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Best Practice Award from Austrian Advertising and Chamber of Commerce 2023

The joy is huge! The Hotel Hochschober received the "Best Practice Award" for sustainability measures and innovative employer branding at the Austrian Tourism Day 2023 in Vienna. Stefan Prägant, head of the building management department, provided information on site at the Austria Center Vienna about our diverse approaches to increasing energy efficiency and recruiting employees for our team of "agents with talent".

Best Employer 2022

In an online employer check, Falstaff PROFI asked employees from the hotel industry what makes attractive employers. Out of 2,150 rated hotels in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, the Hotel Hochschober ranks first – with 98 out of a possible 100 points and in the category of hotels with 76 to 150 rooms. A gratifying confirmation of the extensive measures to do with employer branding!

3 Relax-Guide lilies

The Relax-Guide has been examining spa hotels in Austria and neighbouring countries closely for many years. The critical testers once again gave the Hotel Hochschober the highest rating of 3 lilies in the 2022 issue. Only 10 hotels in all of Austria have these top marks.
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HolidayCheck SPECIAL Award 2022

Hotel Hochschober received the “Special Award 2022” from the international rating portal HolidayCheck. The portal gives its highest award only to those hotels that received highest marks over the last five years. HolidayCheck evaluates hotels in 37 countries around the world. Therefore the Hotel Hochschober is one of the best hotels in the world!

Wellness-Aphrodite

Karin Leeb and Martin Klein received one of the most distinguished awards for spa hotels in German-speaking countries in November 2016: the “Wellness-Aphrodite” in the category “Beauty & Treatments”, awarded by the German Freizeit-Verlag Landsberg.

Connoisseur Circle

The travel magazine Connoisseur Circle chose the Hotel Hochschober as the winner in the category “Spa-Hotels” in its ranking of the “222 best hotels in Austria” in November 2016.

Awards as a spa hotel

Hotel Hochschober regularly receives awards for the spa area and the high-quality treatment options. For example:

• Winner "COOLSTE POOL 2018" in Austria, Germany and Switzerland from Tophotel
• Winner of the Spa Star Award from Rizzato Spa-Consulting in the category "Spa-Team" (2018)
• Top 10 of the most beautiful spa hotels & top 100 in the best European hotels by the travel magazine GEO SAISON (2016)
• Winner European Health & Spa Award in the category “Best Signature Treatment” (2015)
• Winner European Health & Spa Award in the category “Best Destination Spa” (2014)

Awards as an employer

Hotel Hochschober has received several distinctions for its activities concerning sustainability and employee development. For example:

• The Primus Kärnten lifetime achievement award for Barbara and Peter Leeb (2011)
• Best employer 2011 (Rolling Pin)
• The special award "Employer Branding" (2010), given as part of the national award Knewledge
• Awards as a women-friendly and a family-friendly business and as the apprentice training business of the year (2009)

Award for employer branding campaign

The employer branding campaign "Are you licensed to...?" made big waves. The promotional video ran in the cinema in Klagenfurt, among other places. The advertising measures were carried out by T.A.I. Tourism Austria International premieres:

• 1st Place - Gold: Websites Hotel Industry - Career Page
• 1st Place - Gold: TV spots
• 3rd Place - Bronze: posters and other advertising material

Carinthian seal of quality

The Hotel Hochschober has had the Carinthian quality seal since 2022. The predicate distinguishes companies that offer a high quality of service and ensure a pleasant stay and an unforgettable holiday with a lot of southern joie de vivre. Regular checks, advice and further training ensure that the quality promise to the guest is kept.