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Written by Frank Corr
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Friday, 18 May 2012 06:49 |
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 Third level colleges and Institutes who provide hotel, hospitality and tourism courses are to form a new Irish Academy of Hospitality and Tourism which will be launched next month.
The new Academy will be headed by Mary Rose Stafford who made the announcement at the IHI Management Conference in Dublin yesterday. She will be seconded from her post at IT Tralee to manage the establishment of the new body.
The Academy will provide a vehicle which will enable Colleges and Institutes of Technology to develop closer relationships with the international hospitality and tourism educuation community. It will also facilitate the co-ordination of applied research and will provide a forum for educators in the hospitality and tourism sectors.
Mary Rose Stafford told the conference that IT Tralee is using technology to develop innovative educational techniques including distance learning, on-line tutorials, digital libraries and lecture notes and recorded lectures which can be repeatedly accessed by students. The Institute will also deliver the Trainee Management Development Programme on behalf of Failte Ireland and the Irish Hotels Federation. The TMDP has been extended to two years and graduatesd will now be awaarded a BA in Hospitality Management.
Dave Magrogan (pictured here with IHI ceo Natasha Kinsella and president Feargal O'Connell) , RhinoLiving.com urged hospitality professionals to 'keep your eye on the ball, your hands on the wheel and charge with your team to success' when he addressed the 100 participants.
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Last Updated on Friday, 18 May 2012 07:08 |
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Written by Frank Corr
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Friday, 18 May 2012 06:46 |
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Dublin is to get its second large new hotel in a year. The hotel, located close to the Bord Gais Energy Theatre, at Grand Canal Dock is scheduled to open within tne next few weeks and will trade under an international brand.
Reports indicate that the general manager will be Charlie Shiel who will move from his position as general manager of The Gibson Hotel which opened last year at The Point. |
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Written by Frank Corr
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Friday, 18 May 2012 06:46 |
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Dublin is to get its second large new hotel in a year. The hotel, located close to the Bord Gais Energy Theatre, at Grand Canal Dock is scheduled to open within tne next few weeks and will trade under an international brand.
Reports indicate that the general manager will be Charlie Shiel who will move from his position as general manager of The Gibson Hotel which opened last year at The Point. |
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