Awards & Accolades

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

View a complete list of Awards and Accolades, recieved not only by the collection, but also by our hotels individually.

Red Carnation Hotels' most recent acknowledgements include:

  • Number 26 on The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For 2013
  • Red Carnation Hotels announced as the Best Luxury Hotel Brand by the Evening Herald, one of Dublin’s leading newspapers
  • Mrs Beatrice Tollman, President and Founder, awarded Hotelier of the Year at the European Hospitality Awards 2012
  • Jonathan Raggett, Managing Director named on Caterer and Hotelkeeper’s Top 100 - The most powerful people in hospitality
  • Excellence in Recruitment and Retention Award at the HR in Hospitality Awards 2012
  • Winner – Investor in People (Group) in the South African Responsible Traveller Imvelo Awards for Responsible Tourism 2012
  • 41, The Rubens at the Palace and The Chesterfield Mayfair take the top three spots in the Condé Nast Traveler Business Travel Awards 2012 in the Best Hotel for Business – London category
  • Bushmans Kloof wins Virtuoso Sustainable Tourism Leadership Award 2012
  • TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 2012 awarded to every hotel in the collection
  • Number 71 on The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For 2012 
  • Excellence in Learning and Development at the 2011 HR in Hospitality Awards – recognising the programme on excellent service and helping guests get the best value when staying in an RCH Hotel
  • Liz McGivern, Director of Human Resources and Training for Red Carnation named in the Top 100 Most Influential Women in the Hospitality, Leisure, Travel and Tourism industry by People 1st , 2011
  • Red Carnation Hotels become the first company to achieve Investors in People’s new Gold Standard across its entire worldwide operations in April 2010
  • Red Carnation Hotels received a One Star Status in Best Companies Accreditation 2010
  • At the Springboard Awards for Excellence Red Carnation received The Best Employer Award – Hospitality and Leisure 2009
  • Jonathan Raggett, Managing Director for Red Carnation Hotels named Hotelier of the Year at the Hotel Catey 2009 annual industry awards organised by the Caterer and Hotelkeeper
  • Liz McGivern named Human Resources Manager at the Hotel Catey 2009 annual industry awards
  • National Training Award 2009 and 2010 for world-class training and development awarded through UK Skills
  • Winner of the Caterer and Hotelkeeper 'Best Places to Work in Hospitality' Employee Engagement Award 2009
  • Best Companies Accreditation 2009 - Red Carnation Hotels awarded for achieving excellence in the workplace
  • The HRS Hotel Excellence Award 2009 - Red Carnation Hotels awarded for the way they work closely with their staff to deliver outstanding service
  • Ark Foundation Corporate Social Responsibility Award 2008
  • September 2007 The AA introduced a new award for Small Hotel Groups, and Red Carnation Hotels were honoured to be named as the first ever recipients of this prestigious accolade from amongst an ever increasing number of excellent competitors
  • “Investors in People” Award for commitment to training and staff development
  • First International company to achieve across-the-board global Corporate Investors in People recognition
  • “London Training Award”, Department for Education and Skills
  • “Award for Excellence in Retention”, Springboard
  • “Credit To The Industry Award”, RAC
  • “Best Commercial Initiative Under 1,000 Employees” The National Training Journal, 2006
  • Ranked 2nd as the “Business of Choice 2007” with a turnover in excess of £20million by En Passant Business Magazine
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