For 35 young adults in Mumbai 2013 is a year of great expectations. Having successfully completed the six-month Youth Career Initiative programme, they begin a life full of more opportunity and choice. As graduate Rohit Gupta, now employed at the Hyatt Regency hotel puts it, "the Youth Career Initiative has opened up a whole new world of opportunities for me."
Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc. (NASDAQ: HMIN) ("Home Inns Group" or "the Company"), a leading economy hotel chain in China, today announced the appointment of Mr. Yi Liu as an independent director and co-chairman of the board of directors of the Company, replacing Mr. Yunxin Mei , effective on January 1, 2013. Mr. Mei will remain as a senior consultant to the Company following his retirement.
Interstate Hotels & Resorts today announced the appointment of Timur Senturk as managing director of China’s tallest ultra-luxury hotel, the flagship J Hotel located at Shanghai Tower. Currently under construction in Shanghai’s central business district of Lujiazui, Pudong, the J Hotel Shanghai Tower is anticipated to open in the first quarter of 2015, and will be operated by Interstate China Hotels & Resorts, a joint venture between Interstate and Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels Company Limited (“Jin Jiang Hotels”).
The School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has been designated by the Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP), an international professional association based in Texas, U.S., as its headquarters for the Asia-Pacific region.
In an effort to keep pace with the company's continued growth in Asia, Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) recently hosted the first ever Lifestyle University educational program to help identify future leaders for Renaissance Hotels and Autograph Collection, two of the company's lifestyle brands.
"A Star of Renaissance" gala, jointly presented by the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and Hotel ICON, on 23 October (Tuesday) has successfully raised over HK$2 million for SHTM.
Cultural values have a significant influence on service delivery in Hong Kong's tourism and hospitality sectors, according to Dr Nelson Tsang of the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) in a recently published research paper by the International Journal of Hospitality Management. Dr Tsang surveyed frontline staff to identify the link between specifically Chinese cultural values and service delivery and determine the most influential of those values. He argues that the human resource professionals and managers of multinational service firms "must work to analyse Western organisation management concepts and methods critically" to evaluate "how their core values differ from those of the Chinese". The management implications for these firms are considerable.
To highlight its commitment to the China market and support its need to hire 30,000 employees in the country by the end of 2014, Marriott International announced today the launch of its job seeker-focused presence on the Chinese social networking site, Weibo, The launch on Weibo kicked off with "Our Hotel Rocks" ,a video contest in which Marriott's mainland China hotels participated.
An Affiliate Member of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University's (PolyU) School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) recently announced two programmes aimed at human resource capacity building for tourism in Asia and the Pacific.
Hospitality students around the world are eager for international career opportunities, and many are considering working in China after graduation, according to a survey jointly conducted by leading global hospitality company Hilton Worldwide and Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College (LRJJ), China's top international hospitality management school.
Having more than tripled its presence in China over the last few years and with many more hotels in the pipeline, Fairmont Raffles Hotels International (FRHI), the parent company of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Raffles Hotels & Resorts, and Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts, today announced the appointment of Gao Zhi Xiong as vice president, development, China.
In the fast-paced hospitality industry, increasing competitiveness is pushing organisations to seek ever more adaptable senior executives who can strengthen leadership strategies and boost competitive advantages. The Executive Masters (EM) in Global Hospitality Leadership is designed to meet the needs of these executives in their pursuit of global leadership in the ever evolving hospitality business.
The 11th Asia Pacific Forum for the Graduate Students Research inTourism and International Convention & Expo Summit 2012(APF & ICES 2012) is a 2-in-1 conference which will be held at Hotel ICON, the state-of-the-art teaching and research hotel in Hong Kong, on 22-24 May 2012. The theme for this year is "Initiate Connecting Opportunities Now!"
A new bachelor programme will be launched in Thailand after an agreement was signed between Dusit International and Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL).The new bachelor course in Hotel and Resort Management, which will have in intake of both Thai and international students in 2012, will be run at Dusit Thani College in English.
Hilton Worldwide and Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College (LRJJ), China’s top international hospitality management school[1], today signed an agreement to cultivate talent for China’s rapidly expanding hospitality industry. Under the Hilton Class program, Hilton Worldwide will offer students from LRJJ’s hospitality course rigorous workplace training and other curricula designed to equip them for successful careers in hospitality.
At the first Cornell International Hospitality Summit (CIHS), industry leaders and academics will examine the future of the hospitality industry in India. The summit, which will be held Tuesday, January 17, 2012, in Mumbai, India will be co-presented by the school’s Center for Hospitality Research (CHR). Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces is title sponsor of the summit, and all summit sessions will be held at the Taj Mahal Palace.
Mr. Qi Ji, Executive Chairman of China Lodging Group, commented, "Chang joined the Company in January 2011. In the past 10 months, Mr. Su led several improvement initiatives to the hotel operations. I appreciate his contributions and wish him well in his future endeavors."
YHS Global is proud to announce the creation of its first Chapter in Asia and the official launch of the Young Hoteliers Summit Asia. This Morning, Beijing Hospitality Institute opened its door to students coming from 10 Asian hotel schools from the 23rd to the 25th of October 2011. The event is entirely run by students from Beijing Hospitality Institute and features a Creativity Challenge provided by eLong, the leading online travel planning and hotel booking, flight booking site in China.
Martin Rinck, president of Asia Pacific, Hilton Worldwide, talks about the hotel chain's commitment to developing a talent pool and their expansion plans for Greater China. Hilton also puts focus on the Chinese outbound traveler. Earlier this year, Hilton Hotels & Resorts announced the global launch of Hilton Huanying, a tailored experience for Chinese travelers. Hilton Huanying takes its name from the Chinese word for "welcome," and extends authentic experiences with amenities, service standards and dedicated Hilton Team Member training.
Mr. Alex Nanyan Zheng, 7 Days Group's Chief Executive Officer and Director, commented, "Harry has played an important role in the development of our operational platform, and he leaves us with a strong team and robust systems in place. On behalf of the board, I would like to thank him for his contributions to the company over the past two years and wish him well in his future endeavors."