The time has come to recognise the top performers in the hotel industry across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific with entries now open for the 2025 HM Awards for Hotel and Accommodation Excellence, presented by Sealy Posturepedic.
Highly regarded as the must-attend awards night for the accommodation and hospitality industry, HM Awards recognises the industry’s brightest stars across a range of categories from people and projects to standout properties.
Nominate now for the 2025 HM Awards.
Each year the awards receive over 1800 nominations, highlighting the breadth of talent within this thriving industry.
This year’s winners will be announced at the 2025 HM Awards Aotearoa-Pacific ceremony at Cordis Auckland on Friday October 31 and then at the 2025 HM Awards Australasia Pacific gala presentation evening at The Fullerton Hotel Sydney on Friday 21 November 2025.
Now in its 23rd year, HM Awards is co-hosted by Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School, powered by Torrens University Australia, fbm, FutureLog and HostPlus.
New category announced
The 2025 HM Awards sees the addition of a new award for Human Resources Initiative.
This new category recognises the most impactful human resource initiative across the Australia and New Zealand/South Pacific hotel and accommodation sector.
The Australian winner will be awarded in Sydney, while the New Zealand/South Pacific winner will be awarded in Auckland.
Limited Early Bird Tickets just released
The first 300 tickets, offering an Early Bird saving, have just been released for the Sydney event.
Numbers are strictly limited for the Aotearoa-Pacific event, with the first 75 tickets just released.
Book tickets for HM Awards Aotearoa-Pacific, Cordis Auckland
Book tickets for HM Awards Australasia-Pacific, The Fullerton Hotel Sydney
Nominations for the HM Awards close on Sunday 31 August 2025. Finalists will be announced in mid-October 2025.