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<center>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.</i></font color="red"></center>
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== <font color="green">Happy holidays!</font color="green">==
<center>{{#widget:YouTube|id=_x2BvHfPm7Q|width=50%}}<br><i>It's the most wonderful time of the year! A message from our CEO [[Jill Jandal]]. We wish you all a very Happy New Year, filled with good health, happiness, and a touch of luck along the way.</i>.</center>
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== <font color="green">Welcome to the Emerald Forest Hotel</font color="green">==
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 Our hotel is a bit outdated, and we’re counting on you to make it a better place to stay.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.
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|Column 2 text=<center>'''Word of welcome'''<br>
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<center><font color="red">'''Dear all <br> Regretfully, many aspects of our social life, as well as the economy are heavily affected by the Corona crisis: So is the Emerald Forest Hotel. Good news: we still are opened.<br>Your coaches will inform you how to handle the situation. Take care! ''' </font color="red"></center></I>
 
== Welcome at the Emerald Forest Hotel! ==
This platform is part of the management training program of the [http://www.emeraldforesthotel.com/site/ Emerald Forest Hotel]. Welcome in version v0.6, a fully online, corona-proof version of the Hotel! Ideal for an international week, a summer course (1 ECTS) or up to 4-10 ECTS as an attractive course in a study programme. Interested in joining this concept of ''real virtuality''? Check the page [[joining the game]]. Looking for specific content? Use the main menu on the left-hand, or use the search box top right hand. Type in a relevant word and look for a page on this platform specifically on this word, or for pages ''containing'' this word.


== <font color="green">Welcome to our Gamers</font color="green">==
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!


== Welcome to Rotterdam University of a.s., your competition has started! ==
== <font color="green">All information</font color="green">==
We are happy to get new ideas from Rotterdam, for the second year in a row. Your [[Game 35NL home]] is running right now. Good luck to all of you!<br>
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].
<center>[[Image:rotterdam_small.png]]<br></center><br>


== UCLL welcome, the Virtual Innovation week has started! ==__NOEDITSECTION__
Done? You first step here, will be checking the pages from the menu:
A special welcome to [https://www.ucll.be/ UC Leuven Limburg] for the first year! We are excited to hear that new Management teams from UCLL and many partner institutes, will be helping [[Jill Jandal]] out. <br>
* [[Introduction to Hotel]] and
* [[Introduction Game play]]
Now that you have a clear understanding of the hotel, you’re ready to begin the competition. Review the menu again, and click on <i>Join a Game, choose your competition </i> to get started!


== Hello [https://www.ttu.ee/en Tallinn Technological University TuT] ==__NOEDITSECTION__
<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>
We are happy to see you joining once more. We've seen some good work from the Baltics in the past, especially from Tallinn. So Jill has high hopes.
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<center>[[Image:Tut_logo_small.jpg|400px]]. <br></center>
Your competition [[Game_34EE_home| competition 34EE]] will be ready in another 4 weeks. We will inform you when all is set. <br>
Feel free to have a look around on the platform. <br>


== Welcome BCU: Birmingham City University, your competition will start soon! ==__NOEDITSECTION__
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A special welcome to [https://www.bcu.ac.uk/ Birmingham City University]. <br>
== <font color="green">Welcome to Abu Dhabi Hospitality Academy Les Roches</font color="green">==
Nice to hear you will be joining the international version in Tallinn! Your competition will be starting in a few weeks as [[Game 34EE home|Combined Game with Tallinn]]  
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>
<center>[[Image:Birminghamcity_uni_logo_small.jpg|300px]]</center><br>
[[Image:LesRoches logo.jpg|thumb|300px|left|alt= Les Roches joining Emerald Forest Hotel||<i><center><code>Les Roches Hospitality Academy</code></I></center>]]
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== <font color="green">Welcome the Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management (EAHM)</font color="green">==
We hope [https://emiratesacademy.edu/ to see EAHM] soon, as one of our new partner, running the Emerald Forest Hotel! <br>
[[Image:EAHM logo.png|thumb|300px|left|alt= EAHM joining Emerald Forest Hotel||<i><center><code>Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management</code></I></center>]]
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== Hello [https://www.buas.nl/en Breda University a.s. Academy for Tourism] (former NHTV)==__NOEDITSECTION__
== <font color="green">Thank you, Management Teams from BUAS-Breda!</font color="green">==
The oldest and most royal partner in helping the Emerald Forest Hotel out over the years. Jill has visited your institute teams several times, and you have many experiences coaches: the family Bergman counts on Breda!<bre>
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.
Your competition [[Game_39NL_home| competition 39NL]] will be ready in another 6 weeks. We will inform you when all is set. <br>
[[Image:goldenbell 2024.jpg|thumb|300px|left|alt= BUAS winning Team Emerald Forest Hotel||<i><center><code>The Golden Bell Award</code></I></center>]]
Feel free to have a look around on the platform.
Congratulations to
 
