
Awards Gala 2023 Event
د.إ 1,470.00 – د.إ 10,500.00
- USD: 1,470.00$ - 10,500.00$
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MENALAC AWARDS 2023
THE ONLY CREDIBLE LEISURE AND ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS CEREMONY FOR THE INDUSTRY BY THE INDUSTRY
Following on the tremendous success and reception across the industry of the first three editions, the 5th edition of the Annual MENALAC Awards Gala, the only industry awards that recognise excellence and achievements, setting benchmarking standards for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) leisure and attractions industry, will be held on March 15, 2023, during Dubai Entertainment and Amusement and Leisure (DEAL) Show, in Dubai, UAE. It will celebrate the industry and reward excellence, outstanding performance and achievements in various facets of the leisure and entertainment industry.
The 2023 edition of the awards will feature 29 award categories, up from 27 offered last year, reflecting an expansion of the industry awards.
Award Category Best Integrated Leisure Destination has been newly created to recognize a Resort, Mall, Shopping Centre, or Community within the MENA region that provides the best mix of dining, retail and entertainment experience. Award Category Best New Product for FEC is now split into 2 distinct award categories – Best New Product For Arcade, VR, Redemption & Novelty, and Best New Product (Ride & Attraction for FECs), with the aim of recognizing the distinct products that cater to the FEC segment.
Following the submission of the nomination, each nominee will undergo a strict and rigorous vetting and judging process to determine the award win in each category. Nomination submission will close on January 31st, 2023 – giving the participants over 2 months to prepare and submit the nominations.
The objective of the annual MENALAC Leisure Industry Awards is to raise the standard of the leisure attractions industry in the Middle East and set new benchmarks for the industry locally and globally.
The 2023 entries for awards will open on November 15, 2022. If your brand, company, park, waterpark, FEC, visitor attraction, edutainment centre, unique visitor attraction, sport and adventure based centre, cinema, excelled and/or surpassed current standards and reached outstanding performance during the past year (2022), please enter the awards by nominating to one or as many as you want of the 29 categories.
The Awards & Gala is presented by MENALAC, the only Regional Trade Association serving the MENA region leisure and entertainment industry.
ACCESS THE FULL BROCHURE & SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION ENTRIES
The MENALAC AWARDS 2022 Brochure contains all the relevant information about the awards – awards timelines, categories, submission requiremhttps://www.menalac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Awards-Gala-2023-Brochure-04JAN22-1.pdfents, eligibility requirements, jury names, past winners list and general guidelines for the awards. Page 9 summarizes all award categories on one page. The Brochure in turn will lead you to the MENALAC AWARDS 2022 Online Portal. Under every awards category in the brochure will be a NOMINATE NOW button and on clicking this button you will be directed to the online awards portal. You can create your login and password and start applying for the many award categories.
EVENT TIMELINES
01 DEC 2022 | Award Nominations to open online |
12 FEB 2023 | Final day for submission of award nominations |
13 FEB 2023 | Entries opened to Jury for judging |
26 Feb 2023 | Judging Round Closes |
27 FEB 2023 | All jury markings submitted to an external Auditor for scoring |
03 MAR 2023 | External Auditor to announce finalists |
15 MAR 2023 | Winners to be announced |
AWARDS CATEGORIES
29 AWARD CATEGORIES | AWARD TYPE | OPEN TO: |
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1. BEST THEME PARK | OPERATOR | THEME PARK OPERATORS |
2. BEST WATERPARK | OPERATOR | WATERPARK OPERATORS |
3. BEST FEC | OPERATOR | FEC OPERATORS |
4. MOST UNIQUE VISITORÂ ATTRACTION | OPERATOR | VISITOR ATTRACTION OPERATORS |
5. BEST EDUTAINMENT / PLAYSCAPE | OPERATOR | EDUTAINMENT/PLAYSCAPE OPERATORS |
6. BEST SPORT / ADVENTURE-BASED ENTERTAINMENT | OPERATOR | SPORT / ADVENTURE-BASED ENTERTAINMENT OPERATORS |
7. BEST NEW LEISURE/ ENTERTAINMENT CONCEPT | OPERATOR | NEW LEISURE/ENTERTAINMENT CONCEPT OPERATORS |
8. BEST CINEMA EXPERIENCE | OPERATOR | CINEMA OPERATORS |
9. BEST DAY OUT | OPERATOR | ATTRACTION, SEASONAL EVENT, LEISURE ACTIVITY OPERATORS |
10. BEST INTEGRATED LEISURE DESTINATION | OPERATOR | LARGE RESORT DEVELOPMENTS, MALLS & RETAIL DEVELOPMENTS, URBAN RESORTS, MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTS & INTEGRATED COMMUNITIES |
