Students Chosen to Compete at Young Hoteliers Summit

Posted on Tuesday, December 15th, 2015

Samir and Nicole

HAFA students Samir Dewiji and Nicole Chan have been chosen as candidates to compete and represent the School/University of Guelph at the Young Hoteliers Summit in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 14th - 16th, 2016.

On November 30th, six students competed for the honour of attending the summit.  Each were given a random topic at noon that day and presented a five-minute talk on the subject that evening, along with answering questions from the judges. The judges included Erin Haid, Associate Director, Talent Development - Starwood Hotels & Resorts; Mary Sardella, Director of Human Resources - Four Seasons Hotel Toronto; Emily Charczuk, Manager, Talent Development - FRHI Hotels and Resorts; and Neil Hornsby, Director Marketing and Strategic Partnerships - Best Western International.

Congratulations Samir and Nicole!  We wish you all the best in March!

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