event. All nominees will agree to be available for any film recordings and allow the film crew access to the hotel and to any other relevant areas of the hotel property.

6. Hotel Design Award ceremony 2025

The results of the competition will be announced during the 196+ forum Milan event on 7 April 2025. At least one official representative of each nominated hotel should take part in the event in order to accept the award for the winner. All nominated hotels will receive a framed certificate. For the representatives of the nominated hotels one (1) free ticket will be provided.

7. Competition and the jury´s decision

No claims may be asserted concerning the application system, the jury’s choice of nominees, finalists and the winner, or any other aspects concerning the competition. The companies accept the present conditions of participation by registering for the competition and the Hotel Design Award 2025.

8. Use of photographs and project-related information

The organisers are entitled to publish the photographs and videos provided and the following hotel-related information (namely: name of owner, operator, developer, architect, interior designer, hotel category, construction time, number of rooms) as part of the presentation of the applicants, on the 196plus website, the digital event platform, in press releases, in social media, in trade journals, conference documents (print/digital) or in an event app, as well as during the 196+ forum Milan conference on 7 April 2025. The submitting company must clarify the use of the copyrights prior to the application, as well as the concomitant labelling. Participation is deemed to constitute confirmation that the proper picture copyrights have been obtained. 196+ forum Milan reserves the right to transfer any compensation claims resulting from inadequate labelling of image or video material from the application documents to the participating company. When submitting the image material, please make sure that all images are uploaded as JPG files in print quality (300 dpi) with the image rights properly marked.

9. Submitting complete information

All fields marked with * are mandatory and must be completed. The hotel will be automatically disqualified from the competition if the requested information is not submitted in full. N.B.: These data are only made available to 196+ forum Milan and the Hotel Design Award jury for evaluating the submitted application. Neither 196+ forum Milan nor the Hotel Design Award jury members will publish them or use them for any other purposes.

10.  Participation fee

The nominal fee of 100 € (net, plus VAT) for participating in the competition for the Hotel Design Award is due with the final submission of the application and will be invoiced separately. The declaration for being a nominee, finalist, or winner is only valid when the participation fee has been paid in full until the respective due date.

Hotel Property Award 2024

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SECTION 1: General information

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1.  Eligible projects and selection process

Up to two hotels may be submitted per year by each company applying. The hotels must be located in Europe and have been constructed and opened betweenJanuary 2023 and June 2024 inclusive. The winners will be selected in the following three stages:

1. Application process (in German or English)

2. Jury deliberation, decision and nomination by the 196+forum Munich jury (in September)

3. The award ceremony (in October)

2.  Application process for the Hotel Property Award 2024

Any company involved in the planning, construction and operation of the hotel may take part. However, the applicant must obtain all necessary permissions from the companies involved in the realisation of the hotel project and the operation of the hotel, both past and present. The application needs tobe submitted to 196+ forum Munich by 14 July 2024 at the latest. Each hotel can only take part in the competition once, and no hotel can apply two years in a row.

3.   Submit your application for the Hotel Property Award 2024

Please complete all the fields in the application form below. Boxes marked with * (section 3) are mandatory fields that are required in order to be able to initially store the application form. You will then automatically receive a confirmation e-mail entitling you to alter or complete the documentation that you have submitted up until the submission deadline.

4.    Participation fee

We charge a nominal fee of 149 € (net, plus VAT) for participating in the competition for the Hotel Property Award. The amount is due with the final submission of the application. The amount will be invoiced separately. 

5.  Nomination by the Hotel Property Award jury

The jury will select up to ten nominees and thereof three finalists from among the completed applications that have been submitted. The jury will normally meet at the beginning of September of the respective competition year.All nominated applicants will then be immediately informed of the jury’s decision. Additional documentation may be needed for the presentation of the nominees during the 196+ forum Munich event (e.g.additional photographs, videos, etc.). The organisers will communicate further details to the nominees once the jury has reached its decision.

6.  Award ceremony

The award ceremony of the Hotel Property Award 2024 will take place during the 196+ forum Munich event on 9October 2024. This will be the first time the winning hotel is made known. An official representative of each hotel that has been shortlisted should attend the 196+ forum Munich event in order to accept the award should the hotel be selected. All nominated hotels including the three finalists will receive an award.

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SECTION 2: Conditions for participation‍

1.    Selection criteria

All hotels completed and opened in Europe between January 2023 and June 2024 are eligible to take part in the competition. Each hotel can only take part in the competition once, and no hotel can apply two years in a row. If it should be a conversion of an existing hotel, massive changes and are orientation must be recognisable. Furthermore, the hotel must have been closed before reopening. Hotels that have been renovated during ongoing operations are excluded from participation.

2.  Authorised number of projects

Each company may submit a maximum of two hotels, provided that these conform to the conditions for participation.

3.   Application process

Each participating company must submit a fully-completed application form for every hotel that is to take part in order to allow the organisers to decide on admittance to the application process. Should the hotel have been planned and realised by more than one company, the company submitting the application form needs to inform the other companies accordingly and obtain from them any permissions that may be required. The application forms should be officially submitted to 196+ forum Munich by 14 July 2024.

