Success Stories
“The program offered a lot of opportunities for growth in my career. I was hired before my graduation so it’s something I’m super proud of.”
– Jessica, Sales Manager, Lord Elgin Hotel
Hear from Regional Vice President Human Resources, Marriott Hotels of Canada, Brian Cammack, on why he hires our graduates. Read his quote here.
Hospitality and tourism grad Issa Ibrahim follows his passion back to the hotel industry post-lockdown. Read the CBC article, “Why the pandemic had these young people quitting their jobs” here.
A huge congratulations to our fourth year Bachelor of Hospitality & Tourism Management (Honours) students who made it to the Top 5 out of 26 undergraduate teams competing worldwide at the 2021 STR Student Market Study Competition! Not bad considering this is the first time our students have competed in the Smith Travel Research competition! We would like to send a big thank you to Professor Marc Brennan, MBA, CHIA for his time and leadership as he coached the team.
Tsvetan Stanchulov, Brielle Pelletier and Yuxiang Jiang, 2nd place winners out of 500+ in global hospitality competition.
Congratulations to three Algonquin College Bachelor of Hospitality and Tourism Management students took home second place in Take Off!, a global hospitality competition held in Paris this week. Their ground-breaking concept for the hotel room of the future — a highly customizable, multi-sensory, AI environment — impressed the judges. To learn more, and hear the CBC interview, click here.
“We’re excited to represent the BHTM program and Algonquin College in Paris!” This is a great program and we want people to know about it because it deserves a lot of credit.” – Brielle Pelletier, Graduate
Congratulations to Bachelor of Hospitality & Tourism Management graduate Fiona McCarthy-Kennedy, on receiving the 2021 Gordon Taylor Award for Undergraduate Research! Fiona co-wrote a book chapter entitled ‘Wine Tourism in Canada’.
“My experience at Algonquin College has been amazing. Algonquin College has opened many doors for me and will continue to hold them open throughout my Masters degree at Les Roches, Switzerland, and in my future career in hospitality.
My education here has given me all the tools necessary to move forward with confidence and I have made what will be life long friends along the way.” – Phillip Keschtkar, Class of 2020
“I have never met a group of professors so involved and so invested in seeing a young group of adults succeed. I can honestly say that it was with the help of my professors that I have graduated with a full-time job that I could not be more proud!”
Laura was featured in the Star Metro Toronto, Ontario Food and Culture Edition, May 2019.
– Laura Burgham, Graduate, Housekeeping Manager, Westin Ottawa
“As an international student, I sometimes feel the only thing I have here in Canada is my big dream. However, the BHTM program provided me with top quality education along with ultimate amount of support from teachers and classmates. The knowledge I have gained from the program gave me the opportunity to attend Boston University to pursue my Masters Degree. Also, I am currently preparing to go Paris as my team and I have been invited for the final round of a worldwide hospitality competition. We are one of the top five student teams chosen out of over 500 teams. I believe the experience I gained in the program will guide me all the way through my journey.” – Yuxiang Jiang, Graduate, Masters degree in progress, Boston University
“The Bachelor of Hospitality and Tourism Management program has provided me with the necessary skills and knowledge in order to pursue my MBA at Glion Institute of Higher Education. The dedication of the professors along with their industry experience and the relevant courses in this program has set me up successfully for a path in higher education in hospitality management.” – Yesmine El-Ayoubi, Graduate, Glion MBA Graduate, Switzerland
“Since the job market is wide open for students with hospitality degrees and the knowledge and experience I gained during this program gave me a wide variety of both industry specific and transferable skills, I was given an opportunity for a great job even before graduating. I get to use the skills and knowledge I have everyday to help me to bring new ideas and tactics to my workplace.”
– Megan Ramirez-Berend, Graduate, Associate Director, Cedar Ridge Camp