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Virtual information session: March 28 (11.30 am)

We’re online! Virtual information session – March 28

If you want to find out about the Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management and the double degree including the Bachelor’s Degree in Innovation and Designing Experiences, we encourage you to take part in a virtual information session on March 28 at 11:30 a.m.

We will offer this session using the online Webex platform. We will tell you about the bachelor’s degree and the double degree, you can discuss any doubts you may have with professors, students and alumni, and we will be happy to assist you with anything else you may need.

If you are interested in attending, contact us and we will send you an email with all the information you need to take part. Connecting is easy: you do not need to download any applications, and you can connect simply by clicking on a web link and providing a password.

I want to attend this online session

Despite the exceptional conditions generated by the current health emergency, the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management will continue to assist you in your decision-making process and address any of your doubts using any available online means.

Do not hesitate to contact us however is easiest for you, and we will get back to you as soon as possible. You can count on us!

Cristina González
Future Students Guidance
cristina.gonzalez@htsi.url.edu
696 57 15 68

HTSI student Marc Vila: “travelling to Morocco made us step out of our comfort zones”

“Morocco is an entirely different country, which allows you to see things from another point of view and step out of your comfort zone. Knowing how people live in other parts of the world is fundamental to getting to know ourselves better.” These are the words of Marc Vila, a student at the School of Tourism. Marc took part in a study tour to Morocco together with students of the Faculty of Social Education and Social Work Pere Tarrés and the Blanquerna School of Health Sciences (URL).

HTSI CONTINUES ITS ACADEMIC ACTIVITY WITH DISTANCE LEARNING

The current health crisis has forced universities and schools to close and has presented the academic world with a new challenge: digital learning. Since in-person classes have been suspended because of the spread of COVID-19, education now depends entirely on the digital world.

The School of Tourism and Hospitality Management Sant Ignasi – HTSI (Ramon Llull University) has worked hard to continue its academic activity and remain in contact with all students, both from the Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism and the Master’s Programs in Hotel Management and Event Planning.

HTSI to participate in an online fair with other URL institutions to present its bachelor programs

Together with other Ramon Llull University (URL) schools and Catalan universities, HTSI will participate in the UNIFEM online platform as a result of the postponement of the Saló de l’Ensenyament for health safety reasons.

From March 19-21, students will find all the information they need on bachelor’s degrees and the schools that offer them at www.graus.uniferia.org.

Videoconference by communications expert Kim A. Page for HTSI students

Communications expert Kim A. Page shared her method The Right Kind of Loud with 4th-year students of the Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism. She did so via videoconference as a result of the suspension of in-person classes at HTSI due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Page explained her method for more effective communication, providing key ideas for the pitch students are preparing for the FiturNext 21 fair on April 15. This project is part of the “Innovation and Entrepreneurship” and “Business Strategies and CSR” courses.

HTSI students participate in FITURNEXT 21

The School of Tourism and Hospitality Management Sant Ignasi and consulting company Ideas For Change (the organization behind the Fiturnext Observatory) are working together on the Fitur Next 21 Challenge, focused on Sustainable Development Goal #5: achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls.

As part of the “Innovation and Entrepreneurship” and “Business Strategies and CSR” courses, 4th-year students of the Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management will identify and map out examples of best practice from around the world in four areas:

GETTING TO KNOW A COLOMBIA FULL OF CONTRASTS: THE GOAL OF RAMON LLULL UNIVERSITY’S STUDY TRIP

One of the study trips based on social work and solidarity organized by the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management Sant Ignasi – HTSI includes a trip to Cartagena de Indias, in Colombia. Together with other Ramon Llull University students from Blanquerna School of Health Science and the Pere Tarrés Faculty of Social Education and Social Work, HTSI students spent a few days discovering the current reality in Colombia. They also participate in a day of reflection on education and social work, health, nutrition, and tourism.

During the trip, students stay at the Santuario de San Pedro Claver centre for human rights. According to Jorge Peralta, professor and coordinator of Mission and Identity activities at HTSI, the study trip has three main objectives: “to get to know the sanctuary’s historic role in the fight against slavery in all its forms, to collaborate with its missionary work in particularly poor areas, and to reflect on the need to continue to promote the human rights included in the United Nations declaration.”

Experts in Afro-Caribbean studies, native art and the history of Cartagena share their knowledge with students through workshops and guided tours. Arnau Prats, 1^st-year student of the Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management, spoke with us about his experience:

HTSI, the 2nd-best place to study hospitality and leisure management in Spain, according to Ranking QS

The School of Tourism and Hospitality Management Sant Ignasi (HTSI), part of Ramon Llull University, has once again been named one of the best places to study tourism in Spain. This year, it was declared the 2^nd-best university institution in Spain in the field of Hospitality & Leisure Management by QS World University Ranking by Subjects 2020. HTSI has moved up one position in the ranking since 2019.

This prestigious classification has placed HTSI in 45^th place in the 2020 world ranking for university institutions specialized in tourism and hospitality management, improving its ranking on an international level.

HTSI participates in the Travel Tech Spirit focused on female leadership in tourism

Daniela Freund, a researcher and professor at the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management Sant Ignasi (URL), took part in the round table discussion “El camino para el liderazgo de la mujer en e-Travel” (The path towards female leadership in e-Travel). This discussion was part of Travel Tech Spirit, an event held in Barcelona on February 27.

Presented by Anna Jimenez, director of Strategic Partnerships at KAYAK and co-founder of Women in eTravel, the discussion looked at how to achieve gender equality in entrepreneurship and management positions. In addition to Daniela Freund, the event included Belén Marrón, councillor at Transmaber and patron of the PortAventura Foundation, and Míriam Cordero, director of Business Development in Southern Europe for <intent>.

TRENDS IN THE HOTEL SECTOR ANALYSED IN THE MASTER’S PROGRAM IN HOTEL MANAGEMENT

In order to become a leader in hotel management, you need to remain up-to-date with the latest trends in the hotel sector, especially here at home. To this end, Bruno Hallé, a partner at Cushman & Wakefield, offered a lecture on new trends in hospitality for students of the Master’s Degree in Hotel Business Management.

“Although fewer hotels were opened, 2019 has been a good year”, stated Hallé at the beginning of his talk for students of the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management Sant Ignasi – HTSI (Ramon Llull University). Hallé presented the most significant KPIs, such as RevPar (one of the leading tools for measuring financial performance in the hotel industry), ADR (Average Daily Rate), or occupancy percentage. “If we focus on RevPar, which is at 6.2 %, the overall balance isn’t bad”, announced the Cushman & Wakefield partner.