The excellences of the Ligurian luxury hotel industry, but also from outside the region, such as the young Paola Zola of the Blu Serena Resort in Pescara, met at the Alberghiero in Alassio to meet the students and illustrate to them the various strategies of the profession.
by Silvio Fasano
Behaviors, ways of acting, etc. And this thanks to an idea concerted by the prof. Fabio Macheda together with the director of the Grand Hotel in Alassio Gianluca Borgna.
The starred chef of the Grand Hotel in Alassio Roberto Balgisi, with his colleagues from the catering department, then prepared a luxury menu, served to perfection by the dining room students. After which the work concluded with personal interviews with various young people from the Institute who “confessed” themselves to the assembled experts, who provided them with valuable advice for the profession they are about to undertake.
PRESS RELEASE – Lusso Gentile arrives in Alassio with “Lusso Gentile On Tour” Many excellences from the world of local and Italian hospitality at the Alassio hotel school to bring inspiration, to (re)birth a spark, to create valuable relationships: on 24 April 2024 Lusso Gentile arrives in Alassio and does so with a day of events dedicated to an important hotbed of local talent. All of this will take place at the Giancardi Galilei Aicardi Institute, one of the most important hotel schools in the region which, for the first time, will host an initiative that has been talked about so much in the last 2 years.
Lusso Gentile On Tour. The initiative – born from the mind of Gianluca Borgna, General Director of the Talassio Collection hotel group, manager, among others, of the Grand Hotel Alassio – started without too many proclamations in 2021 from the hotel school of Montecatini Terme and from there, little by little, it became a sort of national trend among large events, podcast and a disclosure that involved some of the most important Italian managers. A few days ago, the eagerly awaited annual Lusso Gentile event in the Fuorisalone schedule took place inside the Design Museum in Milan. The day. We will start in the morning with “Ispira.Trasmetti.Ama”, in classes III, IV and V of the Alassio institute, touching on all areas of hospitality, from the dining room to the kitchen, passing through management, marketing and Operations.
While the morning will take place in the school’s meeting room with a face to face meeting with the experts, the late morning will be dedicated to the preparation of the Gala Lunch with Roberto Balgisi to lead the culinary student brigade, Marco Antonel and Massimiliano Paltrinieri that of the hall and Luca Chiesa the reception team. Instead, during the afternoon, students will be able to carry out orientation sessions with private interviews with experts, in order to immediately put the skills learned into practice and, perhaps, open the doors to enter prestigious companies. The event.
The stage of Gentle Luxury arrives in Alassio thanks to the commitment of Prof. Fabio Macheda and to that of the Principal Dr. Massimo Salza – two people who immediately believed in this project which brings to the area a tempting opportunity to relaunch interest in a profession which, in recent months, is experiencing moments of difficulty due to a shortage of personnel.
kindness is what every relationship should be based on. We believe that luxury companies must, responsibly, become bearers of value in schools to relaunch the passion for the most beautiful profession in the world, that of hospitality. We arrive in Alassio with great enthusiasm and aware of having found another excellent base for disseminating the Lusso Gentile project. For 4 years this place has now become my home and I try to treat it as such every day, giving something back to the territory that hosts me and us. The objective is to make it a movement on a national scale to update educational programs, to make tourism companies responsible, to raise awareness of a topic often treated very superficially. Luxury is beautiful but if it is kind even more. We do all this to give back part of the luck that destiny has given us. And we hope that these girls and boys can draw inspiration from this initiative.” This is how Gianluca Borgna presents the 2024 project. And he continues: “Among other things, this will be the second year where, at the end of Lusso Gentile on Tour” scholarships/exclusive experiences made available by some of the most important Italian training institutes: Accademia di Pollenzo, European School of Economics, Emergente Sala di Lorenza Vitali and Luigi Cremona, Accademia Italiana del Galateo.
All students will participate in an online contest called “I Present Myself Like This!”, a real exercise to be supported and which will test their soft skills and, in particular, the ability to communicate effectively. The most deserving will be awarded on May 17th in Montecatini at the closing event.”Relationships but also listening and attention. To the rediscovery of listening and attention, two qualities that are often underestimated but which should return to the center of all relationships. “Gentle Luxury he has often been in schools in recent months and has found a strong and clear request from students: that of being listened to. In a world that always puts performance first and always gives you the feeling of being one step behind, you have to try to change your perspective. To bring it back to value, to quality and not to quantity, to the pursuit of happiness. Deep reflection is needed and we try to stimulate it.” For information: luxurygen(le.it [email protected]
