Student Stories: Siraphop Watthanabaramisakun on the CIHA

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.

Lessons from the CIHA: Insight, Empathy and Motivation

Sira Watthanabaramisakun was a bright young talent working at the iconic Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel. A graduate of Thailand’s prestigious fine arts institution Silpakorn University, he’d had a chance to hone his skills in the language arts with an English degree and had several years of experience with Four Seasons and Minor Hotels. Intelligent, hardworking and ambitious—Sira possessed many of the qualities that enable a successful career in hospitality management. Learn how the CIHA helped him enlarge his understanding of hotel management and continue his career growth.

AIHM’s Head of Student Engagement, Samantha Lauver-Marion, visited Sira recently at Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel to talk with him about his experience in the certificate programme. They reconnected amidst the lush courtyard gardens and Thai silk murals of this storied hotel where he works and sat down for a chat about the CIHA’s key lessons.

Watch their interview to hear a first-hand experience from the CIHA programme. Sira explains how he gained a more comprehensive, big-picture understanding of a hotel’s many moving parts from his Practical Arts studies. He talks about how experiencing the differing challenges of each department strengthened his leadership aptitude with greater empathy. Sira also shares how AIHM’s faculty motivated him to work toward his goals and gives advice to individuals interested in applying for the CIHA. See these details and more in the video below.

Growing with the Certificate in International Hotel Administration

Is the CIHA for You?

AIHM’s Certificate in International Hotel Administration is an 18-month programme ideal for working professionals in the hotel industry as well as those who currently work in other fields and wish to pursue a new career in hospitality management.

Benefit from a Swiss-style experiential hospitality education in the heart of Asia. Fill in the gaps in your knowledge of hospitality operations. Delve into the most important people skills and management principles for aspiring leaders. Explore the Certificate in International Hotel Administration now.