HOTEL PROFESSORS.

Bruce Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 20, 13 March 1913, Page 1

HOTEL PROFESSORS.

"D.H."—Doctor of Hotelkeeping—ii a degree with which the world will become familiar if plans formulated hi Berlin are successfully carried out* At a meeting of the executive com* mitteo of the International Hoetelkeep* era' League it was decided to establish an "hotel academy" for educational purposes. A fund of £7500 has been sub* scribed by the leading hotels in Europe! towards the initial expenses of the scheme. The academy, which will probably be situated in Germany, will aim at converting hotelkeeping from a trade into a profession and at educating hotel employees on the same scientific lines as physicians ana engineers who graduate at universities. Every branch of hotel work, from that of hall' porter to that of general manager, will be taught by specialists. The curriculum will provide for a three-year" course, including six weeks' attendance at the academy each _ year and many weeks' practical experience.