TUI BLUE Nam Hoi An and The American University in Vietnam recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on boosting their cooperation, at The American University in Vietnam (AUV) campus in Danang City, Vietnam on 24th February 2020. 

The MoU furthers their cooperation in various areas, including work-integrated learning courses, company tours, competition sponsorships, industry placements, management trainee programs, research, scholarships, career recruitment, events, and training.  

Hospitality Management and Tourism represent one of the fastest-growing industries in Vietnam, especially near Da Nang and Hoi An area. Drawing on the well-established connections between AUV and local/international industry leaders such as TUI BLUE Nam Hoi An, Dr. Tran Nguyen Thy Binh– Founder and Chairperson of the American University in Vietnam firmly believes that students pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Hospitality Management and Tourism at AUV will have opportunities to gain invaluable internship experience with five-star hotels, luxurious resorts, and top travel agencies during the course of their undergraduate study. As a result, students will be well-prepared to assume leadership positions in the hotel industry, resort management, marketing or culinary arts upon graduation.

Mr. Andreas Bourdon – the Hotel General Manager of TUI Blue Nam Hoi An is currently leading his pre-opening team to open the first hotel of TUI Group in Vietnam, will make it debut in March 2020. The resort, to be converted and extended in the style of the flagship brand, features 318 rooms and is situated in a beachfront location on the fine sandy Tam Tien beach on Vietnam’s central coast. By expanding in Asia, the world’s leading tourism group is driving its growth roadmap for TUI Blue hotel brand further ahead. The brand is set to become the world’s largest leisure hotel brand and increase its portfolio to more than 100 hotels by 2020. 

TUI Group

TUI Group is the world’s number one integrated tourism group operating in around 180 destinations worldwide with around 70,000 people in more than 100 countries. TUI offers its around 27 million customers worldwide. This comprises around 400 Group-owned hotels and resorts with premium brands such as RIU and Robinson as well as 18 cruise ships ranging from the MS Europa and MS Europa 2 luxury class vessels to the “Mein Schiff” fleet of TUI Cruises and the vessels of Marella Cruises in the UK. The Group also includes leading international tour operator brands, 1,600 travel agencies in Europe and five European airlines with around 150 modern medium- and long-haul aircrafts. Global responsibility for sustainable economic, ecological and social activity is a key feature of our corporate culture. TUI Care Foundation, established in 2015, promotes the positive effects of tourism, education, and training as well as environmental and social standards. 

The American University in Vietnam

The American University in Vietnam (AUV) is a distinctive university providing American higher education to quality-conscious individuals. AUV is ideal for those who demand superb instruction, advanced career skills, a supportive learning environment, and direct placement for graduate studies in the USA. Our curriculum is entirely based on the American model of university education. Before majoring in any specialized area of interest, students must first demonstrate proficiency in communication and basic skills, and then strengthen their critical thinking and analytical skills through an integrated, comprehensive study of natural sciences, math and statistics, visual and performing arts, humanities, and social sciences all to be followed by a terminal capstone experience. AUV is accountable to prestigious universities in the U.S. with whom we partner, to an International Advisory Board of dignitaries, and to our faculty holding Ph.D. degrees from American universities.