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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM |
Pelican Bay Operations Manager Della Bridgewater; Hospitality major, Ashanti Williams; Tourism and Hospitality major Robin Major and Marketing major Vania Hamilton. (Photo: David Mackey - Mackey Media Ltd)
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Freeport, Grand Bahama – On July 27th, 2016, the 12-week Culinary Management Institute Partnership program between Pelican Bay hotel and College of The Bahamas came to a close. The students assigned to Pelican Bay were: Ashanti Williams majoring in Hospitality management, Tourism and Hospitality major Robin Major and Marketing major Vania Hamilton, who got the opportunity to work in all departments at the boutique hotel, including security, front office, food and beverage, front of house, back of house, front desk, reservations, housekeeping and more.
Pelican Bay operations manager Della Bridgewater took a personal interest in the students saying, “I know what it is to be an intern. I graduated from FIU and interned at Pelican Bay and I’ve been through the ranks. I’ve been through different departments and have made it to operations manager of the hotel. It’s really good to see these young ladies aspiring to excel in the hotel industry.”
“Pelican Bay was my first choice, because with larger hotels, you wouldn’t get to see managers often," said student intern Ashanti Williams. "At Pelican Bay I was able interact with upper level management on a daily basis."
Robyn Major said, “This experience has been one that I will definitely not forget, seeing that this is an independent hotel we got to actually interact with guests and with management and put our theory learned in school into practice.”
“My experience at Pelican Bay was well beyond what I expected it to be," said Vania Hamilton. "I enjoyed it and it was a great learning experience. I’m glad that I came here.”
In appreciation of the good job by the interns, Pelican Bay Hotel held a farewell party.
Farewell reception for COB Interns at Pelican Bay. (Photo: David Mackey - TheBahamasWeekly.com)
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About Pelican Bay Hotel
Pelican Bay at Lucaya is owned by
Sundt AS, a private investment company based in Norway. Pelican Bay
is the only investment that Sundt AS has in the Bahamas. Sundt is also
the majority shareholder of Pandox, a Swedish-based hotel property
company.
Pandox's hotel property portfolio includes 119 hotels in
seven different countries with brands such as Scandic, Hilton, Radisson
SAS, Crowne Plaza, Choice, Hyatt, Intercontinental or are independently
managed.
About Culinary & Hospitality Management Institute (CHMI)
The Culinary and Hospitality Management Institute (CHMI) is a centre of
excellence for culinary and hospitality management studies in the
region. The Institute prepares skilled and knowledgeable individuals in
response to national and international human resource needs of
hospitality, tourism and allied industries. It offers basic,
professional and academic programmes and opportunities through quality
vocational and technical training, professional development and
research.
Through strategic industry partnerships, CHMI has achieved a number of critical ends, including:
The creation of more flexible programme offerings;
Enhanced accessibility for a diverse student population;
The creation of a regionally and internationally renowned centre of excellence in the culinary and hospitality arena;
Improved avenues for faculty research and exchanges with institutes of comparable quality; and
The establishment of a consistent revenue stream.
CHMI courses of study lead to degrees and certificates.
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