* Public award winnning team, Hotel Malia
<center>[[Image:buas_logo_small2.png|250px]]. <br></center>
* 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!
== Welcome Ca' Foscari University of Venice ==__NOEDITSECTION__
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A special welcome to [https://www.unive.it/pag/18630/ Centro Internazionale di Studi sull'Economia Turistica], feel free to have a look around. Recommended pages:
== <font color="green">A special thank you, to all our partners, so far!</font color="green">==
* [[All_concepts|All concepts]] gives an idea on the Teams which joined 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.
* [[Introduction to Hotel]] an introduction to the story line.
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* Your Competition would be [[Game 38IT home]]
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<li>Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands)
== Hello [https://www.buas.nl/en/programmes/hotel-management Hotel Management track of Breda University a.s.] ==
<li>Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (Germany)
The game [[Game_40NL_home|Game 40NL]] will run in another 8 weeks. We have high hopes, that the created concepts will be useful. Last year we where surprised by the creativity and commitment of the coaches and teams. <br>
<li>Birmingham City University (UK)
We will inform you when all is set. Feel free to have a look around on the platform. <br>
<li>UCLL University Belgium
<center>[[Image:buas_logo_small2.png|250px]] [[Image:buas_logo_hotel small.jpg|200px]]</center><br>
<li>Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)
 
<li>Vidzeme University A.S. (Latvia)
==<font color="green">Thank you for your contributions! Recently finished games </font color="GREEN">==
<li>Liverpool John Moores University (UK)
 
<li>St. Cyril & St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria)
== Thank you UCLL, the Virtual business week has finished! ==__NOEDITSECTION__
<li>Breda University (Netherlands)
The game [[Game_36BE_home|Game 36BE]] has finished! Thank you all so much for joining! It has been a pleasure. Congrats to the winning teams!<br>
<li>Karlshochschule International university (Germany)
Hope to be seeing you again, next year in a setting in which we can do a blended versions and actually <i>meet and greet </i>.
<li> Thomas More University a.s. (Belgium)
<center>[[Image:ucll.jpg|300px]]</center>
<li>and others!</li>
 
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== Thank you [https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/ John Moores University] ==__NOEDITSECTION__
</div> </div> <BR>Want to join? Check [[Joining the game]].</div>
We received some valuable we ideas and thought on how to handle the Emerald Forest Hotel simulation from John Moores University Liverpool.
<center>[[Image:liverpool_small.jpg|250px]]<br></center>
 
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<b>Amstelburg</b><font color="red"><br>
*On Profit Woodland Hotel €3,380,000
*On Creativity The Jadenity and Businessaholiday Hotel 2,2 points</font color="red">
 
<b>Budano</b><font color="red"><br>
*On Profit Villa Verde €3,788,000
*On Creativity Lignum International Hotel  2,6 points</font color="red">
 
<b>Copenstadt</b><font color="red"><br>
*On Profit Bos Retree’t  €4,141,000
*On Creativity Bos Retree’t  2,8 points </font color="red">
 
<b>Dreskovski</b><font color="red"><br>
*On Profit Tranquility Forest Hotel €2,239,000
*On Creativity The Bergman Hotel and the Colloquium Capital 2,4 points</font color="red">
 
<b>Efemada</b><font color="red"><br>
*On Profit Marriott €2,373,000
*On Creativity Hotel Passion Verde 2,6 points</font color="red">
 
<center>[[Image:ucll.jpg|300px]]</center> <br>
 
<b>Thank you [https://www.buas.nl/en Breda University a.s. Academy for Tourism] </b><br>
The game [[Game_31NL_home|Game 31NL]] has finished! <br>
Congratulations to the winning Teams of each city, and especially to the overall winning Teams in the city of Budano:
* On profit the '''Ryokan Sakura Hotel''' realizing an amazing € 3,325,000 cumulated net profit
* On Creativity '''Super Local''' with a staggering coach mark of 8,8!
Well-done!
<center>[[Image:buas_logo_small2.png|250px]]<br></center><br>
 
<b>Thank you [https://www.ttu.ee/en Tallinn Technological University TalTech] </b><br>
The game has finished! Thank you all once again. We've seen very creative work from Tallinn. Hope to be seeing you in the future!
<center>[[Image:Tut_logo_small.jpg|400px]] <br></center> 
 
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== After movie ==
Just to give you an idea what the total of a (finished) game looks like in pre Corona times.
<center>{{#widget:YouTube|id=Olb0kB5LiYw|width=50%}}<br><i>Wrap up of Game in Karlsruhe</i>.</center>
Our latest version v6.0 is 100% online, and can, easily, be made blended if Teams are able to travel agian or visit the campus.
 
