(Pictured: Monica Neumann - General Manager, The Regent Palms, Stan Hartling - CEO The Hartling Group, Pierre Beswick - General Manager, The Sands at Grace Bay.)

The Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association (TCHTA) hosted its second annual ‘Star Awards’ at Beaches on February 25, 2010. It was a night of cheering, excitement and delight for The Hartling Group team as nominees from The Sands at Grace Bay and The Regent Palms received many awards.

The Star Awards ceremony was held to recognize employees and industry partners. All of the winners were chosen by an independent selection committee with the exception of the ‘Hotel Of The Year’ and ‘Hotelier Of The Year’, which were judged by the Tourist Board, the ‘Allied Member Of The Year’, which was judged by TCHTA Board Members and the TCHTA Board of Directors named the recipient of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.

The underlying criteria for the awards were Customer Service and Hospitality and a resort that deserves recognition for their pivotal role in building the tourism industry.

The Hartling Group sends huge congratulations to all the nominees and winners from The Sands and Grace Bay and The Regent Palms that made us so proud.

Congratulations to all our winners!

• Christopher Suerte – Employee of the Year – The Sands at Grace Bay
• Delia Hernandez - Housekeeper of the Year – The Regent Palms
• Maxime Fleuriot, Bell Captain, - Supervisor of the Year - The Regent Palms
• Pierre Beswick – Hotelier of the Year – The Sands at Grace Bay
• Hotel of the Year – The Regent Palms
• Stan Hartling - Lifetime Achievement Award – CEO, The Hartling Group