Awards & Honors
1 . EXHBITOR Magazine ’ s Centers of Excellence Awards have honored Mandalay Bay by naming them one of the Top 30 Convention Centers in North America . Honoring North America ’ s best convention centers for trade shows and events , the Centers of Excellence awards ( produced by EXHIBITOR Magazine and Find It – Marketplace , the buyer ’ s guide to trade show products and services ) recognize the best large and small trade show venues based on a variety of criteria within five different categories .
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2 . Clean Republic has been named Best Disinfectant in Better Homes & Gardens ’ Clean House Awards for their 32oz Hypochlorous Acid Disinfectant + Sanitizer . Better Homes & Gardens ’ editors put hundreds of new sprays , wipes , detergents and tools to the test , looking for products that are friendly to the environment and as easy to use as they are powerful .
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3 . Kashwére LLC has been awarded Leading Luxury Hotel Product Supplier in the 2020 LUXLife Magazine Resorts & Retreats Awards . Kashwére is a global lifestyle brand with bespoke products that turn hotel and spa visits into memorable guest experiences . For over 20 years , Kashwére has been focused on making luxury more livable in both special and familiar settings .
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Making an Impact
1 . Accor , a world-leading augmented hospitality group has joined a ground-breaking UAE-led initiative that promotes the advancement of women in Africa ’ s underprivileged rural communities . The Group has partnered with Evolvin ’ Women , a Dubai-based social enterprise , to offer over 25 life-changing skill development placements in 21 properties across the UAE , to women from rural areas of Rwanda . The two-year placements , which began in March 2021 , provide each participant with training , work experience and one-to-one mentoring with Accor hotel colleagues and management . At the end of such placements , Evolvin ’ Women offers them the opportunity to share their skills and knowledge with their communities through volunteer work or with organizations where they can forge careers and gradually become financially independent . The overarching goal of this hospitality-led female advancement initiative is to generate jobs and income , reduce hunger and poverty and improve the sustainability of livelihoods across Africa ’ s most disadvantaged communities where
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