Les Roches International School of Hotel Management in Marbella has been voted by the industry as the best school in Spain for preparing students for an international career in hospitality management.

This is the conclusion of the broad industry survey among a large sample of hiring managers from international hospitality companies around the world, conducted by Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS) Travel & Tourism (U.K.), the world’s largest provider of custom research and analysis.

The primary purpose of this survey was to establish the relative ‘ranking’ of the various hospitality management schools providing university-level programmes in Spain from which hiring managers from international hospitality companies are likely to recruit staff and to determine the top international hospitality management school in this region.

Based on frequency of school selection by hospitality industry hiring managers hiring graduates from Spain. Sample Size = 69 respondents

Note: Each tier represents a cluster statistically different from other tiers at a 95% confidence level.

The key conclusion to be highlighted from these analyses is:

Industry hiring managers rank Les Roches International School of Hotel Management, Marbella the number 1 hospitality management school in Spain for an international career.

Les Roches continues to evolve: developing its curriculum, adding facilities for the students and expanding its international network, thus creating more future opportunities and chances of success. The typical Mediterranean family atmosphere, combined with cultures from around the world, lies at the core of the Les Roches Marbella experience.

Access to the TNS Regional Survey in English (TNS Survey -  White Paper 2010)

In a global survey of 5-star hotel hiring managers, Les Roches was ranked number 2 among all international hospitality management schools for an international career.  Statistically, three institutes occupy this ranking position.  (TNS Global Survey, September 2010). 

This industry research was conducted by one of the most respected market research firms in the industry, Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS). The goal of the ranking survey was to benchmark academic programs and career prospects for students in international hospitality education universities.
How was the research conducted?

In the summer of 2010, an online survey was delivered to an extensive worldwide employer database. The potential respondent database is comprised of more than 50,000 hospitality professionals working in more than 70 countries. The potential respondents received an email from TNS inviting them to participate in this survey, which was then accessed by a link to a questionnaire which was hosted on a secure site by TNS. To maintain objectivity, the name of Laureate/LHE was not revealed to respondents. Over 10’000 recipients opened the email, while over 1’000 clicked on the link of the survey itself.

What was asked in the survey ?

• Respondents were asked to respond to the following: ‘Thinking about the hiring of graduates for an international career in the hospitality industry, from the following list of hospitality management schools, please select the ones you would consider to be in your Top 10.
• 74 schools were offered, randomized by country, plus the option to list others.

• The Top 4 schools as rated by industry hiring managers are Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, Les Roches International School of Hotel Management, Glion Institute of Higher Education and Cornell University. This result matches the findings of the TNS survey conducted in 2007 in the sense that Les Roches International School of Hotel Management, Glion Institute of Higher Education remain among the top hospitality schools in the world for an international career.

• Of note is that three of the top four schools are Swiss hospitality management institutes. Switzerland remains the foremost worldwide leader in international hospitality management education.

• Six of the Top 10 schools have direct links with Switzerland.

Like any research, the results of this survey should be considered within the factual context and methodology of the survey. To increase transparency, the White Paper is available on line offering the complete details of how this survey was conducted.

Click here for the full details in the TNS International Survey White Paper.

Access to Laureate Hospitaliy Education press release about the gobal hospitality managemt schools ranking:

• English: Laureate Hospitaliy Education official press release about TNS International Survey
• Español: Comunicado de Prensa de Laureate Hospitaliy Education sobre el estudio internacional

For further information, please visit www.lesroches.edu

Rankings should be only one factor among many that students consider when choosing an educational institution. Other factors such as the cultural diversity of the student body, the range of majors offered, accreditation and recognition, faculty credentials, the quality of the facilities, the location of the campuses, and a visit to the institution should help the student to make the best choice.