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Liz Lycette guest speaker at the 18th Food & Hotel Asia (FHA) Show

Liz Lycette, Director, Lycette & Associates will be presenting at  the 18th Food & Hotel Asia (FHA) Show this April. The topic Liz will be speaking about is: Latest Innovations and Trends to Maintain Quality Standards in Guest Rooms and Public Areas.

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Sala Bai charity night raises another year of tuition for young people in Cambodia

Lycette & Associates was present at the Friends of Sala Bai charity night on 29 November. It was a fun night to catch up with colleagues and friends and help raise essential funds for the Sala Bai Hotel School in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Associates Ariane Lellmann, Tim Millett, Principal Liz Lycette and Business Development Manager Josephine van Damme were there to enjoy the night.

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Sala Bai Charity Wine Auction – 29 November

Friends of Sala Bai is a not-for-profit organisation supported by individuals, companies and other community based organisations whose sole purpose is to raise funds in support of Sala Baï, a hotel school based in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Each year, the school, trains 100 young disadvantaged Cambodians to the four main professions of the hospitality industry: restaurant waiter/waitress, cook, receptionist & housekeeping attendants. During the 12-month training, the school covers all the training fees (lessons, school supplies, books, uniforms), and daily expenses (accommodations, food, bicycle, insurance and medical expenses) for the students.

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SEQPHA Trade Fair a great success!

The South East Queensland’s Professional Housekeepers Association’s (SEQPHA) organized a Trade Show, which was held on 21 September at the Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove. More than 30 industry suppliers were showing their products and services. The Trade Show was open to all accommodation, housekeeping, maintenance and purchasing staff. Liz Lycette, Director of Lycette & Associates was there too. She presented the attendees with a talk on Productivity, Trends and Innovation in Housekeeping.

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SEQPHA Breakfast @ Conrad Jupiters – 24 November 2011

SEQPHA invites all Executive Housekeepers, members and non-members to join them for breakfast at Conrad Jupiters on Thursday 24 November 2011. Breakfast will start at 7.00 am at the Food Fantasy Restaurant, Conrad Jupiters. Guest Speaker is Mark Glancy from D Tec Pest Solutions.

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L&A celebrates the festive season supporting the Sala Bai Christmas function

L&A and the lucky winners

To end 2010 with a bang, L&A had their Sydney Christmas gathering in conjunction with an Ecole Hoteliere alumni (AEHL) get-together and joined the Friends of Sala Bai Christmas Wine auction on Thursday 2 December 2010.

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L&A Housekeeping Management Consulting sponsors IHG bed making competition

winner Jeab Solomon

Lycette & Associates, in conjunction with Optii Solutions, was proud to sponsor the IHG Bed Making competition held in Sydney recently! All participating IHG hotels battled it out to see who was the fastest, most accomplished bed-maker. It was a fun event.

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Fun boat trip to Lamma Island

HK Alumni Chapter

While in Hong Kong last September Liz Lycette, Stammlady for Australia (Ecole Hotelière de Lausanne Alumni co-ordinator) had the opportunity to meet up with the Hong Kong Alumni Chapter. It is always nice when the Stamm from different Chapters can get together and exchange ideas.

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Housekeeping Olympics across the Pacific!

L&A noticed that several housekeeping crews in the US were busy competing in their annual Housekeeping Olympics.

Crews from AmericInn in Wisconsin Rapids, and its sister hotel, Sleep Inn and Suites, also in Wisconsin Rapids, gathered in AmericInn’s parking lot to participate in two events to observe National Housekeeper’s Week.

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More Housekeeping Olympics around the world

Check out more Housekeeping Olympics, this time from Las Vegas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jWwHJo5S3o

and another one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew_ULbvtd0c&NR=1

and in Philippines http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcoZHdNa-tI&NR=1

and this one! Funny!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSwFo-_KgI0&NR=1

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