News - 4 December 2015 07:30

The Second Hospitality Insiders Club Estonia was Innovative & Trendy

The second Hospitality Insiders Club Estonia held on November 25^th at Restaurant NEH in Tallinn focused on innovation and trends in hospitality industry.

The keynote presentation on how trends influence the tourism and hospitality industry was delivered by the expert Dr Pasi Tuominen (Haaga-Helia UAS).

Dr Tuominen presented his views on how our world is constantly changing and the same applies to the hospitality. Global trends as the ageing of population, sharing economy, sustainable development, economic inequality and technological innovations impact the behavior of tomorrows’ guest we will deal with in our hospitality business.

The case study of Pädaste Manor and Restaurant NEH sharing his personal inspiration was presented by the GM Mr Martin Breuer – restaurateur & hotelier extraordinaire. He is the man behind the topmost hotels and restaurants in Estonia – namely Pädaste Manor, Restaurant Alexander and Restaurant NEH. He started renovating and converting an old manorhouse on the Muhu Island in 1996 and the rest is history – and a rather successful one at that as for example Alexander has been nominated the best restaurant in Estonia for 4 years (2010-2013) in a row.

Please read more about the venue in the blog post here

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Education

A Successfully Launched Third Short Course by Haaga-Helia, in Estonia

After the first two short courses (October 6th and 28th on the subject of Hospitality Industry Managerial Accounting by the Timo Saranpää and November 5th the course „Demand Management for Hospitality Leaders“ by Jere Talonen the short course delivery continued with the first day of the course “Principles and Practices of Hospitality Revenue Management on November 17th delivered by Nina Niemi.

9 November 2015 13:27

Demand Management for Hospitality Leaders' Course was a Success

The opening period of the short courses by the Haaga-Helia Hospitality Competence Center in Estonia has been very successful, as the first two courses received very positive feedback from the participants. The coaches also enjoyed the feeling of sharing their know-how with a very eager target group.

4 November 2015 14:36

First Short Course by Haaga-Helia in Estonia Finished Successfully

The opening short course of the Haaga-Helia Hospitality Competence Center in Estonia training calendar 2015-2016 has been finished successfully – with very positive feedback from the participants and also the coach enjoying the feeling of accomplishment.

23 October 2015 10:19

Short courses in Hospitality: Haaga-Helia's top experts share their knowledge in Estonia

On October 6th Haaga-Helia Hospitality Competence Center in Estonia opened the delivery of their own short courses, with the first of a 2-day short course in Hospitality Industry Managerial Accounting. It was delivered by the coach Timo Saranpää (M.Sc.(econ.), and assisted by Elisa Aunola and Sven Lööndre. The second day of the course will take place on October 28th.

1 October 2015 11:48

Hospitality Insiders Club Estonia was succesfully launched

The Hospitality Insiders Club Estonia was successfully launched on Wednesday 23rd September in the beautiful facilities of Palace Hotell, Tallinn. There were 23 professionals to prove the historical starting moment of a new kind of network of Estonian hospitality managers. The Hospitality Insiders Club's idea is to bring new ideas and tools to club members' daily work as well as share.

25 September 2015 09:51

Haaga-Helia launches Hospitality Short Courses on Estonian market

After launching its first content activity – the Hospitality Insiders Club on September 23 - on the Estonian market, 5 different Business Training Short Courses for hospitality enterprises on a number of key subjects requested by the local business stakeholders will be delivered starting from October.

16 July 2015 12:13

Haaga-Helia Hospitality Know-How Conference kicks off its market presence in September

The launching of the Haaga-Helia Hospitality Centre activities on the Estonian market takes place on September 9th, 2015 with the Haaga-Helia Hospitality Know-How Conference held at EBS.

10 June 2015 14:16

Hospitality Insiders Club networks professionals

Hospitality Insiders Club is a new network for hospitality professionals who wish to learn about new business solutions, hear about current issues and socialize with the colleagues with same ambitions.

10 December 2015 10:04

The Revenue Management short course was a big success

After the first two short courses (in October "Hospitality Industry Managerial Accounting" by the Timo Saranpää in November „Demand Management for Hospitality Leaders“ by Jere Talonen) the short course delivery continued with the course “Principles and Practices of Hospitality Revenue Management" on November 17th and December 3rd delivered by Nina Niemi.

17 March 2016 14:19

Lean Management, a key to success

The Lean Management short course “Lean Management as quality and operations management tool in hospitality” by Jalmari Eklund on February 18th and March 3rd was executed with a great success meaning that the participants, who came to the first day being not aware to the full extent of what Lean is all about, started their second day with great enthusiasm.

8 February 2016 09:56

Alexi Guesthouse, Kalev Spa Hotel and Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort in Estonia, our new partners

Haaga-Helia UAS cooperates in Estonia with Alexi Guesthouse (Pärnu) and Kalev Spa Hotel (Tallinn). Both accommodation providers will have Haaga-Helia student groups visiting and evaluating the present situation in January-February and then prepare and present concept suggestions in March-April.

21 December 2015 10:00

Latvia, next in Haaga-Helia's radar?

Ain Hinsberg was invited by the Latvian Hotel and Restaurant Association to participate on behalf of Haaga-Helia UAS/Haaga-Helia Hospitality Competence Center in Estonia. The event was held on November 17th, at the associations annual conference in Riga. Hinsberg's role was to present Haaga-Helia's activities in Estonia and the options for launching some similar ones in Latvia.

13 April 2016 12:16

Short Courses in Estonia are Mission Accomplished!

Haaga-Helia Hospitality Competence Centre in Estonia delivered successfully 6 short business courses during the pilot study year 2015/16. The events – mostly 2-days per course - were held at the EBS main building and the average number of participants per course was around 15. All in all, over 25 participants were present during the exciting opening year.

21 April 2016 11:50

Estonian Hospitality Insiders Club – Mission Completed!

Haaga-Helia Hospitality Competence Centre in Estonia delivered successfully 4 Hospitality Insiders Club events during the pilot study year 2015/16. The same format has been run in Finland by Haaga-Helia for 3 years now successfully. The events – 1-day per club meeting - brings together managers and experts from the hospitality field from all over Estonia.