4.  The duties of the jury and nomination

All completed application documents submitted to 196+ forum Munich within the above timeframe will be admitted for evaluation by the jury. The jury has the task of selecting up to ten nominated hotels and thereof three hotels as finalists. The decision of the jury will be primarily influenced by a number of different, non-exclusive, criteria:  

• ‍the originality of the accommodation concept,
• ‍architectural quality (building and façade),
• ‍integration into the project’s surroundings,
• ‍design (interior fittings),
• ‍innovation (planning and construction, design, operation and technology, as well as related processes, environment/sustainability), as well as
• ‍profitability.

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Items marked with * must be answered completely. Incomplete application documents may be excluded from the application process. The jury reserves the right not to admit to the competition any documents that are incomplete or do not comply with the guidelines. The jury’s decision is final and not subject to appeal.

5.  Additional material for the final stage of the application

The companies whose hotels have been selected by the jury will be informed of their nomination in writing. They may need to submit additional material, such as a short description of the project in English and/or further photographs, videos of the project. This material may be showcased in the exhibition area and/or at the digital event platform as part of the 196+ forum Munich event. All three finalists will agree tobe available for any film recordings and allow the 196+ forum Munich film crew access to the hotel and to any other relevant areas of the hotel property.6

6. Hotel Property Award ceremony 2024

The results of the competition will be announced during 196+ forum Munich on 9 October 2024. At least one official representative of each nominated hotel should take part in the event in order to accept the award for the winner. All nominated hotels will receive an award. For the representatives of the nominated hotels, one (1) free ticket for the physical event will be provided.

7.  Competition and the jury´s decision

No claims may be asserted concerning the application system, the jury’s choice of nominees, finalists and the winner, or any other aspects concerning the competition. The companies accept the present conditions of participation by registering for the competition and the Hotel Property Award 2024.

8. Use of photographs and project-related information

The organisers are entitled to publish the photographs and videos provided and the following hotel-related information (namely: name of owner, operator, developer, architect, interior designer, landscape architect, hotel category, construction time, number of rooms) as part of the presentation of the applicants, on the 196plus website, the digital event platform, in press releases, in social media, in trade journals, conference documents(print/digital) or in an event app, as well as during the 196+ forum Munich conference on 9 October 2024. The submitting company must clarify the use of the copyrights prior to the application, as well as the concomitant labelling. Participation is deemed to constitute confirmation that the proper picture copyrights have been obtained. 196+ forum Munich reserves the right to transfer any compensation claims resulting from inadequate labelling of image or videomaterial from the application documents to the participating company. When submitting the image material, please make sure that all images are uploaded asJPG files in print quality (300 dpi) with the image rights properly marked.

9. Submitting complete information

All fields marked with * are mandatory and must be completed. This particularly applies to investment costs (section 6, No. 11) and performance data (section 7, No. 11). The hotel will be automatically disqualified from the competition if the requested information is not submitted in full. N.B.:These data are only made available to 196+ forum Munich and the Hotel Property Award jury for evaluating the submitted application. Neither 196+ forum Munich nor the Hotel Property Award jury members will publish them or use them for any other purposes.

10.  Participation fee

We charge a nominal fee of 149 € (net, plus VAT) for participating in the competition for the Hotel Property Award. The amount is due only with the final submission of the application. The amount will be invoiced separately. The declaration for being a nominee, finalist, or winner is only valid when the participation fee has been paid in full until the respective due date.

Hotel Innovation Award 2024

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SECTION 1: General information

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1.  Eligible projects and selection process

Each party may either submit a technological solution or concept that isimplemented either in the whole hotel group, for one or more hotel brands orfor selected / individual hotel(s). The hotels, the hotel brands or the hotel group must be located in Europe.The winners will be selected in the following three stages:

1.      Application process

2.      Jury deliberation, decisionand nomination by the 196+ forum Vienna jury (in October)

3.      Award ceremony (in November)

2.  Application process for the Hotel Innovation Award 2024

The Hotel Innovation Award 2024 focuses on Technology and recognizes solutions and concepts that demonstrate exceptional advancements and innovative use of technology within the hospitality industry. Any company which has implemented innovative technological solutions in their hotel(s) may take part. However, the applicant must obtain all necessary permissions from the companies involved in the operation of the hotel, both past and present. The application needs to be submitted to 196+ forum Vienna by 15 September 2024.

3.   Submit your application for the Hotel Innovation Award 2024

Please complete all the fields in the application form below. Boxesmarked with * (section 3) are mandatory fields. You will receive a confirmationemail permitting you to edit or complete the documents that you have submittedup until the submission deadline.

4.  Participation fee

We charge a nominal fee of 100 € (net, plus VAT) for participating in the competition for the Hotel Innovation Award. The amount is due with the final submission of the application. The amount will be invoiced separately. 

5.   Nomination by the Hotel Innovation Award jury

The jury will select up to ten nominees and thereof three finalists from among the completed applications that have been submitted. The jury will meet in October of the respective year. All nominated applicants will then be immediately informed of the jury’s decision. Additional documentation may be needed for the presentation of the nominees during the 196+ forum Vienna event (e.g. additional photographs, videos, presentations). The organisers will communicate further details to the nominees once the jury has reached its decision.

