Hotel Management Conference concludes on high note

The National Hotel Management Conference (NHMC 2015), the inaugural conference organised by the Ceylon Hotel School Graduates Association, was held from May 12-13 at the Taj Samudra Hotel.

Tourism Minister Navin Dissanayake was the chief guest.

Director and COO, LAHRC Management Services and Reefs Edge, veteran hotelier Upul Gamage facilitated a review session covering each day's modules thereby enabling the participants to interact with all speakers on issues that needed clarifications.

Chairman, Hotel Committee, Nishantha Manawadu said the overwhelming response reflected the commitment of the hospitality professionals to update their knowledge on evolving best practices.

"We were surprised by the response we received from practising hoteliers who wished to listen and interact with the speakers who represented a wide spectrum of subject areas of critical importance to any hotelier," he added.

Project Leader, NHMC 2015, Sunil Dissanayake said NHMC 2015 successfully dealt with many important and timely topics that are relevant to the hospitality industry.

He said the conference agenda featured presentations and panel discussions with a wide cross-section of leading industry innovators and thought leaders on topics covering national, regional and global issues relating to the travel and hospitality industry from strategic and operational perspectives.

The Ceylon Hotel School Graduates Association (CHSGA) in a media release said that it hopes to make further improvements to the format and presentation of next year's conference and extends an invitation to industry stakeholders to cooperate with the CHSGA in this endeavour.