Anoop HA receiving the award from Mr. Brendan Toomey, Vice President HR Asia Pacific

Hilton 2018 India HR and Learning Meet was conducted on 23 d and 24th of April 2019 at Conrad Bengaluru. It was attended by the Senior Human Resource Leadership team of Singapore and New Delhi Office as well as the HR and Learning department heads of various hotels of India.

DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Bangalore won the award for Excellence in Employee engagement in the award ceremony held on the evening of 23 rd April 2019. The award was a recognition of our commitment as a hotel to keep our team members engaged and committed at work. The two day meet was a great opportunity for us to interact and network with HR Leaders of Hilton from different parts of the country. The meet also provided an opportunity for exchange of ideas on best HR practices being followed by hotels across the country.

Hilton India and Singapore HR leadership also briefed us on the HR Priorities of Hilton in India for the year 2019 and the road map forward. The two day meet was an enriching session for all of us involved as we got an opportunity to learn and interact with leading industry veterans.

Veteran hotelier Geoffrey Gelardi was awarded with the Cateys 2018: Special Award, one of the most prestigious accolades in the hospitality industry, presented by UK-based publication The Caterer. The honor recognizes Mr. Gelardi’s achievement as the longest tenured managing director of a luxury property in London and his enduring commitment to the guests and staff at The Lanesborough.

“The hotel owes everything to the commitment, dedication and focus of Geoffrey. It was his leadership style that kept the hotel on top of its game for many years.”
Mr. Gelardi recently stepped down as Managing Director after nearly three decades at the helm of The Lanesborough, which he opened in 1991. During his tenure, Mr. Gelardi was honored as "Independent Hotelier of The World" by HOTELS Magazine and voted “Top General Manager of a Luxury Hotel Worldwide” by Luxury Travel Advisor, amongst many other awards, and The Lanesborough received almost every accolade in the hospitality industry, having just been honored the “Number 1 Hotel in London” by the Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards.