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Eschborn. Aside from close friends, users of social networks have remote acquaintances, old school friends and often work colleagues on their so-called friend lists. It is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish, what information can be accessed by whom. A survey shows: users strictly differentiate.
Heilbronn. As from winter semester 2010/2011, the University of Heilbronn will offer a new course of study: Hotel and Restaurant Management. To introduce the course, the University will hold an industry symposium on 6 October.
Eschborn. The hotel and tourism sector has always been subject to strong seasonal cycles. Demand for staff always increases in preparation for the busy summer months in spring. An online index has now revealed the trends of recent years.
Dusseldorf. For the first time as from October 2010, there will be a distance learning course for Hospitality Management. This offers a perfect opportunity to acquire a qualification whilst continuing to work.
Lausanne. The new General Director of the Ecole Hotelière Lausanne brings together a healthy mix of theory and practice,in keeping with the tried and trusted recipe of the 100-year-old hotel academy.For French speaking Swiss national Rochat, who was previously responsible for the unversities of the canton of Waadt and has been a member of the EHL board since 2003, such a combination of skills is the best qualification for a hotelier, which he sees as both a manager and a flexible host. Here, the EHL beats the "pure business training" provided by Cornell University in Ithaca, USA hands down.
Passion
Interlaken. 39 years ago, Emanuel Berger and his wife Rosmarie took over today's Grand Hotel Victoria-Jungfrau in Interlaken in Switzerland. At that time, the hotel was a "charming lady with torn underwear", as a guest once remarked, and the Bergers even incorporated their wedding presents in the hotel. For a long time now, the luxury hotel at the foot of the world-famous mountains of Eiger, Moench and Jungfrau has been one of the leading hotels in Switzerland and ranks among the top hotels of the world. Thanks to Emanuel and Rosmarie Berger, an innovative spirit has been living in the old building for decades: the Victoria-Jungfrau was thus the first Swiss luxury hotel to strip off its patina and become the first "young" Grand Hotel in Switzerland by reconstructing/adding a professional spa. Today, a model host couple takes its final leave. Honouring a great hotelier - from our Swiss correspondent Silvia Pfenniger, a long-year companion of the hotel and "its" hotelier.
Bern. Beat R. Sigg today follows in the footsteps of Emanuel Berger as delegate of the administrative board of the Victoria-Jungfrau Collections in Interlaken. After four semesters studying law, Sigg decided to switch to the Ecole Hôtelière SSH Lausanne. Since then, he's been loyal to the hotel industry – assuming his initial positions in the chain hotels and his last as CEO of the Dolder Hotel AG in Zurich. In August 2007, he made his move to the VJC, assuming the directorship of the Eden au Lac in Zurich. He will retain this position in addition to the new superior role which he takes on today. hospitalityInside.com asked him about his ideas on the luxury hotel industry and on the future VJC profile…
Munich/Bad Honnef. Kempinski Hotels signed its first "Privileged Education Partnership Agreement" with the International University of Applied Sciences Bad Honnef-Bonn, making it the only European luxury hotel group having such a partnership agreement with this specialised university.
Munich. Two weeks ago, the International School of Management opened its campus in Munich with a new master’s degree in tourism.
Wiesbaden. Five years ago, she created the catchy name "Hotel Whisperer". Her work is, however, must less mysterious: Tia Vassiliou develops communication profiles for hotels and provides training for the application of these profiles both with respect to the guest as well as to colleagues. Vassiliou, born in Greece and who also comes from the hotel industry, knows what's important in practice.