Successful graduates of the ÖHV academy: the future of the hotel industry!

Successful graduates of the ÖHV academy: the future of the hotel industry!

Ellmau, Österreich - On May 30, 2025, a ceremonial award ceremony for the new graduates found in Ellmau: inside the department head academy (aka) of the Austrian hotel association (ÖHV). 14 participants: The inside received their well -deserved certificates after they had successfully completed the intensive training program. Brigitta Brunner, head of the ÖHV campus, and Julia Pfeiffer, head of the department head academy, emphasized the commitment of the graduates: inside and the companies: Interior development.

Julia Pfeiffer emphasized the central role of trained managers for the professionalization of the hotel industry. She added that department heads: take key positions in the industry and ensure that communication and understanding between the different departments are improved. Mag. Martina Winkelmayer, spokeswoman for the AKA, reported the consistently positive experiences of the participants: inside.

successful graduate: inside the Aka

A total of 14 graduates: Inside, the 33rd Academy successfully completed. Among them are:

• Lisa Gruber, Vitalhotel Gosau
• Thea Hüttenberger, Hotel Lengauer Hof
• Daniel Ilies, H2O Hotel-Therme resort
• Christian Langgartner, Hotel poured Alm
• Anna Lazic, Gasthof Kleefeld
• Stefan Loimayr, Vitalhotel Gosau
• Sophia Lueger, Savior Bio-Natur-Resort
• Simona Morvayova, Hotel Post
• Sabrina Pfeffer, Berghotel Jaga-Alm
• Sabrina Reichenhauser, Heidi-Hotel Falkertsee
• Manuela Reiter, Hotel ... My Neubergerhof
• Elisabeth Schindlegger, Naturhotel Bauernhofer
• Nina Schmaranzer, Dachsteinkönig-Familux Resort
• Mag. Martina Winkelmayer, Hotel Sans Souci Vienna

The covers of the various departments included management, kitchen, restaurant & bar, reception, event management and controlling. As part of the AKA, various content was treated that are of central importance for future managers in the hotel industry. These include:

• Teamwork
• leadership: personality, tasks, tools
• Fundamentals of labor law and apprenticeship training
• Human Resource Management
• Basics Budgeting and Controlling
• hygiene management and process optimization
• complaint management
• actively sell
• Service Management

outlook for the next Aka

Registration for the AKA 2025-2026 is already open, with the following modules:

• Module 1: 11. - November 14, 2025, The Hochkönigin, Maria Alm
• Module 2: 17.-March 20, 2026, Thermenhotel Karawankenhof, Warmbad-Villach
• module 3 & exam: June 19 - 19th June 2026, Hotel Kaiser in Tyrol, Scheffau

For more information, the contact details are available: Tel.: +43 1 533095238, email: Julia.pfeiffer@oehv.at , website: www.oehv.at/aka Appointment.

The ÖHV has been offering further training for the hotel industry for over 25 years and creates great importance on lifelong learning, which is also supported by other educational providers such as the IST-Studieninstitut . This offers part -time further training courses that convey specialist knowledge for activities in medium and higher management and maintain a close connection to the industry.