Les Clefs d'Or Award 2020 Candidates

Matthew, Australia, Crown Towers Melbourne
Mael, France, The Peninsula Paris
Cosimo, Germany, Jumeirah Frankfurt
Judith, Great Britain, Hotel Rosewood London
Fruzsina, Hungary, The Ritz Carlton Budapest
Rachita, India, Four Seasons Bangaluru
Michael, Italy, San Clemente Place Kempinski
Muhendra, Malaysia, The Ritz Carlton Langkawi
Rick, New Zealand, Skycity Hotel
Xenia, Russia, Rocco Forte Astoria Hotel Saint Petersburg
Edurne, Spain, Hotel Maria Cristina
Sinjaporn "Mita", Thailand, St Regis Bangkok
Sinan, Turkey, Ciragan Palace Hotel Kempinski
Angelica, USA, Wynn Las Vegas
Les Clefs d’Or ® ,Union Internationale des Concierges d’Hôtels announces
candidates and jury for the young concierge of the year award at the
67th UICH Congress held in Delhi, India from 26rd to 31st of March 2020.
The Congress will draw over 500 hotel concierge members of Les Clefs d’Or® from around the world to attend meetings, an educational symposium and to network.
In addition, this annual meeting is set up to focus on the future
of the Concierge profession. Operations and current challenges of the hospitality industry will be discussed and best practices will be exchanged to strengthen the knowledge of professional hotel concierges worldwide.
The Les Clefs d’Or Award was first established at the 55th Les Clefs d’Or International Congress in Denmark, 2008, as the “Andy Pongco Award” to honour the memory Andy Pongco. The award aims to recognise and
encourage young members to become active participants in the worldwide
society. The prize for the recipient of the award is an invitation to the next Les Clefs d’Or International Congress (registration and airfare
included). All countries are encouraged to nominate a one of their
young members. This years award will be held in recognition of Tony Facciolo. Mr. Facciolo was born in Venice and started his working life as a porter in Gritti Palace when he was 17 years old. His proficiency took him to Lugano and Montreux in Switzerland, followed by Frankfurt, the George V in Paris and the Savoy in London. Mr. Facciolo then moved to
Sydney, Australia where he, Alfred Jaskinski and Tony James founded Les Clefs d’Or Australia. The Australian chapter was accepted into the association as a member section in 1981. Mr. Facciolo worked almost 50 years as a concierge.