Distinguished Leaders in Hospitality Award Winners
This annual event honors, recognizes and celebrates the Central Florida front-line and supervisory lodging employees, who show strong leadership every day to inspire their teams to succeed and to create exceptional guest experiences for visitors to our Central Florida hotels and resorts.
Each of these dedicated employees, managers and emerging leaders have demonstrated a positive attitude, a passion to serve others, is a devoted ambassador, and understands the importance of creating unforgettable, positive guest experiences from the moment of check-in to the moment they leave the property on their way home.
On Thursday, May 28, 2026, at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes, the Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association (CFHLA) hosted its annual Distinguished Leaders in Hospitality Awards reception. Â
This year, CFHLA recognized more than 163 hospitality professionals who were nominated from 63 different CFHLA member lodging properties. Each nominee was recognized for their strong leadership, their ability to inspire their teams to excel, and embody the very best in hospitality as they created exceptional guest experiences for all visitors throughout the Central Florida region.Â
With more than 500 in attendance, the following eight hotel leaders were recognized and honored as the winners for each of the designated categories.Â
Thank you to our Corporate Sponsors: Clean Tec Outsourcing, Clean Tec Services, Encore, JCQ Services, Three Lions Upholstery, and Unimac Management for their generous support.
Thank you to our partners: Encore, Greenery Productions, and Towne.
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