11. MOST UNIQUE MARKETING CAMPAIGN | OPERATOR & M/S | OPERATOR & MANUFACTURERS/SUPPLIERS |
12. BEST CSR PROGRAM | OPERATOR & M/S | OPERATOR & MANUFACTURERS/SUPPLIERS |
13. BEST CUSTOMER LOYALTY PROGRAM | OPERATOR | OPERATORS |
14. BEST EMPLOYEES ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE | OPERATOR | OPERATORS |
15. MOST INNOVATIVE APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY | OPERATOR & M/S | OPERATOR, MANUFACTURERS/SUPPLIERS AND TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER |
16. BEST DESIGN FOR A LEISURE & ENTERTAINMENT FACILITY | OPERATOR & M/S | DESIGN CONSULTANTS, INTERNATIONAL DESIGN & ARCHITECTURAL FIRMS, DEVELOPERS OR OPERATORS WHO WISH TO BE RECOGNISED FOR THE DESIGN OF THEIR FACILITY |
17. BEST NEW PRODUCT/ATTRACTION/INSTALLATION FOR AMUSEMENT PARKS & VISITOR ATTRACTIONS | M/S | MANUFACTURERS/SUPPLIERS & THEMEING CONTRACTORS |
18. BEST NEW PRODUCT/ATTRACTION/INSTALLATION FOR WATER PARKS & WATER RESORTS | M/S | WATERPARK RIDE & ATTRACTION MANUFACTURERS/SUPPLIERS |
19. BEST NEW PRODUCT – ARCADE, VR, REDEMPTION & NOVELTY | M/S | ARCADE, VR, REDEMPTION & NOVELTY MANUFACTURERS/SUPPLIERS |
20. BEST NEW PRODUCT (RIDE & ATTRACTION) FOR FECS | M/S | FEC RIDE & ATTRACTION MANUFACTURERS/SUPPLIERS |
21. MOST NEW UNIQUE CONCEPT ATTRACTION | M/S | MANUFACTURERS/SUPPLIERS |
22. SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR | M/S | MANUFACTURERS/SUPPLIERS/DISTRIBUTORS |
23. BEST INNOVATION IN HEALTH & SAFETY | OPERATOR | OPERATORS |
24. BEST INDIVIDUAL SAFETY ACHIEVEMENT | OPERATOR | OPERATORS |
25. BEST IMPACTFUL SUSTAINABILITY CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR | OPERATOR & M/S | OPERATOR & MANUFACTURERS/SUPPLIERS |
26. BEST ESTABLISHMENT MANAGER; BELOW 250000 VISITOR/TRANSACTION | OPERATOR | OPERATORS |
27. BEST ESTABLISHMENT MANAGER; ABOVE 250000 VISITOR/TRANSACTION | OPERATOR | OPERATORS |
28. LEISURE AND ENTERTAINMENT PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR | OPERATOR & M/S | OPERATOR & MANUFACTURERS/SUPPLIERS |
29. MENALAC HALL OF FAME |
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Jury
Non-Operator Jury Judging Categories 1-10, 13, 14
Cameron Mitchell
Founder
Consult MEAmin Rashmani
Managing Director - MENA
ThinkwellMilton Dsouza
VP - Parks
SELAAlex Schrott
Head of Amusement Rides
TUV SUDKevin Howe
Contracts Administration Director
JacobsPhilip Baker
VP Business Development MENA
ProSlideJoe Bright
CEO
Scruffy Dog Creative Group
Operator Jury Judging Categories 11, 12, 15-22
Silvio Liedtke
CEO
Landmark LeisureSheikha Monira Al Sabah
CEO
Play Enterprises & Co-Founder Trampo ExtremeZeina Dagher
CEO
Emaar EntertainmentMark D. Haak Wegmann
Managing Director
Majid Al Futtaim Leisure, Entertainment & CinemasAlwalid Al Baltan
CEO
Rafeeh Entertainment GroupMishal Al Hokair
Deputy CEO
Al Hokair GroupChris Van Der Merwe
General Manager
Rixos QetaifanMohammed Khalifa
Manager
Seef Entertainment
Judging Categories 23-25
Peter Stubbs
Director HSE
Majid Al Futtaim Leisure Entertainment & CinemasGrahame Campbell
Group HSE Director
Jumeirah Beach & Wild WadiAlex Schrott
Head of Amusement Rides
TUV SUDTatiana Antonelli Abela
Founder & Managing Director
GoumbookMauritz Janake
HSE Director
Farah ExperiencesRalph Pesgens
Global Head of CC Amusement Parks & Leisure Industry
TUV NORDSteven Putzeys
Business Manager - Leisure & Entertainment
Al Shaya GroupMarius De Venter
Director, Health & Safety
Atlantis DubaiLouie Logramonte
Centre Manager
Orange WheelsRahul Rahalkar
Technical Manager
Al Othaim LeisureMohamed Ashraf
HSE Manager
Doha QuestShady Mohamed
Assistant Operation Manager
AdventurelandCaragh Curran
Managing Director
Sustainable Tourism Consultants
Judging Categories 26-29
Mishal Al Hokair
Deputy CEO
Al Hokair GroupSilvio Liedtke
CEO
Landmark LeisureJanardana Dattakumar
Director of Operations
Antic's LandSheikha Monira Al Sabah
CEO
Play Enterprises & Co-Founder Trampo ExtremeKareem Fayed
General Manager Entertainment - GCC
Al Othaim Leisure & Tourism Co.Mark D. Haak Wegmann
Managing Director
Majid Al Futtaim Leisure, Entertainment & CinemasShifa Yusuffali
CEO
Ideacrate EdutainmentPrakash Vivekanand
Founder & Managing Director
The Zone Amusement ArcadeChris Swartz
General Manager
Wild WadiZeina Dagher
CEO
Emaar EntertainmentGhassan Assi
COO
Trampo ExtremeShazad Ali Abdullah
CEO
Cheeky Monkeys PlaylandJames Charlesworth
Director of Operations
SEVEN AttractionsRajiv Sangari
Vice President, International Business & Special Projects
IMG Worlds of AdventureMike Rigby
Executive VP Middle East & India
WhitewaterAlex Schrott
Head of Amusement Rides
TUV SUDAlwalid Al Baltan
CEO
Rafeeh Entertainment Group