2026 Noble World Hotel Awards
2026 Noble World Hotel Awards is now open for entries!
The 2026 Noble World Hotel Awards, recently organised by International Awards Associate Inc (IAA), represents unparalleled excellence in the global hospitality industry, recognizing the world’s most outstanding hotels, prestigious leaders and designs in hospitality through the highest levels of achievement and distinction.
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The call for entries for the 2026 Noble World Hotel Awards is now open! This prestigious event offers an opportunity to celebrate the pinnacle of luxury and exceptional hospitality worldwide, while embracing an exciting future for digital innovation and creativity in the industry.
Founded by the International Awards Associate (IAA), the Noble World Hotel Awards honors remarkable hotels, outstanding designs, visionary leadership, bespoke services, and exceptional guest experiences. Through a myriad of categories, the Noble title defines top-tier hotels, designs and hospitality leaders globally.
The 2026 Noble World Hotel Awards represents unparalleled excellence in the global hospitality industry, recognizing the world’s most outstanding hotels, prestigious leaders and designs in hospitality through the highest levels of achievement and distinction.
2025 The Noble World Hotel Awards Theme: Global Inspirations: “Celebrating Diversity in Luxury Hospitality” honors establishments that have reached the highest levels of luxury by blending rich traditions, arts, and experiences from around the world into their offerings.
By recognizing these outstanding hotels and leaders, the Noble World Hotel Awards highlights the importance of diversity as a cornerstone of luxury, where each unique influence enhances the guest experience and sets new benchmarks for excellence in the world of hospitality.
Categories:
The Noble World Hotel Awards features international categories across hospitality design, luxury hotels and resorts, boutique hotels and villas, hotel leadership, and guest experience. Open to luxury properties, boutique accommodations, hotel groups, design firms, and hospitality professionals worldwide, each category reflects the highest standards of global hospitality and honors true excellence in the industry.
There are FIVE (5) Achievements, depending on the category in the Noble World Hotel Awards:
- Noble Hotel of the Year
- Noble Category Winners of the Year
- Noble Collection of Outstanding (Hotels / Resorts / Boutique Hotels / Villas / Safaris & Lodges / Retreats)
- Noble Excellence in Hospitality Design
- Noble Excellence in Leadership
Entries must have been produced after January 1, 2021.
One property with the highest score amongst all categories will be awarded with the accolade “Noble Hotel of the Year”. The highest scoring entry of each category will be awarded as the “Noble Category Winners of the Year”. Depending on the quality of submissions, there can be multiple winners in a single category, or no winners at all.
Distinguished panel of judges is composed of industry experts, each with a wealth of experience and a history of contributing to the hospitality sector. This esteemed group of elites carefully evaluates, selects, and honors hotels, as well as individuals that exemplify excellence in all aspects the global hotel industry, ensuring that only the most exceptional properties and achievements are recognized.
Winners are determined based on international online judging, through a carefully prepared set of judging criteria:
Hotel Categories:
• Establishment Overview
• Facilities
• Visual Identity / Design / Presentation
• Brand Review and Reputation on Online Platforms / Social Media
• Overall Impression
Hospitality Design Categories:
• Creativity / Originality / Concept / Idea
• Content / Brief / Objective / Planning / Execution
• Innovation / Technology
• Quality / Functionality / Sustainability
• Overall Impression / Wow! Factor / Memorable
Hotel Leadership Categories:
• Innovation / Vision
• Execution / Content
• Achievements / Accomplishments
• Overall Success
All winners for 2026 will be announced on May 8, 2026 via Noble World Hotel Awards’s official page.
Submission requirements:
Entry Brief:
Kindly provide a synopsis of your hotel or personal background / achievements (only applicable to “Excellence in Hotel Leadership” category) of approximately 350 words. The brief should strengthen your entry, as well as providing the jury a better understanding. A written translation or adaptation of non-English entries is highly recommended.
Image Submission:
Images should be saved in a flattened JPEG or JPG format. (Keep them under 4MB, 1,200px wide is preferable, 300dpi, RGB).
Video / Audio Submission:
Entries attaching audio/video materials must be submitted with a direct URL that will take judges directly to the work. An example of this would be:
Upload the materials (either video / audio) to an online platform like YouTube, Vimeo, Google Drive, etc.
Who may enter?
The Noble World Hotel Awards is open to hotels, design firms, and industry professionals from around the world. Whether you are a luxury resort, boutique hotel, interior designer, architect or hospitality leader, you are welcome to enter. There are no restrictions based on location, star rating, size, or position, all are invited to compete for recognition in hotel excellence, design, and leadership.
For hotels under development, entries are accepted at any construction stage, provided the necessary planning approvals are in place.
Prize:
➜ The Noble Hotel of the Year Winners receive a complimentary limited-edition trophy and professionally designed certificate.
➜ One professionally designed certificate commemorating the winning entry, which includes entry title, entering company/winners' name and category. Decal will be affixed indicating the level of win.
➜ Top tier (Category Winners, Noble Collection of Outstanding … and Noble Excellence in Leadership) winners will be featured on the Noble World Hotel Awards site's Gallery, where professionals can view your work.
➜ A press release template sent to major industry outlets, celebrating your win.
➜ Professionally designed logos for use on websites, in email signatures, etc.
➜ In addition to the complimentary certificates, Category Winners, Noble Collection of Outstanding … and Noble Excellence in Leadership) winners may purchase beautiful Noble World Hotel Awards statuettes, and/or additional customized certificates.
➜ Platinum and Gold winners will get featured by Noble World Hotel Awards on social media or our media partner on Muse.World's website.
Entry fees:
➜ Early Bird: Oct 30, 2025 - Nov 26, 2025 ($$450)
➜ Regular: Nov 27, 2025 - Jan 7, 2026 ($450)
➜ Final: Jan 8, 2026 - Feb 11, 2026 ($650)
➜ Final Extension: Feb 12, 2026 - Mar 12, 2026 ($750)
