Destinationaire
Podcast host Wil Slickers has launched The Destinationaire Award

Slickers launches “Destinationaire” Award

Worldwide: Podcast host and co-founder of StayLux, Wil Slickers, has launched The Destinationaire Award to shine a spotlight on hospitality professionals from the short-term rental and hotel industries who are going above and beyond to help their guests.

The award has been set up to show a high standard of commitment to professionals who dedicate their time to enhancing the guest experience, as well as building a team culture, the foundation of a strong community and representation of hospitality as a whole with trust and confidence behind everything they do.

Professionals have until 6pm PST on 31 July 2020 to submit a nomination, with the winners being announced on 10 August at 10am PST following a judging process.

Slickers said: “A Destinationaire is a person who is wired to create remarkable experiences that are anticipatedย and shared.

“As the hospitality industry continues to moveย forward and grow, those who truly practice thisย on a daily basis don’t always get the spotlight thatย they deserve. This is now their time to shine!

“I’ve done podcast episodes with many industry professionals in hotels, restaurants, and vacation or short-term rentals. We get to talk shop and geek outย about the things we love, and many of those conversations have led to more conversationsย and ideas.

“One conversation in particular was withย Jeremy Gall, the founder ofย Breezeway. He and I were hoping to find or create a better term other thanย “hospitality provider” or property manager while recording an episode in the Vacationย Rental Mastermind Series back in January, but unfortunately we didnโ€™t hit the nail on theย head just then.

“That never left my thoughts, but a few months later after a quickย conversation withย Ryan Snyderย about how he and I felt like we were “wired to createย remarkable experiences that were to be shared and anticipated”, I then sat down andย knew there had to be a word to the definition.

“Destinationaires in the hotel and short-term rental market deserve to have theirย moment to show off their excellence to their guests, teams, and all they come inย contact with,” he added.

Qualifications and judging requirements:

Destinationaire standards:

โ—ย A Destinationaire is innovative and creative in service of others

โ—ย A Destinationaire is selfless and leads selflessly

โ—ย A Destinationaire knows how to tell a story

โ—ย A Destinationaire builds trust and confidence with guests and staff

โ—ย A Destinationaire masters the art of first impressions and experiences

โ—ย A Destinationaire knows their stuff and puts safety as a top priority

โ—ย A Destinationaire builds direct brand loyalty and provides value

Each nominee or nomination will have to be submitted by filling out the nomination formย completely on theย Slick Talk website. Slickers and the industry judges will be looking for people or companies nominated to meet most if not all of the Destinationaire standards outlined above.

The Destinationaire Award is sponsored by the following:ย 

  • I-PRAC
  • NoiseAware
  • Hostfully
  • Cleaning Certification
  • AJL Consulting
  • STR Legendsย &ย Profit Academy
  • Rented.com
  • Typsy
  • The Book Direct Show
  • Vrolio
  • โ€‹Rent Responsibly
  • Breezeway

For more information on The Destinationaire Award, visit the Slick Talk website here, andย for more information on the Slick Talk podcast, visit the link here.

The nomination link is here.

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