PROJECT QUALIFICATIONS

Any hospitality experience and/or project, built or unbuilt, qualifies for entry. Built entries must have been completed within 18 months of the competition. Concepts must include guestrooms/suites and lobby/public areas. Including food and beverage facilities and other amenities is optional, but recommended.

CRITERIA FOR ENTRY

1. Concept (built or unbuilt) must be truly innovative and offer the market something that is not currently available widely, or does not yet exist.
2. Concept must include guestrooms/suites and lobby/public areas. Including food and beverage facilities and other amenities is optional, but recommended.
3. Concept may be branded or unbranded.
4. All hospitality project types are eligible, but must provide an experience not yet available in its category.
5. Entries must follow submission requirements, using entry form provided.
6. A $100 entry fee is required for each entry; no entry fee for students.
7. Multiple entries by a single entrant (or company) are permitted.
8. There are no restrictions on project size.
9. Must be able to provide a notarized disclosure form and certification of project originality and authenticity, if your entry makes it to the final four or the Special Judges Award.

ELIGIBILITY

The competition is open to all individuals, firms, and brands. Students are encouraged to enter, and will be judged specifically in a student category. The entry fee is waived for students.

ENTRY FEE

An entry fee of $100 is required for each entry. (Fee is waived for students.)

OBJECTIVE

To discover, identify, and explore radically innovative hospitality concepts: open, in development, and/or in conceptual form.

OVERVIEW

Co-founded and produced by The John Hardy Group (JHG) and Hospitality Design Group (HD Group), the Radical Innovation in Hospitality Award promotes innovation and global thought-leadership in hospitality. It is a remarkable opportunity to showcase the best hospitality strategies in architecture and interior design that incorporate new concepts and enhance the guest experience. This annual competition provides a platform for professional practitioners and students around the world to present their approach to radical innovation in the hospitality field.

AWARDS

Cash awards are presented for first prize, second prize, and the judges’ special award for students. Four juried finalists and one student winner have their project entries showcased on display boards at Hospitality Design Exposition + Conference in Las Vegas. The top two finalists receive round-trip air travel and hotel accommodation in Las Vegas to present their entry to the HD Conference audience. The HD Conference audience votes to determine the grand prize award winner. In addition, winners and finalists are featured in Hospitality Design magazine, on www.hospitalitydesign.com, and in HD Expo Show Daily. Results will also appear online at www.jhgi.com and complete information on the winners and finalists appear on www.radicalinnovationinhospitality.com. A jury of industry development experts narrows the entries prior to the live vote, and bestows honorable mentions and student awards.

JURORS AND JUDGING CRITERIA

Claude Amar | president | The John Hardy Group International

John Hardy | president and CEO | The John Hardy Group

Michael Medzigian | chairman and managing partner | Watermark Capital Partners

Jena Thornton, LEED AP | vice president hotels | Kennedy Associates Real Estate Counsel, LP

Simon Turner | president, global development | Starwood Hotels Resorts

James Woods | managing partner | Keen Partners

SPECIAL GUEST JUROR:

Wing Chao, famed innovator and architect