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Meeting with Koen Slingerland, a 3rd year Bachelor student who has just launched « WORK ! », a website designed to help students find work as « extras » in the hotel-restaurant business and at the same time satisfy a real demand from professionals. Can you briefly introduce yourself ? I’m 21 years old and I was born in Holland. […]
In the latest edition dated January 2015 of “Luxury Hoteliers” Magazine, Edouard Grosmangin, a Vatel alumni gives his testimonial about the evolution of guest relation management and the challenges to keep in line with guest expectations, the impact of the integration of new technologies and social media as his vision for the new expected trends for 2015.
Interview of Bérengère Bulgheresi-Descuilhes, a young entrepreneur who graduated in 2012 These are rather complicated times for entrepreneurs… It is not always easy to start out on the workplace as a young graduate in the current economic context. Most Vatel alumni prefer salaried positions providing both job security and a way of gaining experience before striking […]
Interview of Valeriya Komissarova, a Russian student attending the VATEL MBA in Wine § Spirits Business Management in Bordeaux What did you study since you graduated from high school? After finishing a high school in Novosibirsk, I came to Switzerland for a foundation year in Swiss Hotel Management School in Leysin – small mountain […]
On 14 January, Anthony Torkington, Managing Director of the Saint-James in Bouliac (member of the Relais et Châteaux association), spoke to our 1st year students undertaking the International MBA course. As a hospitality professional recognised for his understanding of the international luxury hotel market, he began by describing his own professional background, from his […]
As part of their MBA International Hotel Management course, Vatel’s two first year classes each spent an afternoon visiting Darwin Eco-System, an innovative and environmentally-committed centre in Bordeaux. Our students were accompanied by their teacher Michel Londeix who, being a tenant on the premises, was able to underline the management issues involved in the running […]
Vatel Bordeaux’s first year International MBA students recently visited the Burdigala Hotel, which was the first hotel in Bordeaux to be awarded 5 star status. Our students were welcomed by the hotel’s owner and director, Thierry Gaillac. They were given VIP treatment and ‘backstage’ tour of the hotel. This « URBAN CHIC » establishment comprises […]
In a few day’s time, our 1st year Bachelor students, who started in September, will be leaving to begin a 4-month practical internship. More and more of our students are choosing « mountain palaces » over « tropical resorts ». In fact 80% of them are about to begin the winter season in […]
METROPARK HOTEL WANCHAI in HONG KONG Located in the commercial, shopping, dining and entertainment hub of Hong Kong The Metropark Hotel Wanchai, a contemporary hotel centrally located on Hennessy road, is definitely your choice of a Quality Lifestyle with the Mass Transit Railway station (MTR) within walking distance, seamlessly connecting you to each […]
OPINION POLL– Bordeaux stands first, ahead Nantes and Lyon, in the new ranking of cities where french people would consider to live. According to the survey led by OpinionWay for “Foncière des Regions”, Bordeaux metropolis also rises to the first cities that have the best evolution in the eyes of employees and managers. The city […]