Irish Hospitality Institute

Irish Hospitality Institute
Founded	1966 as Irish Hotel and Catering Institute (IHCI)
Location	Dublin, Ireland
Area served	Ireland
Members	1,200
Website	www.ihi.ie

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.^[1] The IHI promotes professionalism in the hospitality industry by 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.^[2]

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

Footnotes

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