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Beyond the Walls: Enrichment at AIHM

Throughout our lives, we often split areas of knowledge into neat little categories. We build up artificial walls between subjects. The same can happen in the workplace. We split people into teams. You’re in marketing? You’ve got your marketing blinders on. Working in human resources? HR goggles. The real world is all connected. Want to be an innovator? Ready to bring a fresh perspective? Want to bring down those artificial walls and discover new connections? AIHM is ready to help you do it.

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.

Who is really responsible for the quality of customer service? What are customers looking for today? Why do so many brands deliver substandard service? What can you learn from the brands that get it right? And once you learn these lessons, how can you get your team to deliver that service you’re dreaming of?

Let’s dive into the answers together. Join us and take the first step towards creating exceptional customer experiences!

What do people think of you when they come across your name? What would they think of you if they Googled you or stumbled across your social media accounts? What do you want them to think you?

Are you struggling to come up with a clear answer? Do you have an answer, but that answer makes you nervous? Then, thePersonal Branding Courseis for you.

The key to career growth and staying on top of your field is lifelong learning—and AIHM now offers 15 different keys to open the doors to higher levels of success. AIHM provides you with 15 different Executive Education short courses covering the most critical topics for the hospitality industry and fields beyond. Choose from diversity of courses to upskill, upgrade your knowledge and learn practical new tools and techniques you can put into action as soon as you complete a two-day course.

Moving to university is one of the biggest moments in a person’s life. This experience is a chance for a young adult to explore their interests and develop a sense of independence. If your son or daughter is moving to attend AIHM or any other school of higher education, they’re probably a ball of excitement and nervous energy. At the same time, so are you!

“I am not confident.” “It is so difficult.” “I do not understand.” These are some of the most common sentences I hear when people talk about learning English.

I often ask people, “Do you speak English?”

“No, I do not,” comes the answer.  My reply: “Well you just understood me and answered in English!”

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.

The Muay Thai orchestra plays its rhythmic music. The drummers create an entrancing beat. The resonant sound of the Thai oboe rises and falls hypnotically. The contenders prepare for battle. In one corner, we have Talent. In the opposite corner, Experience readies himself for the match. All through the stadium, spectators get ready to cheer their chosen contender. Who do you think will emerge as the champion?