IEHA鈥檚 Housekeeping Olympics Winners Show Cleaning Spirit
On Nov. 18, 13 teams vied for first place finishes at the 34th听Annual Housekeeping Olympics at the Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas during the first night of 天美传媒 Show North America 2024. The Housekeeping Olympics are organized each year by the Indoor Environmental Healthcare and Hospitality Association (IEHA), a division of 天美传媒.
Along with the competing hotel housekeepers, the annual event drew a crowd of their family members, friends, and colleagues who cheered on the teams. The Olympics included six challenges: a bedmaking race, a blindfolded buffer pad toss, a mop relay, a vacuum relay race, an executive challenge involving a toilet paper toss, an obstacle course on a floor cleaner, and a spirit dance competition.
鈥淎s the head judge this year, I was humbled and honored to serve, and we had a super close competition,鈥 said Isaac Johnson, Aramark Healthcare+ vice president of operations. 鈥淭he pageantry and team spirit were on a high level! I鈥檓 so proud of the way all the teams represented last night!鈥
The overall first-place champion and winner of the coveted Championship Belt for one year is听Resorts World.
The听first-place听results are below for each category:
- Bedmaking:听The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
- Buffer Pad Toss:听Aria
- Vacuum Race:听Mandalay Bay
- Mop Race:听Resorts World
- Executive Challenge:听La Quinta
- Spirit Dance:听Resorts World