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Samantha Lauver-Marion is a veteran of Minor Hotels, with over a decade of rounded experience in operations, sales, communications and customer relationship management. Her latest role sees her lead student engagement at the Asian Institute of Hospitality Management. A graduate of Hospitality Management herself from Temple University in the US, she is also a certified trainer with a proven record of empowering students to succeed.
Preparing for the start of your university experience is just as important as beginning this next step of your educational journey. It’s a moment of transition and wide-open possibilities. This period is also a prime opportunity to cultivate the skills and habits that will serve you well in your university experience, your future career and your personal life. It’s a time to start becoming the person you want to be.
AIHM’s hospitality management students enjoy internships in some of the world’s most exclusive hotels and innovative resorts. On the AIHM Higher blog, we’ve shared internship stories from the Maldives and student experiences in the United Arab Emirates. Today, we turn our attention closer to home. Read on to discover what our students learned on their internships in Thailand.
AIHM champions the value of internships! They’re an opportunity to explore career tracks, to see how classroom learning intersects with real-world hotel operations and to form valuable industry connections while building experience. In fact, AIHM students in the BBA degree programme all benefit fromtwo separate semester-long internships during their studies.
Naureen Ahmed is the founder of Inspiring Women in Hospitality, an organisation whose aim is to share the stories of inspirational women within the hospitality industry. A global hospitality professional, a multicultural inclusive leader and an AEHL graduate, she believes each one of us has a unique story and journey to share that will inspire us all.
Few careers in the world enable an amazing journey like a career in hospitality. Hospitality offers a platform for creating dream experiences, and its practitioners get to work in some of the most amazing settings in the world. So do AIHM’s interns.
AIHM’s Certificate in International Hotel Administration helps early- and mid-career professionals take their career to higher levels. How does the CIHA help you grow? Watch the interview below with CIHA graduate Siraphop “Sira” Watthanabaramisakun to find out.
AIHM’s Head of Student Engagement, Samantha Lauver-Marion, sat down with HAFIDH AL BUSAIDY the General Manager at Niyama Private Islands Maldives to chat about careers in hospitalityand theAIHM scholarship for Maldivians in honour of Dr. Maniku. This competitive full scholarship is available to Maldivian students who are interested in pursuing a career in hospitality management.
AIHM’s Executive Education short courses provide industry professionals the opportunity to upskill, to upgrade their knowledge and to put practical new tools and techniques into action as soon as they complete a two-day course. Taught by guest experts and AIHM’s own passionate faculty, our Executive Education courses tackle the most important topics and talents required to succeed in today’s hospitality industry and in fields beyond.
Gain a sneak preview of the Public Speakingcourse in this Q&A with its instructor, Samantha Lauver-Marion.
Dr Dimitrios Diamantis, the Executive Academic Dean of Les Roches Global Hospitality, sat down for an in-depth interview during his recent visit to the Asian Institute of Hospitality Management in academic association with Les Roches.
Student life at the Asian Institute of Hospitality Management in academic association with Les Roches is filled with opportunities and excitement. As part of the enrichment offering at AIHM, our students,faculty and team members had the incredible opportunity to attend a masterclass on Tuesday the 25th of April 2023.
