Best Sporting Entertainment Venue

This category recognises excellence in venues with a specific emphasis on sport as a primary form of entertainment. Please note: Finalists will be judged solely on an anonymous site visit. Judges will base their assessment on a range of areas including, but not exclusive to, the following:

General Criteria

  • Hotel - décor, cleanliness and facilities
  • Staff & Service - welcome/goodbye, presentation, efficient, RSA, knowledge of sporting events
  • Food - selection, price, diversity
  • Beverage - price and diversity
  • Telephone technique

Sporting Entertainment Venue Specifics

  • Integration of sporting vision throughout the venue
  • Adequate external promotion of sporting facilities
  • Sporting theme relative to target market
  • Live sport being shown through the hotel
  • Relationships with sporting clubs
  • Displays of sporting memorabilia on-site

Award Categories: 

The entry fee required to nominate into the AHA National Awards for Excellence is $330 per category.

Please be aware that payment for your nomination is due within 14 days of receiving the invoice.

AHA National Award categories include: