Aaron Vella, front office manager at Le Méridien St Julian's Hotel and Spa was recently awarded the President's Award by Starwood Hotels and Resorts for outstanding performance during 2008. Mr Vella received this award from hotel manager Angela Saliba.
To be eligible for this award, a member of staff needs to satisfy specific criteria based on guest experience, employee satisfaction, moral and development, control on departmental costs, market contribution and other hotel contribution and staff activities.
Mr Vella joined Le Méridien St Julian's Hotel and Spa in 2007 as front office manager. During his time with the hotel, Mr Vella always showed personal commitment and support.
He took the time to recruit and train a new front office team and, with determination and hard work, has managed to develop a great team.