photo: Shawn Muscat
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of Shawn’s experi-
ence while study-
art
ing for Hospitality
Management was
a long internship in England with the Renaissance chain
of hotels. This was a very positive experience that could
easily have led Shawn to remain there but he stresses that
it was imperative for him to continue his studies locally.
Upon completion of his studies Shawn joined the Sun-
crest Hotel, where he had already spent his time on an
internship and then a further 3 years in Management.
Shortly after, he moved to the Bugibba Holiday Com-
plex; despite having moved to a Three Star Hotel from
a Four star, he felt that joining the Island Group, which
saw many of its top management promoted from with-
in, was the right move. Furthermore, it would give him
the opportunity to work with some of the key influenc-
ers in the industry. After four months in Bugibba he
was promoted and moved to Golden Sands Hotel.
HOSPITALITY MALTA
Moving on, Shawn joined the Hilton as an Assistant
Front Office Manager, a post he had held for a few
months before he started running the department.
The Hilton experience, apart from seeing him take
part in a number of investment programmes at lo-
cal and European Level, saw him being mentored by
Clement Hassid, the General Manager of the time;
now retired, who still remains a very respected figure
in the hospitality industry. His in-class training saw
him graduate first in Class and granted him a posi-
tion in Milan but unfortunately, due to Shawn’s fa-
ther falling ill, he had to return to Malta to support
the family.
One could have taken this setback negatively, but the
ever-positive Shawn took this in his stride; he moved
back to Radisson Golden Sands as Assistant General
Manager, a role he kept for four years. Shawn ex-
plains that his aspirations were always to become a
General Manager.
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