"My name is Sébastien Romiszvili. I was born in Paray-Le-Monial, France, on April 6, 1993. I earned a baccalaureate diploma with a focus on economic and social sciences from Lycée Camille Claudel and then enrolled at Vatel Lyon in 2010.
Starting in the first year of my bachelor’s program, I alternated between weeks of classes and weeks of work experience at reception and at the Vatel Lyon Restaurant.
"I first arrived at the Bristol for an internship, working as a Renovation Project Coordinator. That initial experience allowed me to become familiar with:
- the different building trades;
- major fabric manufacturers and architectural firms; - small-scale craftsmen who produce extraordinary pieces and safeguard France’s heritage.
Credit : le Bristol Paris
After that, I joined the hotel’s operational teams, starting at the hotel spa’s reception desk, before switching to the accommodation service.
From that point forward, everything started moving very quickly for me, as I occupied the following positions in succession:
- Head Floor Housekeeper; - Housekeeping Coordinator; - Head Night Housekeeper; - Housekeeping Executive Assistant.
Credit : le Bristol Paris
CAREER SHIFT
In 2019, I left my position, because I wanted to change and grow in a more creative atmosphere.
I became a Furniture and Decoration Buyer for Dynamo, a management and consulting agency that specializes in the design, production and arrangement of lifestyle spaces, primarily for the hospitality industry. Some examples of my clients:
My primary duties consist of: - buying the furniture and decorations recommended by our interior decorators; - negotiating prices; - managing deliveries and installation.
Thanks to my years at Vatel and the Bristol, I am now capable of making decisions to: - managing operational constraints; - optimize the customer experience; - comply with quality standards and norms.
I have swapped my suit and tie for a hard hat and protective footwear, and I have no regrets.
After nine years working in the hallways of gorgeous hotels, I am now delighted to make my way through construction sites.
And I have realized that I can truly do anything I want with my life. See you in a few years for the next chapter!
Serving others is a priceless quality in the hospitality industry, but not just there. Students with a degree in hotel management are attractive to employers: their qualities make them champions in all types of professions.
The 26th Eurhodip conference targets International Exchanges
The 26th Eurhodip conference took place in Istanbul from October 16 though 20th, with the theme “Together, let’s build bridges.” Roughly a hundred participants from 25 countries and 35 schools attended this event.
With schools throughout the world, nearly four decades of development, the art of hospitality raised to its highest level... And at the heart of the curriculum that made the group’s world recognition: the professors, heralds of Vatel pedagogy.
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Dans le cadre de son expansion locale et régionale, Vatel Hotel & Tourism Business school recrute des enseignants qualifiés pour intervenir au niveau Bachelor et MBA.
Each year our Group School directors, getting together for the Vatel International Convention, use today’s experiences to continue to invent tomorrow’s schools for our future hospitality professionals.
Learning how to exceed the profession's expectations
Vatel cultivates the qualities required to be a good professional in the hospitality industry: being fluent in foreign languages, knowing how to work with other cultures... Hoteliers are attracted by Vatel students’ resumes, as Vateliens can tell us.
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Every day, Vatel students and instructors prepare for class, study, and fan the flames of their curiosity, thanks to the cutting-edge digital library provided by the ScholarVox platform. Come right this way for digital access to knowledge!
An MBA specializing in ecotourism opens in Madagascar. This island has all it takes to materialize this demanding approach of responsible and innovative tourism.
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Travel broadens the mind, as the old saying goes. It also leads to unconventional restaurants. Let’s meet two Vateliens who founded Le Kaya Restaurant in Tignes.
Throughout their entire careers, Vatel alumni remain in touch with their schools. This is also true for Kevin Tessieux, who has never forgotten that he was also once a student, and who now shares this knowledge with students today.
Chahrazade Baroudi, a Vatelien since 2013, describes her job as Marketing and Communication Manager in IDAM, Alain Ducasse’s restaurant on the top floor of the Doha Museum of Islamic Art, in Qatar.
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Training in sustainable development: stakes for the future
The 25th Eurhodip conference, which Vatel took part in, took place in Croatia. Targeting responsible tourism, this conference allowed participants to have more information on opening higher education courses in the field of sustainable development.
The Marco Polo program wins the Best Innovation in an Educational Program Award from the international hospitality industry
Designed to address the needs of the global hospitality industry, the Marco Polo program strengthens the international profile Vatel students have and has just received the prestigious Best Innovation in an Educational Program Award.
Graduated in 2011, Alexis Bouche began his career in England. Six years later, he returned to France and is now the Sales Manager of the 5-star hotel, Villa Maïa.
Nearly 40 years old, and now 50 campuses in 32 different countries: Vatel Group opened its first school in Paris and is continuing to grow and duplicate its innovative educational concept in schools abroad.
Trained at Vatel Nimes ten years ago, Chloe Wu has a brilliant career in China. She no longer works in the hospitality industry, but has not forgotten her passion of hospitality and service...
An immersion into hospitality-tourism with the 10th edition of the International Journal of Tourism
The Vatel International Research Center in Hotel and Tourism Managementhas just published the 10th edition of its Journal, which targets research and reflections on changes taking place in the hospitality and tourism industries.
A traveler - salesman - ambassador, Marco Polo introduced Asia, at that time nearly unknown, to Europe. This inspirational fate has given its name to Vatel’s international exchange program, where students can study at another Vatel campus for a year.
Vatel receives the “Best Hospitality Management School” Award
The most senior representatives in the international hospitality industry give Vatel the Best School Hospitality Award. An entire profession thus acclaims them.