Congratulation
49 new hoteliers celebrated the award of their diploma on May 27th, 2010. Ms. Li from China was awarded the prize for the best grade average of 5.47 points out of 6 and Ms. Rho from South Korea wrote the best diploma paper with the title "Strategies to sell Seoul as a Leisure Destination to Europeans". The proud graduates are from Switzerland, Germany, Lithuania, Finland, India, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and the United States of America. Congratulation to all and best wishes for a successful future.
WorldExpo Shanghai
Two of our Chinese students, Amy and Mona, were invited to the local radio station in nearby Chur to talk about life in China, what meaning the WorldExpo has for China and what they personally expect from the Expo in Shanghai. They also talked about their experiences of studying and their life in Passugg, Switzerland.SSTH students at the Swiss Tourism Day on May 5, 2010
The Swiss Tourism Day 2010 was held in Flims, not far from Swiss School. A group of Swiss School students supported the hosting 5* Waldhaus Flims Mountain Resort & Spa / Waldhaus Arena Flims in the Food & Beverage area. Every year, the Swiss Tourism Day welcomes approx. 1‘000 tourism experts and professionals from the Swiss tourism industry. This year’s event focused on „Re-invent Summer“.Further Education for the employees of the Glacier Express train
A group of students from various countries from the Colleges of Applied Science supports two railway companies and a catering company to work and improve on the already very high service quality on the trains of Glacier Express. The Glacier Express connects the two top tourism destinations in Switzerland - St. Moritz and Zermatt. The students teach the staff members working on the train in service attitude, service orientation and quality. The focus is also set on the understanding of different cultures and behaviours. The assignments include particularly the preferences of Asian guests, as almost one third of the guests travelling with Glacier Express, are Asian tourists.Advisory Board constituted
On March 19, 2010 the first Advisory Board Meeting of the Colleges of Applied Science took place. Five top managers from the hospitality industry discussed future challenges in the hospitality sector and informed SSTH about important developments in the field and the demands that will be made on future hotel managers.Food Festival in Passugg
The 8th Food Festival is over and was once again a huge success. More than 2000 guests came to Passugg to taste food from 3 continents at 20 different countries. The project team of the final semester students did a great job organizing this day. All students assisted to make this day to what it was – a perfect event! pictures o the Food Festival 2010
