FIU students ‘blown away’ by internship at Beaches Ocho Rios

FIU students ‘blown away’ by internship at Beaches Ocho Rios

Team members from Beaches Ocho Rios and Sandals Resorts International (SRI) sign up with Florida International University (FIU) trainees ahead of their week-long intership which concluded on Saturday. APPROXIMATELY 18 trainees and 2 professor from Florida International University (FIU) finished a week-long internship at Beaches Ocho Rios where they were immersed in a hands-on experience … Read more

TravelTech Lab: the Hotelbeds and Wayra initiative to innovate in the future of travel

TravelTech Lab: the Hotelbeds and Wayra initiative to innovate in the future of travel

Hotelbeds and Wayra, Telefónica’s open innovation center, have partnered to create the TravelTech Lab by Hotelbeds fool to reshape the future of travel. The companies – leaders in their respective fields of TravelTech and innovation – will work together over the next 15 months supporting startups to explore innovative technology-based solutions that change the way … Read more

Woman (45) gets prison sentence for overnight stay in Turnhout hotel without paying: “Already convicted 6 times at home and abroad”

Woman (45) gets prison sentence for overnight stay in Turnhout hotel without paying: “Already convicted 6 times at home and abroad”

A 45-year-old woman was sentenced to 6 months in prison for a rip-off, because she stayed overnight in a hotel in Turnhout without paying. It is already the sixth time that she has been convicted of similar offenses of fraud and extortion. She must also pay a fine of 1,600 euros. The criminal court in … Read more

Jean-Pierre Marois: “I was an independent film producer, I am an independent hotelier, an independent perfumer”

Jean-Pierre Marois: “I was an independent film producer, I am an independent hotelier, an independent perfumer”

12 minutes reading time Published on 28/02/23 – Updated on 28/02/23 In 2010, Jean-Pierre Marois discovered himself confronted with a crisis circumstance. 7 years later on, still dealing with Bpifrance, he reveals the opening in 2024 of a 2nd Les Bains hotel in Saintes Maries de la Mer. Interview with Jean-Pierre Marois Groupe Atmosphère and … Read more

Hospitality industry icon Louis Grant passes

Hospitality industry icon Louis Grant passes

Veteran hotelier Louis Grant (Photo: Observer File) Veteran hotelier Louis Grant, who handed down Sunday, has actually been hailed as an ambassador for Jamaica and a “real personification of the spirit of hospitality” which has actually made the Caribbean well-known. Grant had actually retired some years back, after more than 60 years in the tourist … Read more

The month of March is dedicated to multiple myeloma: More and more young people are getting sick

The month of March is dedicated to multiple myeloma: More and more young people are getting sick

Illustration The month of March is dedicated to multiple myeloma, a malignant disease of the bone marrow. Although two-thirds of those suffering from this malignant disease are over 65 years old, even young people are not spared, warned the Association of Multiple Myeloma Patients, which will organize an annual meeting on March 18 at IN … Read more