Frequently Asked Questions

The Best of Best Awards is the world's most prestigious global business excellence programme, recognising outstanding companies, CEOs, GMs, Entrepreneurs, and Women Leaders across 20+ industries in 100+ countries annually since 2018. The 2027 Gala Ceremony is held in Dubai in April 2027.

Any company, CEO, General Manager, Entrepreneur, or professional from any industry and any country worldwide can apply. All company sizes welcome from startups to multinationals. No geographic or industry restrictions.

Nomination options and any applicable fees are shown on the nomination form before you submit. Our team on +971585862014 can help you choose the right option.

An independent panel of industry experts evaluates nominations against 7 criteria: Innovation 20%, Business Performance 20%, Leadership Excellence 20%, Customer Impact 15%, Sustainability 10%, People Culture 10%, Overall Excellence 5%. 100% merit-based.

Winners receive a bespoke trophy, Certificate of Excellence, digital winner badge, press release to 50+ media partners, Gala Ceremony invitation in Dubai, social media promotion to 50,000+ followers, and feature in the official winners publication.

25+ industries: Hotel and Hospitality, Finance and Banking, Real Estate, Technology, Healthcare, Education, Retail, Logistics, Manufacturing, Telecom, Spa and Beauty, Restaurant and F&B, Sustainability, AI and Innovation, Government, and many more.

The 2027 Gala Ceremony is held in Dubai, UAE, in April 2027. 500+ executives from 100+ countries. Black-tie formal event with award presentations, keynotes, and gala dinner.

Five regional programmes: Arabian Best of Best Awards at arabianawards.com for Middle East and GCC, plus Europe, UK, Asia, and Americas programmes under the bestofbestawards.com platform.

Specialist sites: hotelawards.org for hotels, worldtechawards.com for technology, worldrealestateaward.com for real estate, internationalspaawards.com for spa, therestaurantaward.com for restaurants, worldbeautyawards.com for beauty, worldceoawards.com for CEO, worldgmawards.com for GM.

Award recognition can support enquiry volumes, client trust, recruitment, media coverage and conversations with partners following the announcement.

Yes. You may nominate a colleague, client, business partner, or any individual or organisation you believe deserves recognition. Indicate on the form whether you are the nominee or nominating on behalf of another.

The online form takes 15 to 30 minutes to complete. Full evaluation from submission to winner announcement typically takes 8 to 12 weeks. Confirmation arrives immediately upon submission.