HM AWARDS

Nominations for the HM Awards

Nominations have now closed. Stay tuned for the announcement of finalists across the best people, properties, and projects for the 2026 HM Awards, presented by Sealy Posturepedic and co-hosted by Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School, Torrens University Australia, fbm, and HostPlus.

Nominations open: Tuesday 16 June 2026 Nominations Close: Sunday September 6 2026 Finalists will be announced: mid-October 2026

Award categories include People Awards, Property Awards Australia, Property Awards New Zealand and South Pacific, General Awards and Major Awards.

It is free to enter your nomination.

Two Award Nights, One Industry Celebration

The HM Awards will return in 2026 with two prestigious events celebrating excellence in accommodation and hospitality across the region.

Australasian HM Awards

Returning for its twenty-fourth year, the event will be held at the Fullerton Hotel Sydney on Friday 20 November.

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Aotearoa-Pacific HM Awards

Returning for its third year, honouring the best from across New Zealand and the South Pacific on Friday 30 October at Hilton Auckland.

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Training at the Heart of Development

The 2025 HM Awards raised funds for hospitality training charity, Sala Baï. Launched in 2002, Sala Baï Hotel and Restaurant school is a program created by French NGO Agir Pour le Cambodge (APLC) in partnership with Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School, to fight poverty and human trafficking through social and professional training of young underprivileged Cambodians.

Sponsor a student

Sala Baï is on a mission to offer 150 young underprivileged Cambodians free training each year. However, training costs amount to $5000 per student. To support a student’s training, you can make a pledge of $500 or $1000.