World Tourism Day took place on Friday, September 27th and with this years theme of Water Conservation, students of the Hospitality and Tourism program had the opportunity to take a tour of the Nestlé Waters Canada bottling plant.
It was a huge success and it was wonderful to see what the company is doing to promote Water Conservation and Sustainability.
Thank you to those students that took part and to Nestlé for providing such an insightful tour.
On Tuesday, October 1st, 2013, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts will be recruiting on-campus! Join their information session from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. in Rozanski 102.
Students, please register at Recruit Guelph.
The HAFA/HTM Alumni Recognition Event will be taking place on October 24th, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. in the Jasper Room at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto. Reconnect with classmates and professors!! Complimentary food and beverages will be served.
World Tourism Day is quickly approaching on Friday, September 27th with the theme of Water Conservation.
Nestle Water Company will be giving Hospitality and Tourism Management students the chance to be a part of their exclusive tour of the bottling plant here in Guelph. During this tour, they will learn what the company is doing to promote water conservation and sustainability.
On Thursday, September 19, Prof. Justin Taillon and 11 HTM students attended an HFTP dinner in Toronto on a five-storey boat named "The Empress". At the event students mingled with hotel industry professionals throughout Ontario. Justin Taillon was officially initiated as an elected officer of HFTP, the students impressed the professionals and had a good time, and five students even won the door prizes! HFTP events occur on the third Thursday of each month. Please contact President Fanyi Wei (weif@uoguelph.ca) for more information and to get involved.
Professor Justin Taillon has been invited by the University of Waterloo to speak at an annual lecture series. He will discuss "Education through International Tourism", which focuses on how study abroad trips are an important part of a well-rounded education in hospitality & tourism. Other speakers in the series include Geoffrey Wall, Stephen Smith, Sanjay Nepal, Paul Eagles, and many more top Canadian researchers in the field of tourism. The lecture will take place on September 27th at 8:30am in the University of Waterloo Arts Lecture Hall (AL211).
How do you calculate a tip? Tune into Minnesota Public Radio News today as Bruce McAdams speaks on the subject.
The University of Guelph Sustainable Restaurant Project (UGSRP) will be holding its 3rd annual forum on Thursday, October 3rd on campus at the Lifetime Learning Centre (OVC), Room 1714 at 7:00 p.m. Featured speaker is Jonathan Bloom, Journalist, Consultant, Food Waste Expert and Author of "American Wasteland". Also speaking will be Robin Poirier of Ocean Wise and HTM's Professor Bruce McAdams.
Sponsor, Earls Kitchen & Bar will be holding a reception in PJ's Restaurant in Macdonald Stewart Hall immediately after the forum.
The Hospitality and Tourism Management Student Association (HTMSA) is launching a new HTM Mentorship Program!
The program will create a connection between 1st and 4th/5th year students, helping them become more engaged within the School and the U of G community.
In celebration of Canada Food Day Prof. Erna van Duren, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, and Julia Christensen Hughes, Dean of the College of Management and Economics, compared some of the "real costs" of buying, preparing and cooking a chicken picnic. Using the lowest-cost food they purchased at a discount grocery store, they were able to create the entire meal for just $13.33. The same low-cost meal totalled $15.80 when purchased at a higher-end grocery store, $16.50 at a farmers’ market and $17.75 from a specialty retailer.