Selection and Evaluation Process
With a stringent selection process and a panel of judges that consist of the most distinguished industry leaders and recognized gourmets and aficionados, WGS Awards of Excellence recognizes the spectrum of talents who have achieved a distinct reputation for providing world-class hospitality products and services.

The selection and evaluation process is as follows:

First Round (1/11/00 – 8/12/00) Nomination forms are released to 250 selected jury members to nominate for the various awards.

Evaluation (9/12/00 – 26/12/00) Nominations are collected and tabulated Five highest-ranking nominees (by number of nominations) for each award are established.The top five nominees of each award will then proceed to the next round of assessment.

Second Round (2/1/01 – 31/1/01) Second round nomination forms containing the top nominees in each award are released to 100 selected jury members.

Evaluation (1/2/01 – 15/2/01) Nominations are collected and tabulated Three highest-ranking nominees (by number of nominations) for each award are established.These top three nominees of each award will then proceed to the next round of assessment

Press Conference (28/2/01) The top three nominees are announced as finalists.

Final Round (2/3/01 – 23/3/01) These finalists will be assessed again by a panel of jurors to select the winner. Votes are submitted directly to an independent auditor for verification and tabulation.

Evaluation (24/3/01 – 6/4/01) Auditors verify the scores. Results will be announced during the Awards Presentation Ceremony on 22 April 2001

Award Presentation (22/4/01) The highest scoring finalists in each category will be the Award Recipients