When in Rome
For some, the idea of travel consists of comfortable hotels, accommodating tour guides, and getting to know different cultures. But for Hospitality and Tourism Management student Topaz Smith 男女操逼视频软件14, traveling means education through cultural immersion.
Last spring, through a connection with Claudia Green, PhD, director of the hospitality and tourism program at Pace, Smith interned at Le Sirenuse, a luxury boutique hotel in Positano, located on Italy男女操逼视频软件檚 Amalfi Coast. As a front desk intern, she operated the hotel男女操逼视频软件檚 switchboard, took reservations, and handled reception, clients, and more. She also helped host high-profile guests like CEOs and celebrities.
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Since returning to the states, Smith has been getting a taste of American hotel business through two internships. One at Gild Hall, a Thompson Hotel near Pace, as a room division intern, which involves rotating between the front desk, housekeeping, and executive sales departments to learn the ins-and-outs of the industry. She acquired this position by taking initiative after the general manager of the hotel visited her management class and gave her his card.
Her second internship is at FoodForce, a boutique food industry staffing agency, as a marketing and social media intern. Instead of simply taking marketing classes at Pace, Smith wanted an experience-based understanding of the industry, so she sought out a marketing internship through the 男女操逼视频软件 Services男女操逼视频软件 eRecruiting website. 男女操逼视频软件淚男女操逼视频软件檓 just trying to get as much experience as I can before graduation,男女操逼视频软件 she says.
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