News - 12 October 2015 13:28

HHHCCE celebrated World Tourism Day with Seminar

Haaga-Helia Hospitality Competence Center in Estonia (HHHCCE) celebrated the World Tourism Day on September 25th with the seminar “Impact is Imminent”, held at EBS. The event was co-arranged with the Estonian Travel and Tourism Association and the Association of Estonian Tourism Educators.

About 60 participants attended the seminar, representing mostly the public and educational sectors related to hospitality and tourism in Estonia. Nonetheless, there was also attendance from a number of local entrepreneurs, who were also able to get an outline of:

The climate impact on tourism in Estonia (Lea Sudakova, Estonian University of Life Sciences),
Community involvement at a local municipality (Arvi Karotam, Anija Parish),
Need for the economic impact being measured by performance metrics (Ain Hinsberg, HHHCCE),
Haaga-Helia experiences in dealing with the environmental issues related to tourism and how sustainability is brought into the provided education (Mia Tarhanen, Haaga-Helia UAS),
Haaga-Helia experiences in dealing with the UNESCO World Heritage Site Suomenlinna in the context of sustainable development (Leena Grönroos, Haaga-Helia UAS, via online connection from Helsinki),

What examples and experiences regarding dealing with tourism impact in Finland should Estonia take a closer look at?

(Ain Hinsberg, HHHCCE).

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Economy, Finance

Haaga-Helia Hospitality Competence Center in Estonia participated at X National Tourism Conference

Sven Lööndre and Ain Hinsberg were invited by the organizers - Estonian Travel and Tourism Association and Enterprise Estonia/Estonian Tourist Board - to participate at the traditional national tourism conference in Estonia held for the 10th time. This time the event was held in Pärnu on September 17-18 at the newly re-opened Estonia Resort Hotel & Spa conference center.

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.

14 September 2015 11:44

Haaga-Helia and Estonian Business School started cooperation developing Estonian Hospitality business and know-how

Haaga-Helia and the Estonian Business School started a cooperation developing the Estonian Hospitality business and know-how, by signing a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation Framework Agreement on 9.9, at the Hospitality Knowhow Conference held by the Haaga-Helia Hospitality Compentence Centre in Estonia at EBS

7 September 2015 08:41

September is the Cuisine Month in Estonia

The traditional Estonian Cuisine Month will this year be opened on September 5 during the Viimsi Farmers' Market event held at The Museum of Coastal Folk. The month filled with food events is arranged and coordinated by the Estonian Ministry of Rural affairs.

4 September 2015 07:40

Haaga-Helia joins Estonian Hotel and Restaurant Association

Haaga-Helia Hospitality Competence Centre in Estonia / Haaga-Helia UAS has become a member of the Estonian Hotel and Restaurant Association as of today. The Estonian Hotel and Restaurant Association is a representative organisation of employers that is public, voluntary and operates on democratic principles. The Estonian Hotel and Restaurant Association was established on 12 February 1992.

1 September 2015 06:23

Haaga-Helia Tallinn represented at ENPI cooperation negotiations

Ain Hinsberg from Haaga-Helia, participated at the cooperation negotiations of the Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences held on August 20. The issues discussed were related to the next funding period of the The European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) targeted at the cooperation of Finnish regions with Russia.

28 August 2015 07:14

Estonian tourism and hospitality key stakeholders visited Haaga-Helia and EBS campuses in Finland

Twenty-two Estonian tourism and hospitality key stakeholders visited Haaga-Helia and EBS campuses on August 25th in order to introduce Haaga-Helia and planned launching activities in Tallinn in the autumn. The pre-launching fam trip included visits to different Haaga-Helia campuses in Helsinki - Pasila and Haaga - and also Porvoo.

27 August 2015 06:55

Haaga-Helia Hospitality Centre in Estonia launching on 9.9 at EBS

The launching of the Haaga-Helia Hospitality Centre activities on the Estonian market takes place on September 9 with the Haaga-Helia Hospitality Know-How Conference held at the Estonian Business School (EBS) main building (A.Lauteri 3, Tallinn).

24 July 2015 10:59

Estonian tourism and hospitality key stakeholders visit Haaga-Helia in August

A number of Estonian tourism and hospitality key stakeholders are invited to visit Haaga-Helia on August 25th in order to introduce Haaga-Helia and planned launching activities in Tallinn in the autumn.

20 July 2015 05:37

Why is Haaga-Helia coming to Estonia?

Haaga-Helia, as the largest provider of hospitality and tourism education Finland and Northern Europe, recognizes the needs and changes in the current and future business environments and has decided to go global, since the further growth opportunities on the domestic market are limited and in its nature, hospitality and tourism education is an international and global discipline

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 July 2015 06:24

A brief outline of Haaga-Helia's partner in Estonia: Estonian Business School EBS

Established in 1988, EBS is the oldest privately owned business university in the Baltics. With more than 1500 students, EBS’s goal is to provide enterprising people with academic knowledge, skills and values for its successful implementation.

3 June 2015 11:21

Hotel Industry Seminar in November helps in profit-making

Haaga-Helia will organize a Hotel Industry seminar in November together with Estonian Business School (EBS). Key note speakers will be CEO Jere Talonen from Into Coaching and Consulting Ltd and Dr. Pasi Tuominen from Haaga-Helia.

2 November 2015 09:48

From Borders to Shared Space - BOSS Project Supports Development of Estonian Food Tourism

BOSS From Borders to Shared Space program funds among other projects run by Haaga-Helia Supporting Development of Estonian Food Tourism, which had its first workshop held on October 8th in Tallinn. Up to 20 key food, tourism and food tourism stakeholders were convened at FoodStudio under the title „Strategic Context of Food Tourism“.

13 November 2015 09:01

Culinary Gulf of Finland, a BOSS-funded project, observed under an entrepreneurial angle.

The BOSS From Borders to Shared Space program fund, among other projects run by Haaga-Helia, is supporting the development of Estonian food tourism in the project Culinary Gulf of Finland, which had its second workshop held on October 30th in Tallinn within the the 16th Tallinn FoodFair (TFF). Around 20 food, tourism and food tourism entrepreneurs and other stakeholders convened at the fair.

10 March 2016 11:01

Estonian Hotel and Restaurant Association General Assembly hosts Haaga-Helia's expert

Haaga-Helia was represented at Estonian Hotel and Restaurant Association General Assembly on 03.03 at Nordic Hotel Forum in Tallinn in a twofold format - Haaga-Helia Senior Lecturer Pasi Tuominen delivered a presentation on the trends impacting the hospitality / Haaga-Helia Hospitality Competence Centre in Estonia was represented by its team among the event participants and an information stand.

6 November 2015 13:51

Tallinn FoodFair showcased Haaga-Helia Hospitality Competence Center

The 16th Tallinn FoodFair (TFF) - an internationally recognized source of trade opportunities for food-related industries - from hotels, restaurants and catering services to retailers, importers, producers – was held in Tallinn on October 28-30.

16 February 2016 08:18

Tourism and Hospitality Issues in Estonia addressed by Haaga-Helia in Local Media

Ain Hinsberg, the Project Coordinator of Haaga-Helia Hospitality Competence Centre in Estonia, wrote an article on Russia and Finland as the main source markets and how other markets are doing compared to the mentioned two major ones.

23 February 2016 10:29

25 years of Tourest travel fair in Estonia

Haaga-Helia Hospitality Competence Centre in Estonia celebrated the 25 years of Tourest travel fair (1991-2016) in Estonia with pitching in in three projects run by the Estonian Travel and Tourism Association, the organizer of the fair.