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Jos Vranken will assume his new role as President of the Board of Directors of Hotelschool The Hague on 1 April 2025, succeeding Regine von Stieglitz."We are delighted to welcome Jos Vranken to Hotelschool The Hague. As an experienced executive, he brings strategic insights, extensive knowledge of the tourism, hospitality, and leisure sectors, and strong connections to the national and internation

If you are interested in continuing your studies after your bachelor's, why not learn more about our Leading Hotel Transformation MA programme?This is an intensive, small-scale, one-year programme that awards you with 60 ECTS credits. It teaches you how to identify and analyse complex abstract problems using strategy decision-making and design-based research in new, unknown, and unpredictable cont

It’s a wrap! Another edition of HTH’s career fair was successfully held in Amsterdam on Thursday 23 March by the industry relations team in collaboration with the placement office.  For a glimpse of this year's event, scroll down and check out our after-movie.   About career fairSince 2002, Hotelschool The Hague has been organising the career fair on campus. The career fair is an event that takes

This week, we would like to introduce you to Felice de Jonge – a Dutch graduate of Hotelschool The Hague who is in charge of clientele management for one of the most renowned luxury fashion brands worldwide. She discovered her passion for Sales and Marketing during her time as a PR Commissioner for La Confrerie, as she was responsible for acquiring sponsorships for the student association. Her car

This week we would like to introduce to you a young and pragmatic entrepreneur – Panagiotis Noulas. After completing two internships in Berlin and Cape Town, Panos graduated in 2018 in Amsterdam. Followed by the completion of his studies, this Greek alumnus chose to complete the mandatory military training which is required by his country. It goes without saying that switching from the schedule of

Viktor Wassmann, a German alumnus who graduated from The Hague campus in 2018, chose the entrepreneurship path even before completing his studies. He started Shiftly, an online marketplace that offers a direct connection between employers and students in the hospitality sector of The Hague, for which he created the business model from scratch. Selling his shares one year later was a proud moment b

Hotelschool The Hague is delighted to announce the appointment of Roeland Vos as a member of the Board of Trustees effective 1st April 2022. Vos complements the Board with his extensive experience in the hotel industry and relevant network. His expertise will assist Hotelschool The Hague in the development of the curriculum and the expansion of the research programmes. In January 2023, Vos will su

Following an exciting LYCar internship in Geneva, Alvaro Recas Pardo decided to pursue a career in private jet brokerage. Since graduating in 2013 from The Hague, Alvaro has enjoyed several roles in the industry and this week shares his insights. Discover Alvaro’s story in our UNFILTERED. interview with him.Read the full interview with here.

Ila Travecedo, a Hotelschool The Hague alumna from 2013, is an example of resilience and resourcefulness in entrepreneurship. After completing internships in Monaco and Abu Dhabi, she moved to her native Colombia to set up her own business alongside her husband. Despite initial challenges and a hectic balance between managing a young family and her business, Branditt Digital Marketing is today a s

We're delighted to share with you the latest clip in our Alumni Advice video series!This week we will present Benjamin Saunders, who is following a Corporate Leadership Training program with Hyatt Hotels in Paris. Despite the restrictions posed by the coronavirus pandemic, Benjamin was able to leverage his networking skills and obtain the LYCar placement at the Ritz Carlton in Perth, Australia. Di

After graduating from Hotelschool in 1993, Willem Both started his career as a Front Office Manager in Los Angeles. His next role with Thai hotel chain Dusit Thani in Borneo was obtained after mailing DVDs with a self-introduction to hoteliers worldwide! Today he serves as the Executive Vice President of IT at Kerzner International in Dubai. Discover his story in this week's UNFILTERED interview.R

We're delighted to share with you the latest clip in our Alumni Advice video series!This week we will present Joeri Winkelmolen, who is a Customer Success Manager at Sprinklr and former Board Member of the Gentleman’s Club student association. Discover the lesson this Hotelschool graduate from 2011 has to share with fellow alumni and current students.Do you know a Hotelschool graduate with an inte

Graduating from Hotelschool The Hague in 2018, Natalia Santolaya Escañuela first entered the hotel real estate field as an intern with CBRE in Barcelona and later became a Graduate Analyst in London. She is today the Deputy Chief Financial Officer for Ritz Group, spending her week between London and Paris! This week, our UNFILTERED. guest will share about her journey as an alumna and what her advi

Jan Willem Steunenberg is a serial entrepreneur: someone with a demonstrated history in starting and managing new businesses, both SMEs & social enterprises. He describes his key drivers of performance as: customer centricity, creativity, resilience and perseverance. This week, our UNFILTERED, guest will share about his journey as a graduate and the lessons he has learnt along his exciting journey

We're delighted to share a new short video series with you. Welcome to Alumni Advice!This week we will present Alisher Nazir, Junior Consultant at PKF hospitality group in New York City and member of Hotelschool's Class of 2020. Discover the lesson he has to share with fellow graduates and current students.Do you know a Hotelschool graduate with an interesting story to share? Email alumni@hotelsch

An avid water sports enthusiast, Yvo van Dijk (Hotelschool '09) kicked off his career in hospitality on the island of Curacao and today oversees Marriott properties in Fiji as a Hotel Manager. This week, our UNFILTERED, guest will share about his journey as a graduate and the tough lessons he had to learn, most notably how to prepare a tropical resort hotel for a Category 1 Cyclone…  Read the full

We're delighted to share a new short video series with you. Welcome to Alumni Advice!This week we will present Danny Leinders, Senior Client Partner at Korn Ferry in Dubai and member of Hotelschool's Class of 1998. Discover the lesson she has to share with fellow graduates and current students.Do you know a Hotelschool graduate with an interesting story to share? Email [email protected] to sha

Are you a seasoned education and/or hospitality management professional?Can you make a difference in the education of future leaders in hospitality?And are you looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic team with a rich history in hospitality education? Check out the position of Programme Manager Bachelor at Hotelschool The Hague!Visit Hotelschool The Hague's careers page here to find more infor

Jasmijn van Hulsen (Hotelschool '15) is a keen advocate for the future of business being based on a fusion of Data Analytics and Marketing. This week, our UNFILTERED guest will explain how she sees the two fields converging in years to come. She will also share about her journey as a graduate so far, including her experience completing her Master studies in the USA and how she was drawn to coding.

Excellence can be achieved through dedication, long hours of work and an undefeated willingness to learn. Robert-Jan Woltering, our UNFILTERED. interviewee this week, is truly a remarkable alumnus and a stellar ambassador for our school. Having set himself the ambitious goal of becoming a hotel GM before turning 35, he has enjoyed an impressive 30 year career in international hospitality at the he