6.  Award ceremony

The award ceremony of the Hotel Innovation Award 2024 will take place during 196+ forum Vienna on 25 November 2024. This will be the first time the winning hotel, hotel brand or hotel group is made known. An official representative of each participant that has been shortlisted should attend the 196+ forum Vienna event in order to accept the award in case of winning. All nominated hotels including the three finalists will receive one (1) free ticketto participate in 196+ forum Vienna as well as a framed certificate.

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SECTION 2: Conditions for participation

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1.     Selection criteria

All hotels, hotel brands and hotel groups in Europe are eligible to takepart in the competition. Each hotel, hotel brand or hotel group can only takepart in the competition once every year.

2.     Authorised number of projects

Each party may either submit one (1) submission presenting all technologicalsolutions / concepts  that areimplemented either in the whole hotel group, for one or more hotel brands orfor selected / individual hotel(s) OR a maximumof two (2) individual technological solutions / concepts. Innovative technology concepts can for examplecover the following aspects (non-exhaustive):                  

• ‍Guest Experience Enhancement
• ‍Operational Efficiency
• ‍Sustainability
• ‍Revenue Management
• ‍ Marketing and Sales
• ‍In-Room Technology
• and others

and include services or applications like (non-exhaustive examples):

• Mobile Apps
• AI and Chatbots‍
• IoT Devices
• Virtual and Augmented Reality
• Blockchain‍
• and others

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3.      Application process

Each participating company must submit a fully-completed application form. If the innovative technological solution / concept by the hotel, hotel brand or hotel group has been planned and realised by more than one company, the company submitting the application form needs to inform the other companies accordingly and obtain from them any permissions that may be required. The application forms should be officially submitted by 15 September 2024.

4.     The duties of the jury and nomination

All completed application documents submitted to 196+ forum Vienna within the above timeframe will beadmitted for evaluation by the jury. The jury has the task of selecting up to tennominees, and thereof three finalists. The decision of the jury will beprimarily influenced by a number of different, non-exclusive, criteria withregards to the technological innovation(s) presented by the hotel, hotel brandor hotel group:  

• differentiation & game changing
• measurable impact
• scalability & economic viability

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Items marked with * must be answered completely. Incomplete application documents may be excluded from the application process. The juryreserves the right not to admit to the competition any documents that areincomplete or do not comply with the guidelines. The jury’s decision is final and not subject to appeal.

5.     Additional material for the final stage of the application

The applications who have been selected for nomination by the jury will be informed in writing. They may need to submit additional material, such as a short description of the concept(s) in English and/or further photographs or videos of the concept. 196+ forum Vienna reserves the right to visit the nominee for a video shoot and possible interviews in order to create a representative image video of the nominated concept. The nominees will agree to be available for any film recordings and allow the 196+ forum Vienna film crew access to the agreed shooting site and to anyrelevant areas. The additional material as well as the image video may be showcased in the exhibition area and/or at the digital event platform as part of the 196+ forum Vienna event.

6.     Hotel Innovation Award ceremony 2024

The results of the competition will be announced during 196+ forum Vienna on 25^th November 2024. At least one official representative of each nominee should take part in the event in order to accept the certificate and, in case of winning, the award. All finalists will receive a framed certification. For the representatives of the nominated hotels, one (1) free ticket for the event will be provided.

7.     Competition and the jury´s decision

No claims may be asserted concerning the application system, the jury’s choice of nominees, finalists and the winner, or any other aspects concerning the competition. The companies accept the present conditions of participation by registering for the competition and the Hotel Innovation Award 2024.

8.      Use of photographs and project-related information

The organisers are entitled to publish the photographs and videos provided and the following hotel-related information (namely: name of owner, operator, number of rooms) as part of the presentation of the applicants, on the 196pluswebsite, the digital event platform, in press releases, in social media, in trade journals, conference documents (print/digital) or in an event app, as well as during the 196+ forum Vienna conference on 25 November 2024. The submitting company must clarify the use of the copyrights prior to the application, as well as the concomitant labelling. Participation is deemed to constitute confirmation that the proper picture copyrights have been obtained. 196+ forum Vienna reserves the right to transfer any compensation claims resulting from inadequate labelling of image or video material from the application documents to the participating company. When submitting the image material, please make sure that all images are uploaded as JPG files in print quality (300 dpi) with the image rights properly marked.

9.     Submitting complete information

All fields marked with * are mandatory and must be completed. An application will be automatically disqualified from the competition if the requested information is not submitted in full. N.B.: The provided information is only made available to 196+ forum Vienna and the Hotel Innovation Award jury for evaluating the submitted application. Neither 196+ forum Vienna nor the Hotel Innovation Award jury members will publish them or use them for any other purposes.

10.  Participation fee

We charge a nominal fee of 100 € (net, plus VAT) for participating in the competition for the Hotel Innovation Award. The amount is due only with the final submission of the application. The amount will be invoiced separately. The declaration for being a nominee, finalist, or winner is only valid when the participation fee has been paid in full until the respective due date.

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