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Hospitality Certifications


Published: January 8, 2008

Have you ever seen letters behind hospitality professionals’ names and wondered what that is all about?  Well, there are at least 18 nationally recognized certifications for the hospitality industry. The CMP (Certified Meeting Professional) is the most widely recognized certification. Some certifications are specific to a profession, such as sales or catering, or a service category, such as exhibition.  From the list below, determine which certification is the best fit for you; related Web site links are provided in case you need more information.

    – Jackie Thornton, M.S., CMP

Jackie Thornton, M.S., CMP, is president of Global Marketing and PR Inc., which offers event planning, marketing and public relations services.   She also has taught event planning certificate courses.

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