Created in 2003, the Talent Jungle is an online networking and exchange base for students, educators, alumni and professionals from the field of Tourism and Hospitality from various parts of the world including Switzerland, USA, UK, India, China among others. www.thetalentjungle.com

Networking Features:

Where in the World are you now? This is a special section on the site that features updates on alumni - to be included, just send us a photo and an update by email.

Discussion Forums: Theforums are a great way to discuss and address a range of issues, ideas, topics and also meet new people.

Members List and Private Messaging: View the members list and send private messages (like e-mail) to other users on the site, while retaining your privacy.

Shout! Use the 'shoutbox' on the left side of the screen to share your thoughts and comments in a flash. You can also view shout history and edit or delete your own.

Photos: The Talent Jungle features an extensive photo gallery with thousands of snapshots and pictures submitted by members. Visit the photo gallery and view slideshows, comments, pictures by rating...andupload your own photos.

The Knowledge Base:

The Tourism & Hospitality Diaries: This is a blog which connects industry alumni and professionals for the latest news, commentary and best practices. You can also comment on all articles and have your opinions heard!Click here.

Articles Base: The site features an extensive article base contributed by members. This has now been retired as content shifts to the simpler blog format, but you can still view the Latest articles,Browse by Date, Topic or run a Search.Submityour own articles...it's simple and quick! Also check out theWeb Links & Downloads sections.

Newsletter: Viewpast email newsletters. If you have something important to share, we can help by including it in the newsletter.Email us!

Help! If you're ever stuck or have trouble with the site...or just need some info, just email us and we'll try to do our best to help you.

Journal: You can also maintain your very own diary / journal and record your thoughts and share them with others.

Hotel, Tourism and Business Schools:

Hotel Schools: On the bottom of this page, you will find some links and resources related to hotel schools and universities. If you would like a particular school to be added to this section, just let us know and we'll do the rest.

Hotel School Forums: If you have questions relating to hotel schools or institutions, use the forums. Quick Links:

• SSTH / SSH Passugg

• BBA at the HTW Chur

• Merit Swiss Asian School Ooty

• Where in the world are you?

• Job Leads & Issues

• The Talent Jungle Site Forum.. use this for general issues including requests for creation of new forums.

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