Hospitality – Hotel & Restaurant Operations Management Students Solve Industry Challenges
As the hospitality industry has been one of the hardest-hit sectors during the pandemic, operators have had to pivot to address challenges as business ramps up quickly amid staffing shortages and rising building costs. Presented with current cases from the accommodations, human resources, and hotel construction, Hotel - Hospitality & Restaurant Operations Management students worked diligently in groups over four months during their final semester to deliver forward-thinking initiatives.
Students applied strategic business models, as well as research, critical thinking, and teamwork skills to provide feasible solutions and realistic implementation plans to real-life cases for industry partners.
A heartfelt thank you is extended to the following organizations and representatives:
- IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) – Anto Vrodljak, Regional Director of Franchise Sales & Development - Canada
- Germain Hotels: Paul de La Durantaye, Regional Director - Ontario and Sylvie Dionne, Culture & Talent Director, Lingeswaren Rama Moorthy, Director of Rooms Division, Hotel Le Germain, Maple Leaf Square, Toronto
Congratulations to the following winning teams who presented to the partners and who were guided, coached, and supported by Instructor Wendy Burgess:
IHG Hotels:
- Kaishwarie Khan, Lauren Marania, Amanda Yorke
- Hoang Ho, Andrew Martinez, Ana Paola Munoz Fermoso, Ivan Ramses Ramirez Casillas, Louie Joy Salle
Germain Hotels:
- Arvin Alcantara, Mathew Jose, Ekaterina Naumova, Shubh Puri, Om Sharma
