Switzerland has a long and distinguished reputation for the quality of its hotel and hospitality industry. This is why so many young people wanting to prepare for a career in that field come to Switzerland for formal studies.
The oldest Swiss hotel and hospitality school is the EHL Hospitality Business School near Lausanne. Back in 2010, five students there launched what they called the Young Hoteliers Summit, which has become a regular annual event, bringing together students and experienced professionals for lectures and practical dialogue.
After the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a Summit entitled “Breaking Through the Tide”. The focus was on the economic, social and environmental consequences, and how hospitality industry leaders have had to rethink and rejuvenate the field as a result. Other Summits have continued since. The summit of 2025 was held between March 17th and 19th, and featured leaders and professionals of the hospitality industry, as well as student delegates from over 40 of the best hospitality and business schools all over the world. In this 15th Edition, the Summit explored the theme of “Innovation Across Dimensions”, tackling the topic of the rapidly growing hospitality industry and its innovations.
Young Hoteliers Summit can be contacted through the links below, and also via Instagram and LinkedIn.
Bob Zanotti spoke with three of the core organizers of the Young Hoteliers Summit for more about the YHS.
Carly Wen
Shreepriya Sarawgi
Megan Tang
- www.yhsglobal.com
- www.ehl.edu
- https://www.yhsglobal.com/gallery (past Summits)