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First National Hospitality Awards of Uzbekistan 2021 Results announced

04 April 2022

The First National Hospitality Awards of Uzbekistan 2021 took place on 31 March 2022 in Tashkent.

The organizers of the event are the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan and the Association of Hoteliers of Uzbekistan. The opening ceremony started with the solemn speech of the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Tourism and Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan Aziz Abdukhakimov.

The National Hospitality Awards of Uzbekistan 2021 is the first such a large-scale project in the field of hospitality, where 21 nominations were presented.

A number of hotels and guests houses from various regions of Uzbekistan submitted applications for participation in the award program. Among the regions were the Jizzakh, Navoi, Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Ferghana, Surkhandarya, Tashkent regions, and the capital city of Uzbekistan – Tashkent.

The First National Hospitality Awards of Uzbekistan 2021 results were as follows:

THE BEST MINI-HOTEL 2021 – Uzumfermer

THE BEST BOUTIQUE - The Shahar

THE BEST BUSINESS HOTEL 2021 - Hilton Tashkent City

THE BEST REGIONAL SMALL HOTEL 2021- Asmald Palace

THE BEST SMALL HOTEL IN TASHKENT CITY 2021- Oscar Boutique Hotel

THE BEST APARTMENT HOTEL 2021 - IGMAR Apart Hotel

THE BEST HOTEL FOR DISABILITY ACCESS 2021- Hampton by Hilton Tashkent

THE BEST HOSTEL 2021 - Budget Hostel

THE BEST GUEST HOUSE 2021 - Obi Chashma

THE BEST COUNTRYSIDE HOTEL 2021 - Le Chalet by Amirsoy

BEST F&B MANAGER / THE BEST BEST F&B MANAGER 2021 - Khodjiakbar Abdialimov (Hilton Tashkent City)

THE BEST HOTEL BREAKFAST 2021 - Wyndham Tashkent

THE BEST FRONT OFFICE MANAGER 2021 - Sardor Akhmatbekov (Radisson Blu Hotel, Tashkent)

THE BEST HOUSEKEEPING MANAGER 2021 - Anna Safina Hampton by Hilton Tashkent

THE BEST SALES MANAGER 2021 - Anna Martusevich (Hyatt Regency Hotel)

THE BEST GENERAL MANAGER 2021 - Oydin Sharafutdinova (Asson-Termiz)

THE BEST GENERAL MANAGER 2021 - Telman Kurbanov (Humson Buloq)

THE MOST RELIABLE HOTEL SUPPLIER 2021 – TRAVELLINE

THE BEST HOTEL DESIGN IN TASHKENT CITY 2021 - Regal Stay Hotel

THE BEST REGIONAL HOTEL DESIGN 2021 - Hotel DiliMah Premium Luxury

THE BEST REGIONAL NEW HOTEL 2021 -Farovon Khiva

THE BEST NEW HOTEL IN TASHKENT 2021 - Lumiere Hotel & Spa

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