Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Golden Helicopter Award to Hotel Pulitzer, Barcelona

We had a few days in glorious Barcelona in the Spring and stayed at the Hotel Pulitzer. It a very modern, very stylist boutique hotel right in the centre. 100 metres from the airport bus, the open top buses and the famous Ramblas area.

The staff were very helpful - and you can even rent a bicycle for the day in reception!

A Golden Helicopter Award goes to Hotel Pulitzer


Golden Helicopter Award to Cowscott House

Giving good service is nothing to do with size. My wife and I had a a few days cycling in the Yorkshire Dales recently and stayed a night at a Bed & Breakfast that was just delightful, Cowscott House. It is just an outstanding B&B with a lovely immaculate room and delightful, helpful and welcoming hosts, Liz and Mike.

On arrival there was a cafetiere of coffee in the garden with home made cookies and the next day a gorgeous breakfast with home made everything!

 We will be back as soon as we can!

A well deserved Golden Helicopter Award goes therefore to Cowscott House


Golden Helicopter Award to The London Olympics and ParaOlympics

I know I'm a biased Brit but I thought the whole 2012 London Olympics was absolutely amazing and an outstanding example of great service - absolutely everywhere. The volunteer "Games Makers" were always helpful and appeared to be really enjoying their work, the Olympic Park was simply wonderful - and will, hopefully, become an important ongoing asset to the country for the future and the sport, of course, was phenomenal.

My wife and I had a day in the Olympic Park and decided that we should treat the journey to get there (from Oxfordshire) as part of the fun - as we might encounter lots of delays. So we went to London by the Oxford Tube - a great, every 15 minutes 24/7 coach service down the M40 (no delays) and then we caught a Thames River Clipper from the Embankment and saw London at it's best with loads of Olympics stuff on the river - and everyone smiling!

Next we went on the brand new Emirates Air Line cable car over the river (fascinating 'new' views of London) and the Docklands Light Railway - where there we more people trying to help than travellers almost! From there straight into the Olympic Park - without hardly a wait.

I also went to the final of the mens football at Wembley Stadium and the most impressive thing there was how they got 90,000 people out and away in no time atall.


So I am very proud and pleased to give a Golden Helicopter Award to the 2012 London Olympics and Para Olympics


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Roger Harrop, The CEO Expert, has spent over 25 years leading international business at the highest level, ultimately a plc, putting him in a unique position to deal with contemporary business challenges. He is ranked in the top 10 of Management and Strategy Speakers worldwide by Speaker Wiki and twice voted by the members of The Academy for Chief Executives 'Speaker of the Year' He is an, Oxford, UK based, international motivational business growth speaker who inspires and entertains his audiences with his acclaimed Staying in the Helicopter® programmess. Over 20000 CEOs, business leaders in 40 countries have achieved transformational change through his thought provoking and entertaining talks laced with real-life stories, anecdotes and humour. Roger is an author, accredited SME business advisor, mentor, and independent director and has run businesses for major multi-national corporations. He is a Past-President of The Professional Speakers Association, a former Vice-President of The Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and a Liveryman with The Worshipful Company of Marketers.