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# [Starwood Hotels & Resorts 2016 Glomo Awards | Bottle Rocket](https://blog.bottlerocketstudios.com/starwood-shortlisted-2016-global-mobile-awards)

 Written by [Bottle Rocket](https://blog.bottlerocketstudios.com/author/bottle-rocket) | Jan 21, 2016 11:21:50 AM

We’d like to congratulate our friends at Starwood Hotels & Resorts.  The SPG app has been shortlisted as a nominee in the 2016 [GSMA’s Global Mobile Awards](http://www.globalmobileawards.com/) in the [*Best Use of Mobile for Travel, Leisure, and Hospitality*](http://www.globalmobileawards.com/the-connected-life-awards/1f-best-use-of-mobile-for-travel-leisure-hospitality/) category. The Global Mobile Awards is the mobile industry’s longest established award platform for innovation, excellence, and achievement and showcases the ever-growing value that mobility brings to users, industries, businesses, communities, and economies.

"Congratulations to all of the nominees for the 2016 Glomo Awards,” said Michael O’Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA. “With more than 930 entries this year – a new record – the competition is greater than ever, reflecting the tremendous diversity and pace of innovation across the mobile world.”

Other nominees in this category include:

- Ericsson & Falun2015 for Digital Experience Partner
- Monitise Create for Hub by Premier Inn
- SapientNitro for Lufthansa Apple Watch App
- Vodafone for Onboard Services from eGate

To view the full list of nominees, please visit the [Global Mobile Award](http://www.globalmobileawards.com/nominees2016/) website.

Selected winners to be announced live on Mobile World Live TV at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Tuesday, February 23.

Learn more about the [award winning SPG App](https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/our-work/spg) or download it for [iOS](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spg-starwood-hotels-resorts/id312306003?mt=8) or [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.starwood.spg&hl=en).

We’re excited for our partners at Starwood Hotels & Resorts. Please [join us in congratulating them](http://ctt.ec/Z8Qdf) on this achievement.

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