STR Global awards young student at Global Client Event
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26 new graduates complete their Master course at EHL
The Master graduation ceremony was held on 25 August 2011, on the campus of Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL). The 26 " Master in Hospitality Administration " graduates received their diplomas and various prestigious academic prizes during the evening event.
Geneva’s Le Richemond hotel joins Dorchester Collection
Dorchester Collection announces that Le Richemond will join its growing portfolio of luxury hotels from 1 August 2011. Set on the banks of Lake Geneva, the prestigious 109-room hotel will be Dorchester Collection's first third-party management agreement. The group was selected against strong competition, following a change in ownership of the hotel.
Kempinski to Manage Royal Spa Kitzbühel Hotel, Austria
Kempinski Hotels plans to take over the Royal Spa Kitzbühel in Jochberg at the beginning of the winter season, making it the group's second hotel in Austria. An appropriate letter of intent has been signed between Kempinski Hotels and PORR Solutions Immobilien- und Infrastrukturprojekte GmbH and Ambo GmbH, the owners of the luxury property in Jochberg in the Kitzbühel Alps. It is planned to finalize the management agreement before the end of June. The hotel, which opened in December 2009 and is today known as the Royal Spa Kitzbühel, a Leading Hotel of the World, is only a few kilometres outside of Kitzbühel, and boasts 144 elegant rooms and suites with panoramic views of the breathtaking mountain landscape surrounding the hotel. "We are delighted to have Kempinski as a partner again for this project.
Hotel Diplomat Stockholm Celebrates its 100th Birthday
The beautiful Hotel Diplomat building on the famous esplanade Strandvagen in Stockholm is 100 years old. Visitors and guests will notice the anniversary being marked throughout the year – in everything from the restaurant menu to the champagne in the bar and the art on the hotel's walls.
EHL awards the title of Honorary Professor to Mr Stephen Rushmore, President of HVS International
Mr Stephen Rushmore, President of the hospitality consulting group, HVS International, is regularly invited to give conferences at the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) where he frequently teaches classes on Real Estate Financial Management and holds seminars on hotel valuation and hotel real estate assets. During his presence on the EHL campus on 29 March, Mr Stephen Rushmore was both surprised and delighted to be awarded the title of Honorary Professor at the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne.
ESSEC MBA in Hospitality Management ranked number one in France
For the ninth consecutive year, the ESSEC MBA in Hospitality Management (IMHI) has been ranked first among Hotel and Tourism Postgraduate degrees in France by leading educational consulting group SMBG. This independent classification is a key decision making tool for French students wishing to find appropriate programs to further their education. Three criteria are used to determine placement in the ranking: recognition of the programme, salary on graduation, and satisfaction of the graduates.
Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) celebrates its new graduates
176 students at the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) received their Diploma of Bachelor of Science in International Hospitality Management – Corporate Economist HES, after four years of studies, at the Graduation Ceremony held on 25 February.
EHL Professor awarded the Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Prize 2010
EHL is very happy to announce that Dr Demian Hodari, Professor of Strategic Development, was recently notified that his Doctoral Thesis “Strategy Tools-in-Practice: Contextual Factors and Practical Use” was chosen, by the Editors of the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, as the winner of the 2010 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Award in the Hospitality Management category.
Delaware North Companies Adds Scotland's Glasgow Airport to Global Travel Hospitality Portfolio
Delaware North Companies has been awarded a contract to refurbish and operate the landside restaurants at Scotland's Glasgow Airport, the latest expansion of the company's global airport hospitality business. This project, set to get underway this year and be completed in early 2012, represents a complete makeover of the airport's current pre-security food service outlets. Delaware North now operates at four airports in the United Kingdom. In 2009, the company entered the United Kingdom travel hospitality market by opening restaurants at London's Heathrow Airport, including the popular Dining Street Restaurant, as well as at Gatwick Airport in London and at Edinburgh Airport in Scotland
Rezidor to manage Hotel Rezydent in Sopot, Poland
The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide, takes over the management of the existing Hotel Rezydent in Sopot, Poland on 1st December 2010. The property featuring 64 rooms is under common ownership with the nearby Radisson Blu Hotel, Gdansk, and will keep its former name.
