Jennifer diRaddo presents for FRHI Hotels & Resorts at the opening ceremony — Photo by YHS Global
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At the opening ceremony of this year's Young Hoteliers Summit, the 2014 Top Hotel Employer Ranking was revealed. Despite this year's Ranking bringing a significant shake up in many areas, YHS congratulates Starwood Hotels & Resorts in retaining first place as most desirable Hotel Company Employer 2014. Globally, respondents valued career and learning opportunities, as well as empowerment as the most important criteria when choosing an employer. The Global Top 3 are completed by the The Peninsula Hotels and Marriott Hotels and Resorts.

The Top 3 Ranked Management Trainee Program 2014 companies are revealed as Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, with Marriott and Swire Hotels coming in as 2nd and 3rd, and for Internship Employers Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and Mandarin Oriental ranked first to third respectively.

The Young Hoteliers Summit is proud to establish this unique ranking on a yearly basis, giving valuable insight into hospitality students' perception of Hotel Company Employers. The 2014 Edition comprised of 78 schools, 99 nationalities and over 1000 responses. In addition to the generic report, the YHS Ranking team offers all companies referenced in the report the opportunity to commission a specific report.

The YHS Ranking Team thanks all participants in the survey, as well as loyal Ranking Patron Expedia, and Rankings Partner HOSCO, for their support.

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About the Young Hoteliers Summit

The Young Hoteliers Summit (YHS) was founded in 2010 by five students of the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL), who shared the vision of fostering innovation in the industry through insightful discussions between thought leaders and hospitality students. Today, YHS has become the largest student-run summit in the world, inviting over 30 speakers, 80 delegates and 20 partners to its event every year. During the summit, the delegates have to solve the YHS Challenge set by the summit's most esteemed partner, the Challenge Provider. The team behind YHS consists of over 40 students from EHL Hospitality Business School, speaking over 25 languages and coming from 28 countries. They prepare the event for an entire year. 

Friederike VON BUNAU
YHS Global