Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts ranked Best luxury Hotel Employer in the YHS Rankings
Lausanne – The Young Hoteliers Summit (YHS) Rankings 2016 aims to identify the most desirable employers in the hotel industry as perceived by young hoteliers worldwide. It gives insights into the views and priorities of the future generation and recognizes the companies that are at the forefront of employment practices. A snapshot of the results was presented during the opening ceremony of YHS 2016 on 14th March 2016.
Lausanne – The Young Hoteliers Summit (YHS) Rankings 2016 aims to identify the most desirable employers in the hotel industry as perceived by young hoteliers worldwide. It gives insights into the views and priorities of the future generation and recognizes the companies that are at the forefront of employment practices. A snapshot of the results was presented during the opening ceremony of YHS 2016 on 14th March 2016.
In 2016, the rankings of the top companies were generated through a survey completed by over 1,800 participants from 111 nationalities from 156 different hospitality schools. The research focused on a diverse array of employment topics such as sources of information, work-life balance, pursuit of further education and other key factors involved in choosing an employer and job position.
This year, YHS Rankings adopted a new methodological approach to ensure the reliability and future use of this report for brand awareness assessment, as well as evaluating the importance of the different criteria for a career choice. In order to choose the brands to be featured in this study, the authors have collected and analyzed STR data by classifying and segmenting hotel brands according to their Average Daily Rate (ADR). An additional filter for all three segments – Luxury & Upper Upscale, Upscale & Upper Midscale and Midscale & Budget – has also been added to increase the accuracy of the results.
YHS would like to congratulate Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts for their 1st rank in the YHS Rankings 2016 in the Luxury & Upper Upscale segment. Rachel Begbie, Regional Director of Human Resources EMEA, claimed the award on behalf of her company. The Ritz-Carlton secured the second place, followed by W Hotels. For Upscale & Upper Midscale brands, Disneyland Hotel took the upper hand while Ibis Hotels ranked first for Midscale & Budget properties.
The report also mentions fascinating insights on career path analysis, student future aspirations, as well as respondents' career preferences. One of the interesting discoveries found in the analysis of the survey is that salary, career path & evolution and work-life balance are among the top few factors in choosing a future career.
We would also like to thank our YHS Rankings Partners Expedia, supporting the survey for the third consecutive year, MyDear Agency, mentoring the authors, and HOSCO, for their constant support throughout the process of putting together the YHS Rankings 2016.
For more information, please visit our website http://www.yhsglobal.com or contact directly the authors at [email protected] and [email protected].
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.