
Hospitality Training Centers
Teaching hotels provide formal education and hands-on training in the hospitality industry to at-risk youth and disadvantaged community members.
Teaching hotels provide formal education and hands-on training in the hospitality industry to at-risk youth and disadvantaged community members.
Microloans are awarded for the creation or expansion of locally-owned tourism businesses.
University scholarships are awarded to disadvantaged youth who are seeking a degree in tourism or hospitality.
Teaching hotels will aim to employ only local residents as full time employees. This can be a gradual process as more locals are trained.
Hospitality schools will employ only local residents as education center teachers and hospitality trainers.
The hotel will operate with the goal of 100% of it’s goods locally sourced. This can be a gradual process as more local businesses are sourced.
Free English classes and low-cost business management classes will be offered to local community members.
Workforce readiness and hospitality training classes will be offered to high school students.
Microloan recipients will be encouraged to meet specific socially and environmentally sustainable criteria to qualify for partial loan payment forgiveness.