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At THAIFEX–HOREC Asia 2025, where innovation meets influence, the Asian Institute of Hospitality Management (AIHM) and Dhurakij Pundit University (DPU) brought a powerful spotlight to the future of leadership in hospitality.

How can the CIHA propel you to new heights? Siraphop Watthanabaramisakun shares how the CIHA has been helping him progress in his career at Minor Hotels in Thailand. Mathew Kiran John talks about how the CIHA has helped him in his career journey at Minor Hotels properties in the Maldives. The two professionals joined AIHM from different countries and different departments—Siraphop from the Rooms division and Mathew from Engineering—both with the desire and motivation to fill in the gaps in their hospitality expertise, to boost their leadership abilities and to reach increasingly new heights in their careers over the years to come.

Read on to learn about how earning the CIHA has impacted their career development.

For AIHM students Julie Khin, Keanu Van Cauwenbergh and Milla Greco, hospitality isn’t just a career path—it’s a family legacy. As they grew up, the budding leaders watched their parents nurture hospitality businesses rooted in care, creativity and community. At AIHM, they’re building on their families’ aspirations and redefining hospitality for the next generation.

For many years, Switzerland has set the gold standard for hospitality management education—and for good reasons. Swiss hotel schools are excellent. That’s why AIHM offers a Swiss-style education in Academic Association with Les Roches. 

The AIHM experience is a special one. As students, we come from a diversity of backgrounds and nationalities—while all sharing many of the same passions and goals. The Student Committee is devoted to fostering and ensuring this special experience for all of us. Together as a Committee, we work hard to enhance student wellbeing and develop a strong sense of community within AIHM. 

Read on to meet our current officers and learn about our plans for the year. 

Leadership involves a distinctive set of skills. You need to learn how to look after and empower your team as individuals—as well as a group who works to achieve goals together. You balance the personal and the collective.

AIHM’s students come from cities throughout Thailand and the world to reshape the future of the hospitality business. They pursue their own individual dreams. They work toward their goals. And, importantly, they learn the foundational skills for creating a sustainable impact on businesses and communities.

Let’s face it: higher education can be tough for anyone. But for students with Special Educational Needs (SEN), the challenges can feel like trying to climb Mount Everest with a backpack full of bricks. At AIHM, we’re all about helping our students lighten that load, so they can focus on what really matters—learning, growing and thriving.  

You were meant to be a leader. You know you have the potential to achieve more, to move up the career ladder into positions with more responsibility and opportunity. You have dreams. You have goals. And AIHM Executive Education has five ways to help you achieve them this year.

AIHM enjoys a stunning location with itsBangkok campus located right on the banks of the Chao Phraya River. By day, you can gaze out at the city skyline and observe the life of the river. Long-tail boats, ferries, shuttle boats and a variety of vessels cruise the water. At night, the skyline becomes an array of dazzling lights. AIHM’s Bangkok campus offers beautiful views every day of the year, but one night stands out as the most exceptional.