Pictured with the Award for 'Best Dinner in Ireland' is Dan Murphy, General Manager, Galway Bay Hotel.
CIE Tours International Awards of Excellence
Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill was yet again recognised for it's excellent standards of service and cuisine at the CIE Tours International Awards of Excellence recently. This year the hotel has received the coveted award of 'Best Dinner in Ireland' in the four star hotel category. This achievement is a true testament to the consistently high quality of cusine offered in the hotel's Lobster Pot Restaurant, under the watchful eye of Barry Hearns and his Team. The Minister of State for Trade and Commerce at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mr. John McGuinness, T.D., announced the winners of the prestigious CIE Tours International Awards of Excellence at a reception in Dublin Castle on Tuesday evening 26th February '08. The winners of the Awards of Excellence are chosen from an independent evaluation carried out by CIE Tours International Customers. Over 25,000 questionnaires were completed by CIE passengers in 2007 and the awards are based on these results.
Dan Murphy of the Galway Bay Hotel announced Hotel Manager of the Year at the Irish Hospitality Institute's Founders Banquet & Hospitality Awards 2007.
One of the most prestigious awards in the hospitality industry was awarded last night (Thursday 29th November) to Dan Murphy of the Galway Bay Hotel as he was awarded Hotel Hospitality Manager of the Year, at the Irish Hospitality Institute Founders Banquet and Hospitality Awards 2007. The Gala Awards Cermony was held at the Four Seasons Hotel and presided over by this year's President of the Irish Hospitality Institute Ewan Plenderleith (FIHI and General Manager of the Herert Park Hotel).
Dan Murphy as appointed General Manager of the Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill in April 1999. Under his dynamic leadership Dan has steered the Hotel to become one of Ireland's leading four star Hotels and was last year awarded the Best four star Hotel in Ireland 2005. He can only be described as a "marvel" when it comes to the amount of energy he injects into his role as General Manager, and also into the team surrounding him.
Best Hotel Brochure
The Galway Bay Hotel was shortlisted for the award of Best Hotel Brochure at a cermony in the Burlington Hotel in Dublin on Tuesday 23rd October last. The HSMAI Awards aim to reward excellence in Sales & Marketing and Customer Service in the Hospitality and Tourism sectors and are now recognised as the flagship industry awards body internationally. The best hotel brochure award is presented for innovation of design, complete and comprehensive content, strategic market placement and branding. In being shortlisted for the prestigious award the Galway Bay Hotel has proven it's stature as a leader in the hotel industry in Galway and indeed the West of Ireland.
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