Rising Star Champion Award

Rising Star Champion

This award category recognizes the newest individual on your hotel, attraction, retail or tourism-focused business team who is always willing to give time, talent, imagination and resources to create the ideal environment leading to the ultimate guest experience. This person will have been on your team for less than one year. Age is not a defining factor; length of service with your organization is. This is a person that shows existing employees, by example, the execution of quality tourism hospitality service, leaving a lasting impression on staff, management and guests. By his or her attitude and actions, the nominee shows great promise and a bright future as a hospitality industry professional. The recipient can be a representative from a hotel, attraction or any service-related business catering to visitors and involved with tourism in Highlands County. The nominee may be from any tier, from entry level through executive management. The winner will be chosen by our independent panel of judges.