Irish Hospitality Institute

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Irish Hospitality Institute
Founded1966 as Irish Hotel and Catering Institute (IHCI)
Location
  • Dublin, Ireland
Area served
Ireland
Members
1,200
Website www.ihi.ie

The Irish Hospitality Institute (IHI) was founded in 1966 as the Irish Hotel and Catering Institute (IHCI), as a not-for-profit professional body for managers in the hotel, tourism, and catering industries in Ireland, collectively known as the hospitality industry. [1] The IHI promotes professionalism in the hospitality industry by running seminars and education courses for its members; it also promotes courses in educational institutions in Ireland by means of its Graduate of the Year Award and student membership.

Due to the international nature of the workforce, the IHI is also involved in various diversity initiatives. [2]

Awards

The IHI hosts an annual gala dinner to award prizes to figures in the hospitality industry for their achievements that year.

Footnotes

  1. IHI Official Website about us
  2. Diversity Awards 2006, National Action Plan Against Racism (NPAR) [ permanent dead link ]

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