- The work of Carlos Díez de la Lastra, on the head of what’s now the world’s fourth most vital educational establishment in hospitality coaching, has contributed to professionalizing the tourism sector, selling training and producing younger expertise.
- His expertise, in-depth information of traits and shut relationships with key trade gamers have made him an important a part of the sector in Spain, expertise that he now – as CEO Les Roches worldwide – additionally implements at worldwide stage.
Marbella/Crans-Montana. For the fourth consecutive yr, the consulting agency Sergestur(Servicios de Gestión Turística) has revealed its listing of Spain’s 150 most influential professionals within the tourism sector.
The roster as soon as once more options the standout presence of Carlos Díez de la Lastra – CEO Les Roches, one of many world’s 4 main faculties specializing in hospitality coaching. Based in Switzerland in 1954 (Crans-Montana), since 1995 the establishment has been based mostly in Marbella, the center of Spain’s Costa del Sol area. Tons of of scholars representing as much as 100 nationalities come right here each semester in quest of a complete and transformative training, with the capability to forge the following leaders of the tourism trade. There’s at the moment a community of greater than 14,000 Les Roches alumni: 67% obtained their first job due to contacts made on the faculty and as much as 33% have began their very own enterprise.
This dimension is inseparable from the determine of Carlos Díez de la Lastra, who has promoted the worth of the model and has positioned hospitality and tourism coaching among the many academic elite, buying a distinguished place within the nationwide trade.
Carlos Díez de la Lastra Buigues (Madrid, 1970) who has virtually three a long time of expertise within the discipline of upper training behind him, has successively served as Operations and Gross sales Director on the Universidad Europea de Madrid, an establishment the place he spent six years (2005-2011); Vice President Enlargement and Normal Supervisor of the Universidad Europea de Canariaswithin the worldwide community of Laureate Worldwide Universities (2012-2014); and CEO of Les Roches Marbella (2014-2022).
Since March 2022, he has been CEO Les Roches World and is accountable for the administration of its websites in Switzerland and Spain. His goal: to position Les Roches on the forefront of innovation within the hospitality sector and to leverage its worldwide stature as a benchmark educational hub.
The consulting agency’s choice was made on the premise of standards linked to expertise, acknowledged skilled successes and achievements, confirmed information, accomplishments, communication, charisma, recognition, status amongst professionals within the sector and human worth.
The listing of the 150 most influential individuals in tourism was agreed by a consensus of journalists, managers of lodging, eating places, journey businesses and tour operators,college professors, coaching and consultants from varied geographical areas of Spain.
The Les Roches CEO seems on the listing alongside influential personalities from totally different branches of the tourism sector similar to Antonio Catalán (AC Resorts), Mar de Miguel (AEHM), Natalia Bayona (UNWTO), Gabriel Escarrer (Meliá Resorts Worldwide), María Frontera (FEHM), Amuda Goueli (Destinia), José Ángel Preciados (Ilunion Resorts), Juan Carlos Sanjuán(Informal), José Luque (AEHCOS/ Fuerte Hoteles), Diego Calvo (Idea Lodge Group) and Ferrán Adriá, (elBullifoundation).
Les Roches
Les Roches is a Swiss establishment targeted on creating modern and entrepreneurial minds of tomorrow. Based in 1954, Les Roches affords each undergraduate and graduate levels in Hospitality and Tourism Administration following the Swiss academic mannequin. With campuses in Switzerland and Spain, and a scholar physique of greater than 100 totally different nationalities, the establishment affords its college students a novel expertise based mostly on cultural variety. Since 2021, Les Roches has additionally had an instructional partnership with the Indian College of Hospitality (ISH) with a associate campus in Gurugram (Delhi NCR).
Les Roches is among the many world’s prime 4 increased training establishments in hospitality administration (QS World College Rankings, 2023). A part of Sommet Training, a world chief in hospitality training, Les Roches is accredited by the New England Fee on Increased Training (NECHE).
For extra info, go to Les Roches.
Anouck Weiss
Chief Communication Officer, Sommet Training
Les Roches
