Best practice from Ireland: The Mindful Kitchen

The Mindful Kitchen is an innovative project focusing on the wellbeing of chefs, with training aimed at Culinary Arts 1st and 2nd-year students at the School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology at Technological University Dublin. The project, through applied learning modules, aims to bring awareness to the importance of building a positive and respectful work environment in kitchens, as well as generating a creative space for students and developing skills related to such self-awareness, relationship building, communication skills, creativity, social gastronomy and food sustainability.

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Best practice selection on upskilling and reskilling from Italy: Hotel Principe di Savoia

The Hotel Principe di Savoia, known more simply as Principe, is a historic Milanese hotel. When the hotel first opened as ‘Principe e Savoia’ in 1927, its chosen square was on the outskirts of the ‘heart’ of Milan, but the location near to Stazione Centrale made it perfectly positioned for burgeoning business tycoons of the era. The hotel’s central location is within easy walking distance of the newly built Porta Nuova district, with its breathtaking architecture, and the art-loving Brera district’s bustling galleries and art studios. In 2003 the hotel was acquired by the Dorchester Collection, a London-based company wholly owned by the Brunei Investment Agency.

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Best practice on skills development from Greece: The Institute of Greek Tourism Confederation

The Institute of a Greek Tourism Confederation was selected and presented as a best practice because it’s a particularly important initiative towards on the one hand identifying current and future skills needs and on the other hand developing broader reskilling and upskilling actions. The Confederation is a non-profit organisation that has been established as an important social partner, representing the Greek tourism industry both nationally and internationally. The Confederation’s Institute (best practice) has four major partner organisations: Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), The Hellenic Hoteliers Federation (HHF), The Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourist Agencies (HATTA) and The Confederation of Entrepreneurs of Rented Rooms and Apartments (SETKE). The best practice presents a successful example, on how sectoral partners can develop a large-scale initiative to support lifelong learning through reskilling and upskilling actions. The Institute’s constant focus on skills development defines part of the educational culture of the Greek tourism sector.READ MORE

Best practice selection on upskilling and reskilling from The Netherlands: Van der Valk

Van der Valk is a holding company that includes several hotels in the Netherlands and abroad. The holding company includes 9 Dutch hotels, a number of German hotels, 1 in Belgium, 1 in Spain and 1 on the island of Bonaire.READ MORE

BEST PRACTICE in skills development: TOP Rent-a-car, Bulgaria

In today’s rapidly evolving tourism industry, developing a strategic approach on skills development within organisations is crucial for a futureproof sector and workforce to remain competitive and responsive to changing market demands. In this series of best practices we highlight key areas of skills development necessary for the digital and sustainable transformation and inclusive tourism growth. We discuss best practices that have been carefully selected in the PANTOUR project countries to get inspired. In this blog, we focus on TOP Rent-a-Car. Top Rent-a-Car is the leading national car rental company in Bulgaria. They operate the largest fleet in the country, which currently consists of over 2000 cars (90% of them are brand new), and offer national coverage of the service through more than 13 offices in the country.

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