Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards

What Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards does

Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards (SSLHLA), operated by Seven Stars Media Corporation Limited, is a privately held awards organization founded in 2013 that recognizes excellence in the luxury hospitality and lifestyle industry. The company hosts a single annual in-person awards ceremony at rotating prestigious global venues, with an online format available (used in 2020 and 2021), and supplements it with the Pantheon of Hospitality, a permanent digital showcase of distinguished winners. Since inception, SSLHLA has recognized 2,177 winners across 210 distinct sectors, with events held across 10+ countries including Spain, Greece, Portugal, Italy, Turkey, Malaysia, Indonesia, Tanzania (Zanzibar), Mauritius, and Kuwait.

The core offering is the annual awards program itself, with winners evaluated by an esteemed panel of industry veterans. The underlying technology is minimal: the organization runs a standard website (sevenstaraward.com / sslhla.com) built on common CMS infrastructure, used for event information, candidate profiles, nominations, and public-facing winner directories. No proprietary platform, API, or AI-driven evaluation pipeline is described.

Revenue is generated primarily through one-time nomination and entry fees paid by luxury hotels, resorts, and lifestyle hospitality brands to participate in the evaluation process. Distribution is event-driven and supported by media partnerships with Fashion TV, Hip Greece, Luxury Choice (VIP Concierge), Ecali Club, and Essential Magazine, alongside organic social presence on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. The customer base consists of enterprise luxury hospitality properties globally, with documented repeat participation from properties such as Meliá Zanzibar (23 wins) and Maradiva Villas Resort & Spa (22 wins).

Name

Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards

Legal name

Seven Stars Media Corporation Limited

Website

https://sevenstaraward.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards (SSLHLA) is a privately held organization, founded in 2013, that hosts annual awards ceremonies recognizing excellence across 210 sectors of the global luxury hospitality and lifestyle industry, serving luxury hotels, resorts, wellness retreats, and lifestyle brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality Industry Awards and Recognition

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Premiere, Awards & Festival Access (HSACAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Luxury Hospitality & VIP Hosting (Tables, Bottle Service, Concierge Hosts) (HSACAMAH), Venue Tours & Premium Hospitality Packages (Backstage, VIP, Suites) (THAJAFAL)

Keywords

• Luxury hospitality awards
• Industry recognition programs
• Hospitality event management
• Awards ceremony services
• Lifestyle brand recognition

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Award Entry and Nomination Fees: Luxury hospitality properties and brands pay nomination or entry fees to participate in the annual SSLHLA awards evaluation process. This constitutes the primary revenue stream for the organization.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SSLHLA organizes an annual luxury hospitality and lifestyle awards ceremony at prestigious global venues, where luxury hotels, resorts, and lifestyle brands pay nomination or entry fees to be evaluated by an esteemed panel of industry veterans. Winners receive formal recognition, inclusion in the Pantheon of Hospitality showcase, and candidate profiles hosted on sevenstaraward.com for global visibility within the luxury hospitality community.

Product overview

Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards is a single-event awards platform that recognizes and celebrates excellence in the luxury hospitality and lifestyle industries. The company organizes annual award ceremonies held at luxury venues worldwide, recognizing candidates across 210 sectors of the hospitality industry. The offering centers on the annual awards event itself, which provides winners with recognition, visibility, and promotional opportunities within the luxury hospitality sector. Winners receive a cumulative total of 2,177 award wins and 2,381 individual recognitions since the inaugural 2013 event.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards Annual Ceremony An annual prestigious awards ceremony held at a rotating luxury venue worldwide, recognizing excellence in luxury hospitality and lifestyle across 210 sectors. Luxury hotels, resorts, and lifestyle brands pay nomination or entry fees to be evaluated by an esteemed panel of industry veterans, with winners announced at the ceremony and gaining formal recognition and global visibility.
• Pantheon of Hospitality A permanent digital showcase and archive that recognizes the most distinguished award recipients from SSLHLA's history, providing ongoing visibility and recognition for top performers in the luxury hospitality industry.
• SSLHLA Nomination and Candidate Profile Program An online nomination submission and candidate profiling program accessible via sevenstaraward.com and sslhla.com, enabling luxury hospitality properties worldwide to submit nominations, receive panel evaluation, and maintain published candidate profiles documenting their wins and nominations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,177 award winners recognized since inception in 2013
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Fashion TVflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerFashion TV (FTV) is a prominent media partner of SSLHLA, providing international exposure through fashion and lifestyle television content. The partnership extends brand visibility to Fashion TV's global luxury lifestyle audience, reinforcing the glamour and prestige positioning of the SSLHLA awards.
• Hip GreececoreGTM or Marketing PartnerHip Greece is a Greek media and lifestyle platform that partners with SSLHLA to promote the awards within the Greek luxury hospitality and lifestyle community.
• Luxury Choice (VIP Concierge)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerLuxury Choice is a VIP Concierge service based in Greece that serves as a referral and marketing partner for SSLHLA, connecting the awards with ultra-high-net-worth individuals and luxury hospitality decision-makers.
• Ecali ClubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEcali Club is a Greek private members club that collaborates with SSLHLA to reach an exclusive network of luxury hospitality professionals and VIP clientele.
• Essential MagazineminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEssential Magazine (Essential Marbella) is a luxury lifestyle publication that partners with SSLHLA to provide editorial coverage and visibility within the European luxury hospitality and lifestyle audience.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Condé Nast Traveler: Global luxury travel media brand with Readers' Choice Awards, hotel hot lists, and gold-standard recognition of luxury properties. Competes for the same luxury hotel mindshare and prestige validation as SSLHLA.
• Forbes Travel Guide: Established luxury hospitality rating organization (formerly Mobil Travel Guide) operating Star Rating inspections and awards with far greater brand recognition and media reach than SSLHLA. Serves the same luxury property customer base with a more rigorous inspection-driven model.
• Leading Hotels of the World: Luxury hotel collection and recognition organization with strict quality standards, member dues, and global marketing reach. Represents a more established, network-style alternative to SSLHLA's awards model.

Emerging players

• Mr & Mrs Smith: Curated collection of luxury and boutique hotels with awards (Smith Awards) and a direct-booking platform. Combines luxury hotel recognition with a transactional booking layer, differentiating from SSLHLA's pure recognition model.

Direct peers

• World Luxury Hotel Awards: Annual awards program exclusively focused on luxury hotels, with a global gala event and online voting/evaluation process. Directly competes with SSLHLA in the luxury hotel recognition category.
• Boutique Hotel Awards: Annual awards program recognizing excellence in boutique and luxury hotels. Overlaps with SSLHLA's luxury accommodation categories and targets the same property-level nomination-fee model.
• World Travel Awards: Founded in 1993, World Travel Awards is the most established global luxury hospitality and travel awards program, with annual gala ceremonies worldwide recognizing hotels, resorts, and destinations. Directly competes with SSLHLA for nomination fees from the same luxury hospitality customers.
• International Hotel Awards: Global hotel awards program recognizing hotels across multiple categories and regions with annual gala events. Direct competitor for nomination fees from luxury and upscale hospitality properties.

Peers

• Relais & Châteaux:

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/sslhla
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sslhla
• Instagraminstagram.com/sevenstaraward

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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