Category: Members’ Choice Award
For a Consul that consistently receives high ratings from our new feedback feature, as well as lots of positive feedback and comments from our members.
2017 Winner: Cristina C. in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2017 Honorable Mention: Ella Lu in Zurich, Switzerland
Why They Won
The Members’ Choice Award reflects the Consuls’ strong connection to our members and how they meet a wide variety of unique expectations and needs based on their particular group and their community as a whole. We looked through activity photos to find smiling faces of members enjoying activities, and used the new feedback feature, choosing Consuls with consistently high ratings and positive feedback from members.
This year’s winner was Cristina, who is the Consul of not one, but eight groups in the Dubai InterNations Community! One of our jury members describes her win best:
“Cristina lives and breathes for her members’ happiness and making them feel welcome in their new home away from home in Dubai. On a monthly basis, Cristina hosts birthday dinners in her DinnerNations Group for those who are away from their loved ones, but still want to celebrate their milestone with the group members. Cristina not only hosts dinners, but also workshops, professional networking, swimming and boating activities, coffee get-togethers and women-only activities. You name it, Cristina has hosted it! Cristina makes every member feel special and included in her activities and relies on member feedback to make her activities better and better. InterNations is very lucky to have a Consul like Cristina who puts the members’ needs first!”
To read more about what makes Christine our Members’ Choice Award Winner, check out some of the feedback that Christine has received from members of her groups:
“Your activities are always well organized, what is promised is kept, there are no bad surprises, information provided is accurate, information is given in time, you are a reliable and honest hostess. Also, the care and love from the hostess is setting the positive community feeling and helping participants to connect. You are an active hostess and PERSONALLY get involved in the well-being of others, and talk to everyone. You are maybe the only friend to some expats here!’ — Christina S.
“With you, no one feels lonely and alone. And you actively look for new venues in Dubai.” — Dahlia H
“Your hosting skills are amazing! You have a way of making people warmly welcomed and this is done naturally, the person feels that you are actually happy to have them there at your activity. Take it from me, I'm a shy person and don't open up easily but with you, I have let my guard down and I feel like I have known you for a long time!’ — Aline F.
“I am convinced that other members would share the same opinions as me that during your activities we all feel that we matter. The attention to detail in your pre-planning and then execution of the activity leaves us all feeling that this is a really special activity and we are all part of it. Members know that any activity hosted by you will be an enjoyable occasion which epitomizes the very spirit of InterNations. Your commitment to making everyone feel welcome comes across with your special 'infectious' enthusiasm. Throughout any activity you continue to make sure that everyone is getting the maximum enjoyment and benefit from the occasion. I am honestly amazed that you commit yourself to organizing so many activities in the same exemplary manner. It's truly inspiring.” — Richard O
“At your activities, you act as if we come together at your house, not a venue. So you check how we feel, try to introduce all to each other, try to get us to mingle not only for friendship but also networking for business opportunities. Moreover, the venues you chose are almost always interesting and worth to see.” — Gulzar Z
Congratulations to Cristina Caringal for being 2017’s winner for the Members’ Choice Awards, as well as our honorable mention in Zurich, Ella Lu. The greatest compliment you can get is appreciative and happy members!
About the winner:
Originally from the Philippines, Cristina Caringal has been an InterNations member since August 2013 and is currently a Consul for eight groups in Dubai. Cristina works for a Strategy Consulting Industry and imparts her venue expertise by providing great and unique activities for the community as InterNations Consul. Cristina is very passionate about Learning Cultures and has connected many professionals through her business networking. She spends her free time sharpening her skills on Cuban dancing, billiards, and jet skiing.
