The ‘INNovation Room’ is a new program designed to unlock and nurture creativity among hotel management school students. It’s a competition for groups of students to pitch ideas to a panel of judges, with the aim of creating a more innovative guest experience at the Park Inn by Radisson hotels.
Kathy LaTour appointed to Banfi Vintners Professorship
LaTour’s research examines the ways in which marketing messages influence consumers’ perceptions and memory of hedonic experiences, with a particular focus on wine and gambling. She is also developing a course called Luxury Marketing for students pursuing jobs in the wine industry.
IHG Future Leaders Program to include two weeks of volunteer work
IHG is one of the first hospitality companies to include a CSR immersion project that requires graduates to fundraise money to go do volunteer work abroad in their graduate programme.
RHTi brings a global standard hospitality training to Bangladesh
Regency Hospitality Training Institute focuses on providing professional training and education to ensure students are “job ready”.
Study shows opportunites to increase length of stay
Three out of four US business travelers (76%) said they’d prolong a work-related trip for leisure if a hotel offered a discount or additional nights.
Best Western and University of Phoenix partner to provide education and tuition reductions for hotel employees
University of Phoenix has been named a preferred education supplier for Best Western and is designing customized hospitality certificates with course sequences that reflect the hotel chain’s needs.
Steigenberger Hotel Group enters into cooperation with the IST School of Management
The Steigenberger Hotel Group is enhancing its catalogue of HR development measures by joining forces with the IST School of Management to offer a dual course of higher education study in “Hotel Management (B.A.)”.
Hilton Barra Rio de Janeiro trains 35 local HRT graduates in preparation for Olympic Games
The students, sponsored by the hotel owners and guided by the HR Department and Hilton Barra team, will work in various operational areas during the Olympics and Paralympics.
eHotelier certifications now endorsed by Institute of Hospitality
eHotelier is delighted to announce today that the Institute of Hospitality has unconditionally endorsed all certifications.
Sir Garry Hawkes and Danny Pecorelli receive honorary degrees from Edge Hotel School
The two hospitality industry luminaries joined more than 30 graduates who have been formally awarded with their hotel management degrees, having completed their two year course at the Edge Hotel School, based at Wivenhoe House hotel, at the University of Essex.
