New Company Patron for Institute of Hospitality

Arora International Hotels joins a prestigious list of Hospitality Company Patrons that include Aramark, Compass Group UK and Ireland, De Vere Hotels & Leisure, The Savoy Educational Trust, Sodexho, and Millennium & Copthorne plc. The Company Patronage Scheme allows leading hospitality organisations to assist the Institute of Hospitality with research and development projects that have a positive benefit to the profession, as well as to the institute's members. Institute of Hospitality chief executive Philippe Rossiter, commented on the new addition to the company: "Through such encouragement, Arora International Hotels is setting an excellent example of promoting the importance of continuing professional development for all managers within the industry." Surinder Arora FIH, chairman of Arora International Hotels, commented: "The build-up to the 2012 Olympics makes this an exciting time for our industry with many large projects taking shape – our very own Sofitel London Heathrow opening this Summer at the new Terminal 5 is just one such example of the UK Hospitality Industry demonstrating that we can compete with the best in providing world-class facilities, services and standards." Weblink: www.instituteofhospitality.org Weblink: www.instituteofhospitality.org