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== <font color="green">Welcome to the Emerald Forest Hotel</font color="green">==
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This platform will assist you in managing the [http://www.emeraldforesthotel.com/site/ Emerald Forest Hotel]. Our hotel is a bit outdated, and we’re counting on you to make it a better place to stay. We’ve recorded a message for you.
<i><br>"I would kindly like to welcome you all to this game! My name is [[Christina Bergman]]: my family and I used to run the Emerald Forest Hotel, a nice and cozy hotel with 100 rooms. In fact we still own 50% of the hotel , but we are in urgent need of new management insights! This platform is supporting you, as the new management team, in running my hotel. You, as well as a number of other management teams, have the unique opportunity to show you can do better than we did in recent years. I will surely keep an eye on you, for I am still an active member of the Board of Directors. I wish you all lots of success!"<br><br><br></i>
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== Competition Karlshochschule, Germany, has ended! ==__NOEDITSECTION__
You are now part of a new Management Team tasked with taking over the Emerald Forest Hotel. Your mission is to manage the hotel, enhance its current operations, and deliver significant improvements compared to previous years. You will have access to last year's performance results and the decisions that shaped them, providing a valuable reference point. Remember, you are competing against other Management Teams who share the same starting position. This is your opportunity to showcase your skills in management, creativity, finance, and marketing, with guidance from your coaches. Seize this chance to stand out!
Congratulations to the winning hotels #05DE reativity Streetwise http://bit.ly/1mg79K4 on profit http://bit.ly/1jEKSDU !
* Profit in city Amstelburg: [[User:04LV-A05|Mosaic Hotel]]
* Creativity in city Amstelburg: [[User:04LV-A06|Streetwise]]
Well done! <br>
For interviews and greetings check [[:Category:Emerald forest finished teams]]: we will upload material asap!
On this platform, you’ll find a wealth of information to help you understand the hotel's operations, including financial data like the operating review, as well as guidance on managing the hotel and making strategic decisions. Be sure to explore the main menu on the left (or tap the three bars at the top left if you’re on mobile). Have you seen our hotel's website? It's not in the best shape right now, but we encourage you to take a look nonetheless., [https://www.emeraldforesthotel.com Click here to visit the Emerald Forest Hotel website].
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<!---The competition in Karslruhe (Game 05DE) has started: we wish all of the teams good luck! Your competition is [[Game_05DE_home|available here]]. Remember that the next parts also make part of the Emerald Forest Hotel Simulation:<br>
<center><I>Good luck and thanks you all for helping the Emerald Forest Hotel! [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-jandal-a226ba186/ Jill Jandal], CEO of the Emerald Forest Hotel.</I>
* the [[secure section]] for your private input and results;
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* the social media channels made for the Emerald Forest Hotel;
* as well as the social media accounts made by you;
* all the live sessions and activities. ---->
== Competitions to come ==__NOEDITSECTION__
In a number of weeks the following competitions will start
== Latvia, Vidzemes Augstskola in Valmiera competition 04LV finished! ==__NOEDITSECTION__
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The competition in Valmiera has ended! Congratulations to the winning teams:
== <font color="green">Welcome to Abu Dhabi Hospitality Academy Les Roches</font color="green">==
* Creativity city Amstelburg: [[User:04LV-A06|Art Hotel]]
We hope [https://lesroches.edu/campuses/abu-dhabi/ to see Les Roches Abu Dhabi] soon, as one of our new partner, running the Emerald Forest Hotel! <br>
* Creativity city Budano: [[User:04LV-B07|FaLia Hotel]] overall winning team!
The latest competition at [https://www.buas.nl/en/programmes/hotel-management BUAS, Breda University of Hospitality and Facility Management] has concluded. A big shout-out to all the participating teams and coaches—it has been a pleasure working with you. Congratulations to Management Teams, on winning the 'Golden Bell' award as the finale of the Emerald Forest Hotel simulation.
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[[Image:goldenbell 2024.jpg|thumb|300px|left|alt= BUAS winning Team Emerald Forest Hotel||<i><center><code>The Golden Bell Award</code></I></center>]]
Thanks to all the Management Teams, the coaches and the jury Michel Brokke, Geertje Klijn, Joost van der Minne and Jeroen Vinkesteijn. It has been very interesting!
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== <font color="green">A special thank you, to all our partners, so far!</font color="green">==
<td><center>''Pictures of the 3 minutes in Valmiera, 04LV''</center></td>
A big shout-out to all participants and to our partners from previous years—the Management Teams, with a special thanks to the enthusiastic coaches.
<td><center>''Pictures of the final in Valmiera, 04LV!''</center></td>
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<li>Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (Germany)
<li>Karlshochschule International university (Germany)
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<td><center>''The hotel looks like this''</center></td>
</div> </div> <BR>Want to join? Check [[Joining the game]].</div>
<td><center>''Stay tuned: <u>live</u> tweets on #hotel''</center></td>
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== Why should should you join? ==__NOEDITSECTION__
The Emerald Forest offers the opportunity to learn (business) management skills in a modern, attractive way, totally web-base way.
There is a unique opportunity to do coach, link your courses and have live activities. <br>
The management skills focus on:
* creativity
* commercial calculating
* managerial capacities
* promotional skills
The Emerald Forest Hotel is an international management game with an attractive competition based on profit and on creativity. Interested? [[:Category:Entrepreneurs|Learn more!]] or check [[:Category:Emerald forest finished teams|what other teams have done so far!]]
