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HRA-WI Signs Memorandum of Understanding with AHLEI

September 7, 2010 - The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with The Hotels & Restaurants Association of Western India (HRA-WI) to provide association members with AHLEI hospitality management courses and professional certification at special pricing.

HRA-WI member hotels and their employees will receive preferred pricing on AHLEI’s 33 distance learning courses, online learning programmes, and 40-plus professional certification designations for the full range of hospitality professionals, from line-level to executive management. This strategic initiative is part of the Indian hotel association’s Diamond Jubilee celebration.

“I urge all HRA-WI members to take advantage of this special arrangement by taking the lead in creating a highly knowledge-based and service-oriented industry,” said Kamlesh Barot, senior vice president, HRA-WI. “No one should be left behind from an opportunity to learn, grow, and make their lives productive, fruitful, and enjoyable. Indian hospitality professionals should be the crème de la crème in the world.”

The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute is the nonprofit educational arm of the American Hotel & Lodging Association. AHLEI’s resources are the gold standard in hospitality training and education and are developed to enhance service performance, professional excellence, and people development through skill- and competency-based educational and certification programmes.

“AHLEI is committed to providing the very best educational and training materials and services available to our industry around the world,” said AHLEI president and COO Robert L. Steele III, CHA. “This memorandum of understanding is an important step toward more effectively meeting the needs of our international clients, particularly those in India.”

Established in 1953 as a nonprofit educational foundation of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, the Educational Institute’s mission is to support AH&LA by becoming the preferred provider to the lodging industry, hospitality schools, and related hospitality industries both domestically and internationally by developing and providing quality resources to train, educate, and certify hospitality professionals.

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