Left to right: Skye Stagno Navarra, Ellen Ryder, Julia Rodriguez de la Fuente, Emer Leonard.
A team of 4 students representing Galway – Mayo Institute of Technology, International Hotel School were selected as the winners of the Irish Hospitality Institute’s National Hospitality Business Management Game 2022.
A team of 4 students representing Galway – Mayo Institute of Technology, International Hotel School made up of Skye Stagno Navarra, Ellen Ryder, Julia Rodriguez de la Fuente and Captain Emer Leonard, were selected as the outright winners of the Irish Hospitality Institute (IHI) National Hospitality Business Management Game 2022.
The winning team scored top marks in the competition that attracted seven teams representing, Shannon College of Hotel Management, Galway – Mayo Institute of Technology, TU Dublin City & Tallaght Campus, and the Dundalk Institute of Technology.
1st Galway – Mayo Institute of Technology
2nd Galway – Mayo Institute of Technology
3rd Dundalk Institute of Technology
The Game supported by Failte 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 financial planning, human resources, and business development strategies.
Tina Maree National Executive Officer said “We are a people industry, so it was wonderful to host the Game live after two years in a virtual environment and to meet the exceptional team participants, our next generation of hospitality professionals”.