== Reports on the project ==__NOEDITSECTION__
The simulation is used in different situations: it can be linked to traditional education, to coaching or training. Check the videos for an overview filmed by participants.
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<td><center>''European competition in Valmiera, June 2012''</center></td>
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== Goals of this simulation ==__NOEDITSECTION__
Teams are assigned to manage the hotel and keep it commercially and financially healthy, keep it independent and to show their vision on how to run a company like this. This platform is the central place in the management game.
In this platform the game will be supported in many different ways, teams will make their decisions here, store files and work with Flickr, YouTube, Twitter, and Google Earth, discuss with others, discuss with their coaches or get advice from teams in other competitions or from entrepreneurs. <br>
This platform will support participants in all aspects of the Management Game Emerald Forest Hotel.
* all information and communication from the market and other teams.
* all teams will make their decisions here
* all results are to be found here as well
* this game is ''Web 2.0 powered'': as far as possible everything will be embedded here.
Emerald Forest Hotel is a nice hotel with lots of potential, as you can find out on his platform. Interested as an entrepreneur? Have a look at the [[:Category:Entrepreneurs|Entrepreneurs section]].
This platform supports the Emerald Forest Hotel simulation. The very [[Game 01EU home|first competition]] was the final of the '''EU Lifelong Learning Program'''. The purpose of this project is to bring (small) enterprises and education together. All details on this project can be found in [http://www.emerald-forest.eu/wiki03/index.php/EU:Home EU info on the whole project].<br>
<small>''This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This communication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.''</small>
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The partners in this project are: <br>
* [http://www.va.lv/en/ Latvia: Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences]
* [http://www.nhtv.nl/ENG/home.html Netherlands: NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences]
* [http://www.ttu.ee/en Estonia: Tallinn University of Technology]
* [http://karlshochschule.de/de/ Germany: Karlshochschule International University]
* [http://internet.ktu.lt/en/index1.html Lithuania: Kaunas University of Applied Sciences]
* [http://www.uni-vt.bg/2/?zid=1&lid=2 Bulgaria: University of Veliko Tarno]
== Release and copyrights == __NOEDITSECTION__
If you are a participant in the simulation, be sure to read the page [[disclaimer]]. Be sure when working on this game that whatever you post, you have the right to post that specific picture, photo video or text without infringing anyones copyrights. The website is actively monitored but as the entire game is an ongoing real time process it is hard to oversee all of the changes and all of the impacts. All postings are, for that matter, the individual responsibility of the editor of that specific piece of content. If, by any means, you think that the content of this website offends your rights in any way, please contact us and we will respond. The entirety of this content is published under Creative Commons license. For details check the page [[copyright]] on this platform.<br>
<center><small>''Emerald Forest Hotel'' offering an <font color="green">'''emerald''' </font color="green">hotel experience!
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Latest revision as of 17:23, 9 October 2024
In response to popular demand, we will be integrating an AI chatbot and conducting a complete overhaul of the game. The new version 9.0 is scheduled for release by the end of 2024. Please note that, as a result, this version may occasionally be offline or experience some instability.
Welcome to the Emerald Forest Hotel
This platform will assist you in managing the Emerald Forest Hotel. Our hotel is a bit outdated, and we’re counting on you to make it a better place to stay. We’ve recorded a message for you.
Welcome on behalf of the Emerald Forest management!
You are now part of a new Management Team tasked with taking over the Emerald Forest Hotel. Your mission is to manage the hotel, enhance its current operations, and deliver significant improvements compared to previous years. You will have access to last year's performance results and the decisions that shaped them, providing a valuable reference point. Remember, you are competing against other Management Teams who share the same starting position. This is your opportunity to showcase your skills in management, creativity, finance, and marketing, with guidance from your coaches. Seize this chance to stand out!
All information
On this platform, you’ll find a wealth of information to help you understand the hotel's operations, including financial data like the operating review, as well as guidance on managing the hotel and making strategic decisions. Be sure to explore the main menu on the left (or tap the three bars at the top left if you’re on mobile). Have you seen our hotel's website? It's not in the best shape right now, but we encourage you to take a look nonetheless., Click here to visit the Emerald Forest Hotel website.
Done? You first step here, will be checking the pages from the menu:
Now that you have a clear understanding of the hotel, you’re ready to begin the competition. Review the menu again, and click on Join a Game, choose your competition to get started!
Good luck and thanks you all for helping the Emerald Forest Hotel! Jill Jandal, CEO of the Emerald Forest Hotel.
Welcome to Abu Dhabi Hospitality Academy Les Roches
The latest competition at BUAS, Breda University of Hospitality and Facility Management has concluded. A big shout-out to all the participating teams and coaches—it has been a pleasure working with you. Congratulations to Management Teams, on winning the 'Golden Bell' award as the finale of the Emerald Forest Hotel simulation.
The Golden Bell Award
Congratulations to
Public award winnning team, Hotel Malia
Jury award winning team, Evergreen resort
Thanks to all the Management Teams, the coaches and the jury Michel Brokke, Geertje Klijn, Joost van der Minne and Jeroen Vinkesteijn. It has been very interesting!
A special thank you, to all our partners, so far!
A big shout-out to all participants and to our partners from previous years—the Management Teams, with a special thanks to the enthusiastic coaches.
Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands)
Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (Germany)
Birmingham City University (UK)
UCLL University Belgium
Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)
Vidzeme University A.S. (Latvia)
Liverpool John Moores University (UK)
St. Cyril & St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria)
Breda University (Netherlands)
Karlshochschule International university (Germany)
