Convention & Visitors Bureau Announces Tourism Awards Winners

Virginia Beach, Va. (May 12, 2022) – Nearly 400 members of the Virginia Beach tourism industry gathered on May 5 to celebrate National Travel and Tourism Week (NTTW), and to announce the winners in 14 different categories of the annual hospitality awards. Nominated by their peers and vetted by an independent selection committee, congratulations to the following “hospitality heroes” who took home the NTTW 2022 trophies at the luncheon:

Winner

Category

Property/Business

Betty Spence

Carlos Wilson Lifetime Achievement

The Doubletree by Hilton

Gioia Brown

Banquet/Catering

Holiday Inn North Beach

Savanna Smith

Dishwasher/Busser

The Atlantic on Pacific

               Rebecca Macmillan

Host/ Hostess/Cashier

YNOT – Great Neck

Paul Newman

Kitchen Staff

Marriott VB Oceanfront North

Emily Ngulutu

Waitstaff/Bartender

Swan Terrace

Vicente Mosquera

Waitstaff/Bartender

Isle of Capri

Dany Williams

Maintenance/Engineer

The Westin

Jonas Cruz

Maintenance/Engineer

Springhill Suites

David Mitchell

Bellman

The Historic Cavalier

Leslie Hogge

 Front Desk

The Hilton VB Oceanfront

Sade Allsbrook

Housekeeping/Laundry

Homewood Suitesouasw

Vanita Spears

Housekeeping/Laundry

The Oceanfront Inn

Mike Hilton

James Ricketts Hospitality Hero

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