Stelliers, one of Asia’s hotelier award platforms, unveiled the winners of the Stelliers Asia 2025 Awards at Capella Bangkok, recently.
The event, supported by Pernod Ricard, is held with an aim to elevate every hotel professional, so they feel seen, valued and inspired to lead. This year’s edition attracted a record-breaking number of applications from hoteliers across 12 countries in Asia: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam.
Winners were selected through a rigorous evaluation process led by a judging panel of industry leaders and global executives. Thailand hoteliers shone at the event with 11 winners coming from Thailand hotels and resorts, including General Manager Of The Year being awarded to Vidya Sagar from The Ritz Carlton Reserve, Phulay Bay.
Other Thai awards were: Butler Of The Year went to Wutthinan Jullao of The St. Regis Bangkok; Concierge Hotelier Of The Year to Ladawan Piirainen of The Peninsula Bangkok; Food and Beverage Hotelier Of The Year to Jeffrey Mak of Capella Bangkok; Front Office Hotelier Of The Year to Mayuree Laolugsanalerd of Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok; Green Hotelier Of The Year to Payap Khunkhayan of Conrad Koh Samui; Housekeeping Hotelier Of The Year to Nittaya Ponglertvorakarn of lebua Hotels and Resorts; Hygiene and Food Safety Hotelier Of The Year to Sarawut Umthed of Rosewood Bangkok; Information Technology Hotelier Of The Year to Phutthaphon Phukmot of Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok; and last but not least the Unsung Hero Of The Year award went to Varaporn Khundech of Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui. Visit stelliers.com.