On October 11, 2013 a friendly meeting of hospitality business executives took place at SWISSAM Hospitality Business School. Rector of the school Walter Spaltenstein with the SWISSAM management provided the guests with a report on their up-to-date achievements. Moreover, general managers, heads of human resources departments and other representatives of the hospitality industry shared ideas regarding hospitality business in Russia, and Saint Petersburg, in particular, and also how schools and universities can help hotels to achieve its goals.
The industry representatives pointed out 7 most important criteria, applied to candidates for a vacancy in the hospitality industry:
- Languages
Relevant: Russian, English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Asian (various). - Attitude
Goal setting, enthusiasm, motivation, proactivity. - Communication skills
Extroverted person. - Technical / professional skills
Basic skills (financial, property management systems (e.g. Opera PMS), etc.). - Awareness
Knowledge of the hospitality industry, global trends, news. - Leadership skills
- Change-oriented
Constant self-development, modernization.
MICE market professionals from the regions of Russia and the CIS met in Moscow on 24-25 October. Russian Association of Business Travel (ABT-ACTE Russia) hosted the International MICE Geography Show Russia for the fifth time in a row. TOHOLOGY prepared video coverage of the event.
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If your trip is located on the M-10 Federal highway between Moscow and St. Petersburg, or you are intentionally planning a trip to the city of Tver, which is a fairly large cultural centre and the industrial centre, the 4-star Hotel Osnabruck can be one of your variants of a hotel.