30 MAY 2023 | LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – Liquid Icons and The Gérard Basset Foundation are delighted to announce the winner of the inaugural Michel Reybier Hospitality Golden Vines® EHL MSc Hospitality Management Scholarship. The Scholarship has been created to promote diversity and inclusion within the hospitality industry, by offering the winner the chance to undertake the EHL MSc in Hospitality Management, as well as a 6-month paid internship at Michel Reybier Hospitality’s La Réserve Genève, Switzerland.
18 applications were submitted from 14 countries. A shortlist of 5 candidates was selected and invited to be interviewed. The winner was chosen by an Interview Panel comprising: Nina Basset FIH, Chair of the Gérard Basset Foundation; Gaëlle Thebault, Group Director of Human Resources for Michel Reybier Hospitality; and Odile Tornare, Director of the EHL Foundation for Scholarships and Honorary Loans.
The Inaugural Winner: Huu Vo Trung Thai
Huu Vo Trung Thai is a Vietnamese man, who grew up in a rural village before going on to study Hospitality Management at university. He subsequently has worked in a range of luxury hotels and resorts in Dubai, in Shanghai, and is currently the Assistant General Manager of the Blue Aster Restaurant at the Conrad in Nashville, Tennessee.
Nina Basset FIH said of the interview process: “I am delighted to see Huu Vo Trung Thai as our inaugural winner. He has an enthusiasm and passion for learning, proven experience within a hospitality environment and will be a fabulous ambassador for the Gérard Basset Foundation, EHL and Michel Reybier Hospitality. We admire and applaud his desire to be a role model for others wishing to continue their learning and gain experience within hospitality from two such renowned organisations.”
Commenting on his win, Huu remarked: “It is an incredible honour to be chosen for this scholarship. I am extremely grateful for this opportunity to pursue my educational goals at the world-class institution EHL and advance my career in the hospitality industry. As a minority, I deeply appreciate the sponsors’ efforts to improve diversity and inclusion in this field. I am excited to use the knowledge and skills I gain through my studies to make meaningful contributions to the hospitality industry and beyond, representing, supporting, and inspiring younger generations of minorities in hospitality.”
About Gérard Basset Foundation
Set up to honour the legacy and memory of Gérard Basset OBE MS MW by addressing the wine industry’s most pressing issues through education, training & mentorship, the Gérard Basset Foundation comprises a multidisciplinary team of industry-leading professionals: Nina Basset FIH, Romané Basset, Lewis Chester DipWSET, Ian Harris MBE DipWSET, Sasha Lushnikov, Jancis Robinson OBE MW: https://
About Liquid Icons
Liquid Icons is a fine wine research and content production company founded by two friends to “do stuff in wine” – the late, great Gérard Basset OBE MW MS and Lewis Chester DipWSET. We create first-class original content and research about the world’s greatest fine wines and spirits. Our work encompasses motion picture, industry research, recognition and celebration of wine and spirits excellence, charitable and fundraising activities, as well as educational initiatives:
About Michel Reybier Hospitality
For more than 20 years, Michel Reybier has been blazing the trail for a singular, highly contemporary vision of luxury and hospitality. Each of the Michel Reybier Hospitality destinations upholds his cherished values of excellence, authenticity and simplicity. Whether in a hotel, a villa or a private apartment, in the mountains or by the sea, in the countryside, in the heart of the vineyards or in the city… A sole requirement: namely exceptional places that throb with a distinctive emotion. A sole ambition: to share a refined art of living, dedicated above all else to our guests’ well-being and pleasure. This holistic approach is based on unforgettable experiences, where sport, food, wellness and passion form an inseparable whole. This approach is supported by the medical expertise of Nescens, whose ultimate goal is to ensure people live better, healthier lives for as long as possible. The promise of instilling meaning into each and every moment.
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About EHL Group
EHL Group is the global reference in education, innovation and consulting for the hospitality and service sector. With expertise dating back to 1893, EHL Group now offers a wide range of leading educational programs from apprenticeships to master’s degrees, as well as professional and executive education, on three campuses in Switzerland and Singapore. EHL Group also offers consulting and certification services to companies and learning centres around the world. True to its values and committed to building a sustainable world, EHL Group’s purpose is to provide education, services and working environments that are people-centred and open to the world.
