Stratford City Hotels, which is managed by Cycas Hospitality, was awarded top accolade of No1 Best Employer in Hospitality 2015 at the Caterer.com’s Best Employers in Hospitality Awards 2015 scoring the highest for employment engagement.
Taking first place amongst 60 hospitality employers, Stratford City Hotels also scooped a second award for Best Small Group Hotel Employer.
The awards were judged by 64 employee responses from teams at Holiday Inn London – Stratford City and Staybridge Suites London – Stratford City, from a bespoke online engagement survey provided by partners, People Insight.
Stratford City Hotels Scored the highest with a 96% employment engagement rate, 97% of hotel staff stating that they are ‘proud to say they work for the company’ and 100% feeling they had the ‘freedom to get on with their job’.
Wayne Androliakos, Director of Operations for Cycas Hospitality said: “We are delighted to be crowned Employers of the Year. Our commitment to ‘people’ is at the heart of everything we do and our scores show that our hotel teams have become true ambassadors of Cycas’ hotels continuing to deliver exceptional service to our guests.”
Janet Roberts, Culture Coach for Cycas Hospitality said:”These awards mean we can really go out on a high in 2015. Our motto is to create teams where people can be themselves, so they deliver a ‘positively outrageous’ service in order to grow our company and each other. We want to continue to attract the best and train the best talent in hospitality.”
Cycas Hospitality manages Stratford City Hotels and is a hotel management company specialising in extended-stay hotels. It combines hands-on skills in hotel management with real estate investment expertise.
The company currently manages Staybridge Suites London – Vauxhall, Holiday Inn London – Stratford City, Staybridge Suites London – Stratford City, Heathrow Hotel – Bath Road and Staybridge Suites Liverpool, the first Staybridge Suites hotel in the UK.
Now in their fifth highly successful year, Caterer.com Best Employers in Hospitality Awards are the only established, recognised and free to enter employer awards in the hospitality industry.
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About Cycas Hospitality
Cycas Hospitality is a hotel management and development company at the forefront of the extended-stay hotel concept in Europe. The company currently manages Staybridge Suites London – Vauxhall, Staybridge Suites London Stratford City, Heathrow Hotel – Bath Road and Staybridge Suites Liverpool, the first Staybridge Suites hotel in the UK. Cycas Hospitality founders Eduard Elias and John Wagner, experienced entrepreneurs with hands-on skills in hotel management and real estate investment, are considered pioneers of the dual-branded hotel concept in Europe. They have been at the forefront of extended stay hotel development since their first joint enterprise, the Liverpool Staybridge Suites.
The Cycas Hospitality team helped spearhead the development of the IHG Staybridge Suites extended-stay brand in the UK and Europe, including concept, design, development and operations. This included the opening of two of the main headquarters hotels for the 2012 London Olympics – Staybridge Suites London – Stratford City and Holiday Inn London – Stratford City. Marriott have also recognised Cycas as a partner they are keen to work with for the development of their Residence Inn and Courtyard brands across Europe, and a number of potential projects are currently under development.
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