On April 09, 2019, we attended the invited lecture on the topic: Current topics and trends in the hotel industry. The invitation was accepted by Ing. Jaroslav Kubaľa, PhD. At the beginning of the lecture he talked about how he worked his way up to the position of hotel director. He also told us about managing hotels and the ski resort at the same time. He currently works as the director of two hotels. As the first hotel he introduced the Mountain Hotel Sliezsky dom, which is the highest mountain hotel in Slovakia. It lies at 1670 m above sea level. At this hotel, people are exported by rattles machine or jeeps. This hotel has 44 rooms with 97 beds. It offers various activities related to hiking and adrenaline sports. As a second hotel, he presented Salamandra Hotel & Resort. Part of this hotel is also the ski resort Salamandra Resort, which is the lowest ski resort in Slovakia with a four-chair lift. The hotel has 56 rooms and 122 beds. It also offers various activities related to the sports theme and the theme of adrenaline sports, as well as various leisure and relaxation activities. This company offers three hotels located in Croatia. They are trying to develop a small international network of hotels in Slovakia. Their plan is to continue to add and develop products and their quality in all hotels.

Thank you for accepting the invitation by the Director, we have learned a lot of interesting information and we have a new perspective about work in hotel industry.

Text: Miriam Magulicová, 2RCR

Photo: Ing. Ľudmila Mazúchová, PhD.