Education: In person

Duration: 300 hours

Language: Greek

Practice: Three months paid at the end of the programme

Start date: October 2023

HOTEL MANAGEMENT

The increase and development of tourist units in our country require executives with the necessary training and ambition for the longest possible career in the field of HotelManagement.
The professors of HotelBrain Academy are a guarantee of the highest quality training of such a program and the expertise of the Hotelbrain Group is your guide to the most solid development in the Hospitality sector.
The aim of the Executive Programme Diploma in Hotel Management is the creation of high-level executives in the country’s heaviest industry.

  • Rooms Division Management
  • Food & Beverage Management
  • Hospitality Sales and Marketing
  • Front Office Management & Operations
  • Hospitality Technical Case Studies
  • Human Resource Hotel Department
  • Entrepreneurship & Business Planning
  • Digital Marketing in Hospitality

Nikolaos Kondylakis

Nikolaos Kondylakis has studied Organization and Management of Tourism Businesses at the University of the Aegean and holds degrees from the School of Tourism Professions and Bar & Restaurant Management from the Le monde School. After an important professional career as an executive and manager in the restaurants and bars of the Caravel, Cape Sounio and Margi Hotel, he chooses the last 15 years and utilizes his valuable knowledge and experience in the organization of private events, social gatherings and complete menus of quality meals.

In 2016 he founded the company The Key People - VIP & Luxury Services with the aim of providing private meals in VIP holiday homes and yachts. At the same time, he has created - and is constantly developing - successful business partnerships focusing on the management of Cocktail Bars and Wine Bar Restaurants throughout Greece.

Having a special love for young people who invest their professional future in Tourism, he chooses to share the experience, knowledge, philosophy and culture he has cultivated during his personal journey over the years.

Nikos Ntanos

Nikos Danos is a chef, a graduate of the state cooking school in Thessaloniki.
He has rich professional experience in Greece and abroad (Italy, France).
He has worked as a chef in numerous restaurants and large European organizations, and has undertaken the preparation and execution of menus in embassies and residences (private chef).
He has been an adult trainer in private IEK since 2008.
He organized the first Grill Academy (weber) in Greece.
He is a publishing consultant in the field of cooking and a corporate chef for food companies as well as companies specializing in kitchen facilities.

Fotis Tsikas

Versatile Bar Manager, with extensive experience in the field of catering (2004) and in all areas related to it.
He has worked in different institutions and businesses such as hotels (Zaffron by Radisson Blu, 9 Musses, Mylos), Clubs (Nitro), Cocktail Bars (Julep, Nakal, MylosBeach) Restaurants (Delta**Michelin, Huaca Nikkei) up to unique molecular bars of mixing (MoMix), while at the same time he had his own business in the industry.
He collaborates with large beverage houses (Remy Cointreau, Metaxa) making presentations together with Aris Hatjiantoniou, as well as the largest Catering groups (Deipnosofistrioun) organizing and undertaking large events and Private Parties.
For the last eight years he has also been involved in Consulting in various venues, creating cocktail lists, organizing the venues and training the staff.
The degree from the Technical University of Patras (EPDO) has helped him in administration, management and marketing throughout his career. The degrees from the Bartending Academies (LBS, Bar Academy, IEK Delta) contributed to the development of knowledge, professional development and quality thinking.
The experience he has gained dealing with tourism and catering has prompted him in the last six years to pass on knowledge in various places with theoretical and practical seminars, and in other large private Lifelong Learning Schools (IEK Delta).
He is capable of turning underperforming businesses into successful and profitable ones.
He is a motivated team builder and analytical problem solver.

Panos Intzidis

Panos Intzidis was born in Athens in 1980, graduated from the Tourism Business Management Department of the School of Management & Economics of the Higher Technological Institute of Patras. He started his professional career in 2004 in 5* hotel units in Greece and abroad and in a very short time he assumed important positions mainly in the Rooms Division, MICE, Sales & Revenue departments.

From an early age he was involved in training issues both in on and off job training and has attended an extensive series of trainings and seminars both in the part of adult training (CTC Training) and in areas such as Guest Service, Sales Administration, Revenue, TQM etc. Among others, he collaborated with large hotel chains such as Intercontinental Hotels Group, Classical Hotels, Grecotel, Airotel, Wyndham in Managerial positions and in their various hotels, while at the same time exercising his educational capacity since 2010, teaching in private IEK and delivering seminars.

Since 2018 he has been the General Manager of Hotel Units and Hotel Chains aiming at the continuous development of each Group as well as the provision of a high level of Services and having as a main purpose to nurture through his involvement in education young professionals who will be able to support the Industry Tourism and Hospitality in our country.

Dimitra Koukaki

Dimitra Koukaki is a certified Professor of Tourism & Hotel Business and International Hospitality Expert with many years of international professional experience in Switzerland, Cyprus and Greece. She is a graduate of the Thessaloniki School of Tourism Professions and the DCT International Hotel & Tourism Management School in Switzerland.

She has extensive experience in five-star hotel businesses such as Porto Carras Grand Resort, Athens Holiday Inn, Astir Palace Vouliagmenis, Classical Hotels Daskalantonakis Group and Athens Imperial Hotel, as a Front Office Shift Leader and as a Reservations Agent. Having developed many skills such as good interpersonal - personalized relationships, customer-centric philosophy, analytical thinking, direct decision-making, methodical and organizational skills, she stands out for her dynamic offering in the Tourism industry.

Recently, she took on a new challenge, that of imparting experience and knowledge in the field of training with particular emphasis on the development of professional skills such as effective communication and customer service, teamwork and leadership, thus helping students to acquire professional behavior and proper hotel education.

Emmanuela Kouyoumitzaki

Emmanuella Kougioumitzakis is a graduate of the School of Tourism & Hotel Management of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens with many years of professional experience.
He has extensive experience in five star Hotel Businesses such as Patmos Aktis Suites & Spa, Atlantica Kalliston Resort, Fodele Beach & Water Park Holiday Resort, Stella Island Resort & Spa, as a Front Office Shift Leader and as a Reservations Agent. Having developed many skills such as good interpersonal - personalized relationships, customer-centric philosophy, analytical thinking, direct decision-making, methodicality and organization.
Recently, she took on a new challenge, that of imparting experience and knowledge in the field of training with particular emphasis on the development of professional skills such as effective communication and customer service, teamwork and leadership, thus helping students to acquire professional behavior and proper hotel education.

Students at the end of the program will be certified with a Certificate of Attendance from the Lifelong Learning Center (LLL) HotelBrain Academy.

HotelBrain Academy is a certified by the Ministry of Education and the EOPPEP Lifelong Learning Center (K.D.V.M. (license no. 29755/K6/15.3.2023 - Gazette B 1792/2023).

With your participation in the program, you are entitled to free participation in the "Career Days" implemented every year by the Hotelbrain group, where you will meet and talk with the Business Units of all 95 hotels of the Group.