Shannon College of Hotel Management Win the Irish Hospitality Institute at National Hospitality Business Management Game 2023
6th March 2023
In March, the IHI hosted the 38th National Business Management Game. Participating colleges included; TU Dublin, Shannon College of Hotel Management, Galway International Hotel School -ATU and Dundalk IT. The game tests participating teams on their business acumen & management skills. This year’s game was held at the Galmont Hotel & Spa. After two very intense & exciting days of competition, a group of 5 students from Shannon College of Hotel Management were declared the outright winners. Rachel O’Connell captained the winning team & teammates included Sam Downey, Jamie Carton, Sherine Woodcock & Bruno Pineda Ballester.
The IHI hosted the 38th National Business Management Game. Participating colleges included students from TU Dublin School of Tourism & Hospitality Management, Shannon College of Hotel Management, Galway International Hotel School -Atlantic Technological University and Dundalk Institute of Technology Department of Hospitality Studies.
IHI President Brian Bowler said “Students make a huge commitment and put in a serious amount of work for weeks preparing for the two-day competition and the students are a credit to their respective colleges. The Game is a learning experience through which students enhance their management skills and teamwork. I have no doubt that the Game proved to be challenging and exhausting, but I hope that it was a valuable experience which will inspire all the students as they embark on the next journey as young hospitality professionals”.
This year’s game was held at the Galmont Hotel & Spa. After two very intense & exciting days of competition, a group of 5 students from Shannon College of Hotel Management were declared the outright winners. Rachel O’Connell captained the winning team & teammates included Sam Downey, Jamie Carton, Sherine Woodcock & Bruno Pineda Ballester
The winning team scored top marks in the competition that attracted six teams.
1st Galway – Shannon College of Hotel Management, Galway International Hotel School
2nd Galway – TU Dublin School of Tourism & Hospitality Management (Team 1)
3rd – TU Dublin School of Tourism & Hospitality Management (Team 2)
The Game supported by Fáilte Ireland, Russell Partnership, Irish Hotels Federation and Center Parcs saw the teams complete 3 challenges. The challenges were designed to test the teams in terms of real-world application of their learnings in the areas of financial planning, human resources, and business development strategies.
