Young Hoteliers Summit (YHS)

The Summit has been hosted at Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne every year since its introduction in 2010. YHS attracts students, the academic body and professionals by taking advantage of its position as the most influential student-organized hospitality summit on a global scale. Through keynote speeches, workshops and the YHS Challenge, all participants are integrated to have a positive and meaningful experience from the 3-day Summit. Whether as a company receiving targeted analysis on a component of their business, as a student generating a unique project in a resourceful learning environment or as a community building strong relationships for the future, YHS offers a win-win situation to everyone.

YHS is an independent event, organized by a selected team of students from EHL. It takes place over three days every year, welcoming delegates from 40 leading hospitality institutions along with some of the most influential operators in hospitality. The Young Hoteliers Summit has evolved as an institution by feeding on the growth of the hospitality industry. Currently, our communicative platform empowers international professionals and students to share ideas and knowledge, accelerating progression in our industry.

The 9th Edition of the Young Hoteliers Summit (YHS) will be held during March 12-14th 2018, as a community for collaborative exchange of industry insights.

Panel Discussions of the 9th Edition

Redefining Luxury in the Age of the Millennial - Monday, 12th March

In this panel discussion, we will examine the correlation between millennial and the luxury travel industry, as well as the potential trends in the luxury segments with the influence of millennial. How will millennials reshape the luxury travel industry? How should the marketing, sales and merchandising strategies adapt to the changes in the demographic? What actions luxury sectors are taking to satisfy all age group travelers?

How Technology will Change the Future Hospitality Industry - Monday, 12th March

While guest demands becoming more sophisticated, and market becoming increasingly competitive, hotel technology is vital to operational efficiency, marketing and customer retention. Some of the technology trends are leading to significant improvements and savings for hotels, and some are revolutionizing customers’ expectation and hotel experience completely. In this panel discussion, we will discuss how implementation of technology in the hotels can improve the guest experience and the operation efficiency, as well as what are the opportunities in technology that hotels can apply to revolutionize the stay experience.

The Changing Dynamics of Hotel Ownership - Tuesday, 13th March

While a handful of hotel companies are exercising asset-light strategy, we have witnessed the growing appetite of institutional investors for new hotel ownerships, driven by the potential for high-yielding returns. Through this panel, we will delve into the reasons behind the changing landscape of the real estate world.

The Rise of the Lifestyle Brands: Revolutionizing the Hotel Experiences - Tuesday, 13th March

How can the industry build successful concepts that are millennial-driven but also have universal appeals? How can we crack the code of the forever-changing millennial mindsets? Hoteliers refer to “millennial” as people that value authentic experiences and the need to connect. This panel answers these questions by focusing on the growing trends of lifestyle hotels and serviced apartments.

Exploring Niche Markets: Seizing the Untapped Opportunities - Wednesday, 14th March

Niche marketing creates wonderful branding opportunities for hotels to differentiate themselves from the others while providing adopted services to guests with special needs. By doing so, it can boost their attractiveness to guests, which then leads to increased room nights and, eventually, higher revenues. By bring together experts in niche marketing and in markets with unique travelling requirements, this panel will focus on how hotels can better serve specialized markets through answering questions such as : How to identify and stimulate demand from the potential customer groups? How to satisfy the needs of the guests in the niche market better? How to maintain dominant positions in the niche market?

Full schedule and more information on our website : http://yhsglobal.com/

Young Hoteliers Summit Pass

The YHS Summit Pass for each day grants you access to a full day program of panel discussions, inspiring keynote speeches and a choice of workshops, including lunch with the 80 international delegates and industry professionals. For full details on each days, kindly find the schedule on our website : http://yhsglobal.com/

If your visit requires a visa, please send us an email to info@yhsglobal.com. We are happy to provide you with an invitation letter for your visa application.

EHL Student & Alumni Pass

The EHL Pass is only accessible for current and former students of École hôtelière de Lausanne. The Student & Alumni Pass allows you to attend the panel discussions about the most current hospitality topics and keynote speeches of inspiring industry leaders over the 3 days summit.