== What can this simulation do for you? ==__NOEDITSECTION__
The Emerald Forest is a unique learning opportunity, offering the possibility to work on (business) management skills in a modern, attractive way, completely online way. It is used by Universities, companies as well as training institutes all over Europe. Ideal for an international week (1 ECTS) of in any curriculum as a attractive course (4-10 ECTS). The simulation consists of much more than just this platform and has been played by more than 15,000 participants. <br> The management skills to demonstrate should focus on: Creativity, commercial calculating, managerial capacities and promotional skills.
The Emerald Forest Hotel is an international management simulation with a strong realistic story-line combined with an attractive competition based on profit and on creativity. You can use the Emerald Forest Hotel simulation under one of our licenses: check [[Joining the game|Joining the Emerald Forest Hotel simulation]]. A hotel happens to be the case, but it's also very useful in other industries or solely a training aiming at management skills. 
Or have a look at the promo: <br>
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== Competition in Breda at [https://www.buas.nl/ENG.html BUas (former NHTV)] has ended! ==__NOEDITSECTION__
Congratulations to all the winning teams. And especially to the overall winning teams:
* Creativity The Happy Otter
* On profit The Grammable Hotel
<br>Pictures of the Final available on [https://www.flickr.com/photos/79317761@N02/albums/72157694549474842 Flickr] <br>
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== Sponsor  ==
Are you interested as an international hotel chain, to join the game as partner, user or sponsor? We offer you a modern platform which lots of linked media and an interesting group of users, mainly working or about to work in hospitality industry. Check the page [[sponsor]].
 
== A proud HSMAI member ==__NOEDITSECTION__
In Amsterdam RAI, under normal circumstances, the [https://www.hftp.org/hitec/amsterdam/ HITEC Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition & Conference] takes place. The conferences is held in combination with [http://hsmai-europe.com/ HSMAI Hospitality Sales Marketing Association International]. Emerald Forest Hotel management visits both conferences. We are delighted to tell, that in edition 2018, we have been chosen one of the nominees for the prestigious HSMAI - awards. Though we didn't win we are proud of our nomination and special recognition!
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<center> [[Image:hsmai.jpg|300px]]</center><br>
<center> [[Image:nomination.jpg|300px]]</center>
== Release and copyrights== __NOEDITSECTION__
If you are planning to use this simulation, be sure to read the page [[disclaimer]] and respect the IP rights, related to this platform. The Emerald Forest Hotel simulation is actively monitored, but as the entire simulation is always "in progress", it is hard to oversee all of the changes and its impacts on all media[[:Category:Assignments|.]] All postings are, for that matter, the individual responsibility of a specific editor of that specific piece of content, also on social media! <br>
If, by any means, you ended up on this website and think that some elements of the content offend your rights in any way, please contact us and we will respond: emeraldforesthotel at gmail.com. For details on usage of the platform itself ([[IP]]), please check the page [[copyright]] or contact us. <br><br>
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== All new hotel concepts == __NOEDITSECTION__
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All concepts that have been developed by the participants from over 20 countries in this management simulation are summarized on the page [[All concepts| all new hotel concepts]]. Starting from this page, you can navigate to every new hotel concept.<br>
Or check [[:Category:Emerald forest finished teams|what other teams have done so far!]]
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<td><center>''Stay tuned: <u>live</u> tweets on #hotel''</center></td>
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''→ GO! [[#top|Top of this page]]''
<center><small>[[Special:RecentChanges| . ]] [[Special:WhatLinksHere| . ]] [[:Category:Sysop:Overview| . ]]''Emerald Forest Hotel'' offering an <font color="green">'''emerald''' </font color="green">hotel experience!
| Run your own hotel in this management simulation [[:Category:Emerald forest finished teams| . ]]  [[:Category:Assignments| . ]] </small></center>

Latest revision as of 15:52, 14 December 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.

Happy holidays!


It's the most wonderful time of the year! A message from our CEO Jill Jandal. We wish you all a very Happy New Year, filled with good health, happiness, and a touch of luck along the way..


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

We hope to see Les Roches Abu Dhabi soon, as one of our new partner, running the Emerald Forest Hotel!

Les Roches joining Emerald Forest Hotel
Les Roches Hospitality Academy

Thank you, Management Teams from BUAS-Breda!

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.

BUAS winning Team Emerald Forest Hotel
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)
  • Thomas More University a.s. (Belgium)
  • and others!

Want to join? Check Joining the game.


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