EuroCHRIE 2015 Award Winners and Nominees



The EuroCHRIE President’s Award

Sponsored by REDGlobal

The EuroCHRIE President’s Award is the highest individual recognition a member of EuroCHRIE may receive. It is presented to a EuroCHRIE member in recognition of the individual’s lifetime contributions and outstanding service both to hospitality and tourism education and the EuroCHRIE Federation.

This year is awarded to:

Ron Hilvert


STR Global “Bridging the Gap” Award 2015

In recognition of significant contributions related to bridging the gap between academia and industry. This award honours a professional who has worked to build closer cooperation between academia and industry in relation to training, research and development in hospitality and tourism education. The recipient will normally be a EuroCHRIE member.

This year is awarded to:

Christian Perrette


The Laureate Hospitality Achievement Award 2015

This award honours an educator or trainer for outstanding achievement in contributing innovative ideas, methods or programs that have advanced teaching, learning or practice in the field of hospitality education or training.

This year is awarded to:

Christopher Mitchell


Institute of Hospitality Education Research Award

The award is given to a superior research paper submitted for the EuroCHRIE annual conference on a topic relevant to the field of hospitality or tourism management by an International CHRIE Member.

This year is awarded to:

Jean-Pierre van der Rest, Paolo Cordella, Gerard Loosschilder & Zvi Schwartz
Revenue management and booking channels: Using conjoint analysis to optimise OTA commission percentage


The EuroCHRIE International Industry Award

The award recognizes an outstanding international organization for demonstrated commitment and service to the hospitality and tourism industry.

This year is awarded to:

Scandic Hotels


The EuroCHRIE Regional Industry Award

The award recognizes an outstanding regional organization for demonstrated commitment and service to the hospitality and tourism industry.

This year is awarded to:

Visit Manchester


The EuroCHRIE University Challenge Award

Sponsored by REDGlobal

The award goes to the winner of the inaugural EuroCHRIE University Challenge, an international lodging competition run by REDGlobal.

This year is awarded to:

University College of Northern Denmark
Runner-up: Hague Hotel School


The EuroCHRIE Best Poster Award

Sponsored by CABI

The award is given to a superior research poster presented at the EuroCHRIE annual conference.

This year is awarded to:

Florian Aubke
Modul University

EAHM – Emerald Best PhD Student Paper Award

The award is given to a superior research paper submitted by a PhD student.

This year is awarded to:

Jin Young Im & Hailin Qu
The effect of familiarity and self-efficacy on value co-creation process in the dining experience