Room To Improve Accor's Governance | wsj.com
Accor has lost none of its taste for boardroom infighting. Officially, accumulated differences over strategy explain why Gilles Pélisson has unexpectedly checked out as chairman and chief executive officer after a successful five-year transformation of one of Europe's biggest hotel companies. But Mr. Pélisson's surprise departure raises questions about the French company's governance where investment firms Eurazeo and Colony Capital have the whip hand but own only 29% of the stock.
5 Hotel Companies Awarded Top Status in the Investment Ranking for Hotel Companies in Austria
Horwath HTL, the world’s largest hospitality-consulting group, and Treugast Solutions Group have presented their annual Investment rankings for Hotels in Austria and Germany at the EXPO REAL in Munich. 5 hotel companies top the list in Austria by achieving the highest investment rating for the year, AA status.
EHL Student Simone Hess Wins Prestigious « Hyatt Student Prize »
The Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) is very proud to announce that Simone Hess, a student in the Master programme at EHL, has won the prestigious Hyatt Student Prize. Her prize, a one-of-a-kind creation by Baccarat, was presented to her on 20 April 2010 by Gebhard Rainer, Managing Director of Hyatt Hotels & Resorts (Europe Africa Middle East) at the EHL campus. In all there are 13 schools in Europe who are specialised in Hotel Management and that have been selected to compete in this competition. Competitors must be at least 21 years-old, hold a Master’s degree and speak fluent English.
New Graduates at the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne
The dates of 3 and 5 February will be forever engraved in the minds of the 174 students of the Bachelor Programme and the Diploma of the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL). In two distinct graduation ceremonies held last Wednesday and Friday, the students received their qualifications following two years study for Diploma students and four years of study for Bachelor Programme students.
TripAdvisor users shun London hotels in poll | guardian.co.uk
TripAdvisor users shun London hotels in pollNo hotel in the capital makes it into the travel website's user survey of the UK's top 25 places to stay. As it prepares to host the Olympics, London has suffered an embarrassing reverse in the world's most democratic hotel awards. Not a single place in the capital makes it into the UK's top 25 places to stay, compiled on the basis of millions of speak-as-you-find entries on the TripAdvisor website.
Villa Rothschild joins the Kempinski portfolio
Kempinski Hotels is delighted to announce that from January 1, 2010 the prestigious Villa Rothschild Hotel & Restaurant will become the Villa Rothschild Kempinski Königstein Frankfurt and the sales and marketing agreement of its sister hotel, the Kempinski Hotel Falkenstein, which will be renamed to Falkenstein Grand Kempinski Königstein Frankfurt, will change into a full management agreement at the same time. These additions follow the company’s strategy of refocusing its expansion on Europe.
Interstate Hotels & Resorts Adds England to International Management Portfolio
Interstate Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:IHR) , a leading hotel real estate investor and the nation's largest independent hotel management company, today announced that Harte Holdings, on behalf of Argyll Hotel Group, has awarded management contracts for three hotels in London to Interstate, marking the operator's entry into one of the world's great hotel cities. The upscale boutique hotels, all located in central London, include The Royal Park, The Cranley and The Elizabeth.
Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy Becomes Russia’s Leading Hotel
Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy is proud to announce the receipt of the award of the World Travel Association (WTA), one of the world’s comprehensive travel trade polls. For the third year in a row the hotel was voted “Russia’s Leading Hotel” and the trophy was accepted by Jan Chovanec, General Manager and Tamara Afonina, PR & Communications Manager.
IH&RA President Honored in Bulgaria
IH&RA President Dr. Ghassan AIDI was named an honorary citizen of Bulgaria at the Velingrad Spa Capital of the Balkans on 8 July 2009. In his speech, Dr. AIDI stated that Bulgaria should strive to become a quality destination by applying the European standards of hospitality.