Building a stronger future for hospitality service in Vietnam
International Hospitality Academy Vietnam is being built to help beginners gain practical service skills, professional habits, and workplace confidence while supporting employers who need stronger, more consistent hospitality teams.
Why International Hospitality Academy exists
Vietnam's hospitality industry is growing rapidly. International brands are expanding, and the local food and beverage scene is increasingly world-class. However, finding and training staff remains a constant challenge for businesses.
Many beginners are highly motivated but lack structured, practical training before stepping into high-pressure real-world environments. Employers need consistency, and students need confidence and guidance.
International Hospitality Academy is being built to close that gap.
Industry Growth
The demand for professional service staff outpaces the current supply of practically trained candidates.
Practical Focus
Theory alone does not build confidence. Service requires repetition, muscle memory, and active feedback.
Practice before pressure
Our training philosophy is built on removing the pressure of a live shift so beginners can focus entirely on learning the right habits.
Learn the standard
Understand the 'why' behind service rules.
Practice the movement
Build muscle memory through repetition.
Build communication habits
Learn exactly what to say to guests.
Receive trainer feedback
Get corrected immediately, not during a shift.
Complete practical assessments
Prove readiness before applying.
Built as a company, not a one-person project
International Hospitality Academy is being developed as a long-term hospitality training company with systems, a future trainer team, employer relationships, planned operational leadership, and structured programs.
The academy was shaped by 20 years of hospitality and F&B experience, then structured into a scalable training model for students, trainers, and employer partners.
Scalable Model
A structured curriculum designed to be taught consistently by a future trainer team.
Operational Support
Planned operations manager and student support systems to handle daily cohort logistics.
Employer Ecosystem
Dedicated employer partnerships to bridge the gap between training and real-world hiring.
Founder-led by 20 years of hospitality experience
International Hospitality Academy was founded by Our founding team, owner of Kevin’s Bartending & Event Services in San Diego. With more than 20 years of hospitality, event service, staff training, bartending, catering, and food and beverage experience, Kevin created the academy to bring more practical structure to hospitality training in Vietnam.
The founder's 20 years of hospitality and F&B experience shaped the training model, but IHA Vietnam is being built as a company system with trainers, partners, curriculum, and operating standards.
What we are building
Student training programs
Practical bootcamps for Bartending, Waitstaff, Front-of-House, and Hotel Service Basics.
Employer training workshops
Custom 2-day and 5-day on-site workshops for hospitality businesses.
Certificate of Completion
An internal academy credential representing rigorous practical standard achievement.
Future HCMC flagship HQ
A planned physical training facility with mock service environments and assessment zones.
Future staffing platform
A future platform pathway connecting trained students with quality employers, subject to legal review.
Private investor materials
Comprehensive business models, data rooms, and strategic growth documentation.