EHL Hospitality Business School and HEC Paris are combining their expertise to offer students and working professionals a two-week summer programme on luxury hospitality management.
With the ever-growing list of luxury houses venturing into the realm of hospitality – big names in fashion, watchmaking, jewellery and even the automobile industry – these brands are extending their images beyond products and drawing on the extensive knowledge of the hospitality industry to immerse their clients in a world where the human experience is key.
With this in mind, EHL and HEC Paris are offering a unique look at this industry that is expected to grow between 540 and 580 billion euros (US$588-632 billion) by 2030, and analyse the theoretical and practical concepts behind the trend of experiential luxury.
Florent Girardin, professor-researcher at EHL and one of the teachers of the summer programme, said: “We designed this summer programme in conjunction with HEC Paris to equip participants with the skills and knowledge necessary for moving up the ladder in their careers and shape the luxury industry with vision and foresight. The programme focuses on the personalisation of the experience, excellence of service and specifics in luxury brand strategies.”
The programme will take place from July 3 to 14, with the first week held at the HEC Paris campus in Jouy-en-Josas and the following week at the EHL campus in Lausanne.
At the end of the intensive and immersive two-week course, all participants will receive a certificate of achievement from EHL on behalf of both academic institutions.
His new responsibilities will include the continuation of day-to-day responsibility for planning, implementing, managing, and controlling all financial-related activities of the company, in conjunction with directing and overseeing all aspects of Finance, Group Accounting, Purchasing, Legal and Compliance functions of the organisation.
The online news bulletin will resume on Monday, April 10, 2023.
Location
Iriomote island in Okinawa, Japan is imposing a cap on visitors in a bid to prevent overtourism as travel returns.
Starting from this month, only 1,200 visitors are permitted to enter the island daily, equating to 33,000 annually. The local government is concerned that a rebound of tourism to pre-pandemic levels would endanger the habit of its rare and indigenous Iriomote cat.
The subtropical destination is Okinawa’s second-largest island but its population of 2,400 is concentrated around its northern and eastern shores as much of the island is covered in subtropical forest.
Its popularity was on the rise pre-pandemic, with 290,000 visitors in 2019. However, the past decade of tourism growth brought a rise in traffic accidents involving Iriomote cats.
In 2020, when the island closed to tourists, no Iriomote cats were killed on the road.
As tourists returned to the island over 2021 to 2022, eight cats were killed and several more injured, according to local government data.
Since Iriomote became part of Japan’s newest UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site (covering Amami-Oshima, Tokunoshima, northern mainland Okinawa and Iriomote) in July 2021, support has been growing to protect the habit of the islands’ rare endemic species, including the Amami rabbit and Iriomote cat.
The cat is classified as “critically endangered” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and is designated a natural monument by the Okinawa government. An estimated 100 adult cats inhabited the island as of 2007, predominantly in its subtropical forests, making Iriomote the smallest habitat of any wild cat species in the world.
The visitor cap is designed to “minimise the effects caused by tourists on nature and the local community,” according to the Okinawan department of environment affairs, which noted that the number of island sites open to guided tours will also be limited.
Although the restrictions are not compulsory, the Okinawan government is urging travel agents to comply with them.