With eviivo Awards taking place this week on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 2 pm EST, we’re excited to announce the panel of guest judges selecting this year’s winners (+ finalisits). eviivo Awards is part of our annual International Week of the Host (March 21 to 25), which supports the independent accommodation sector in travel and tourism — and recognizes remarkable hosts and properties in the industry.
The 1-hour eviivo Awards ceremony will stream online here at 2 pm EST in US/Canada — and celebrity David Hasselhoff will leave special messages for all in attendance. For those who can’t attend the live ceremony, it will be recorded and stay on the site permanently.
Here are the guest judges participating in eviivo Awards 2022. For more information about the award category and criteria — as well as judge bios — please refer to the respective link.
North America (United States and Canada)
Rebecca Lombardo, CMO of TruPlace
Adrienne Jordan, Esteemed travel writer
Lui King, COO and Co-Founder of Safely
Karly Leigh Barnes, President of DCI
Ken Shapiro, Publisher/Editor In Chief of Travel Age West
Tyann Marcink, Podcast host of The Guest Cast
UK & Ireland
George Clode, Branded Content Lead / Travel Writer, Culture Trip / Daily Telegraph
Uwern Jong, Experiencialist in Chief, OutThere Magazine
Angie Fowler, Quality Assurance Manager, VisitScotland
David Weston, Chair, B&B Association
Kat Lee, CEO, Family Holiday Charity
Janet Uttley, Head of Business Support Transformation, VisitEngland
Sam Chance, Marketing Director, Montgomery Group
Helena Healy, CEO, B&B Ireland
Sophie Braybrooke, CEO, Stay in a Pub
France
Valerie Voegelin, Esteemed Interior designer
Nicholas Sartorius, Founder of UNIC STAY
Noelle Remy, Founder of Rainet Creation
Romain Giacalone, Entrepreneur in short-term rentals
Remi Canessant, Co-founder of Yaago
Thomas Yung, Founder of Artiref and My Hotel Reputation
Jerome Forget, Owner of Guest & Strategy
Germany
Marvin Speh, CEO & Founder of RoomPriceGenie
Rolf Mauer, Editor In Chief of Touristikzeitung
Maria Theresia Radinger, Author and owner of Die-Gastgeberinnen
Sascha Brenning, Editor of Hotelier.de
Martin Gahn, CEO of Top Gahn Quality Coaching
Kurt Wehner, State Managing Director of DEHOGA North Rhine
About International Week of the Host
International Week of the Host, presented by eviivo, recognizes outstanding hosts, owners and hoteliers and properties in the independent accommodation sector. The highly acclaimed event has been a long-standing success, with its prestigious award ceremony, eviivo Awards, deemed “the Oscars of independent accommodations.” For more information, click here.