Irish Hospitality Institute
Encyclopedia
The Irish Hospitality Institute (IHI) was founded in 1966 as the Irish Hotel and Catering Institute (IHCI), as the not for profit
professional body
for managers in the hotel, tourism and catering industries in Ireland
collectively known as the hospitality industry
.
The IHI promotes professional
ism in the Hospitality industry 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.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
professional body
Professional body
A professional association is usually a nonprofit organization seeking to further a particular profession, the interests of individuals engaged in that profession, and the public interest.The roles of these professional associations have been variously defined: "A group of people in a...
for managers in the hotel, tourism and catering industries in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
collectively known as the hospitality industry
Hospitality industry
The hospitality industry consists of broad category of fields within the service industry that includes lodging, restaurants, event planning, theme parks, transportation, cruise line, and additional fields within the tourism industry. The hospitality industry is a several billion dollar industry...
.
The IHI promotes professional
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
ism in the Hospitality industry running seminars and education courses for its members, it also promotes courses in educational institutions in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
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
Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism is the appreciation, acceptance or promotion of multiple cultures, applied to the demographic make-up of a specific place, usually at the organizational level, e.g...
initiatives.
Awards
Annually the IHI hosts a gala dinner where it awards figures in the Hospitality prizes for their achievements that year.- Graduate of the Year Award
- Young Manager of the Year Award
- Human Resources Manager of the Year Award
- Catering Manager of the Year Award
- Hotel Manager of the Year Award