Asset Management Achievement Award

HAMA Europe Asset Management Achievement Award

The Hospitality Asset Managers Association (HAMA) Europe Award was established to recognise the key role played by hotel asset management in sustainably growing asset value and driving underlying investment returns. The award ceremony is an ideal forum to showcase your asset and asset management ability with Europe’s top hospitality asset managers.

The award is co-sponsored by Questex Hospitality and HotStats. The Award ceremony is a key moment of the International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF EMEA).

10th HAMA Europe Asset Management Achievement Award 2026

As an Award finalist, there is the potential to speak in front of your valued peers by sharing your case study at the panel session at IHIF EMEA 2026, as well as the possibility of receiving the Award and industry recognition as the 2026 winner.

CONTACT

For any queries related to the submission process please contact HAMA Europe confidentially at award@hama-europe.org.

I. SUBMISSION PROCESS

We invite applications based on a phased two-stage submission process as outlined below, with the final award to be made at IHIF EMEA in Berlin, from 23rd March to 25th March 2026.

Submissions are invited for single assets and portfolios located exclusively in Europe. Details of the judging criteria that will govern the award can be found in section II, Judging Criteria, below.

1. First Round Submission:  The initial submission will be a short narrative, set out in the First Round Submission Form, including data as appropriate. Please also send one or two pictures of the subject property/properties, ideally setting out before and after if there were construction works.

• Download and complete the First Round Submission Form.
• NOTE Submissions are to be made by email to award@hama-europe.org by 1st December 2025. 

2. Second Round Submission: The Award Committee will shortlist the submissions, inviting these shortlisted candidates to complete a full application for judges to review.

• Invitation to shortlisted candidates will be sent by mid-December 2025, including a Second Round Submission template document.
• Second round submission guidance shall be provided to those shortlisted candidates by the HAMA Europe Award Committee members via a call in mid-December.
• HotStats will work with the shortlisted candidates to provide them with key benchmarking data for their project submission.
• Submission shall be ca. 10 pages long, including some performance data and using the application template provided.
• Detailed submission to be submitted by email to award@hama-europe.org by 9th February 2026.

3. Selection Process

• The judging panel shall review and vote on the shortlisted submissions to select a winner.
• The Award Committee will invite the winner to prepare and present their case study at a dedicated panel session during the IHIF EMEA 2026 conference in Berlin, where the winner will be publicly announced.

II. JUDGING CRITERIA

In evaluating all the submissions, the judges will use the following criteria:

• Assessment of overall strategy with clear goals
• Asset management actions that are clearly linked to strategy
• Directly attributable value enhancement with demonstrable results
• Amendment of strategy or asset management actions to improve results
• Environmental, Social, and Governance strategy, and actions

CONTACT

For any queries related to the submission process please contact HAMA Europe confidentially at award@hama-europe.org.

CONFIDENTIALITY

The HAMA Europe Asset Management Achievement Award Committee and the judging panel will treat all information submitted in applications as confidential and materials shall not be used for any other purposes outside of the HAMA Europe Asset Management Achievement Award. Please note, that the Award Committee reserves to right to request official proof of the data submitted to verify its authenticity. In case that the Award Committee requires any additional information, have any questions with regards to the submission, or has shortlisted a submission, the Award Committee will contact you directly. To view the full HAMA Europe Privacy Policy please click here.

Questex LLC will treat all information submitted in applications as confidential and materials shall not be used for any other purposes outside of the HAMA Europe Asset Management Achievement Award. To view the full Questex Privacy Policy please click here.