Associations

About EUHOFA

EUHOFA International is a non-profit association of hotel school directors and deans of hospitality colleges and universities who meet and work continuously to ensure the highest quality of education in their institutes. It is governed by statutes and administered by a committee.

The hotel school association „EUHOFA“ was founded in 1955 by hotel school directors in the Alpine countries Austria, Switzerland and Germany in order to be informed about the latest trends and developments in the hotel industry and to discuss its impact on the hospitality education on the one handside and to network on the other hand side. The first congress took place in Switzerland in 1962. In 1974 EUHOFA became a consultative member of the Council of Europe. It adopted new statutes sanctioning its expansion on a worldwide basis and became EUHOFA INTERNATIONAL. Today there are more than 200 members worldwide.

Vision of EUHOFA International

Our association promotes the exchange of ideas and contacts amongst its members and thus contributes to the development of professional training and education in the hospitality industry.

Member Benefits

The Institute of Hospitality is the professional body for individual managers and aspiring managers working and studying in the hospitality, leisure and tourism (HLT) industry. The Institute has been in existence since the 1930s when it began in the UK.

The Institute’s reputation as a membership organisation promoting quality standards and education has grown in its 75 year history resulting in a membership spanning more than 100 countries around the globe.

From HLT students to retired Fellows, the Institute continues to support members’ professional development throughout their careers, wherever they are in the world.

The Institute is managed as an educational charity whose primary purpose is “to promote the highest professional standards of management and education in the international hospitality, leisure and tourism industries”.

We exist to benefit members in their professional and career development, whilst continuing to improve and promote industry and management standards into the 21st century.

As an accredited Awarding Body, the Institute offers a dedicated suite of nationally-accredited vocational management qualifications in hospitality, leisure and tourism.

The Institute is also a recognised and authoritative international body in the field of Accreditation and Endorsement for hospitality, leisure and tourism programmes of learning.