Hotelfachfrau vs. Hotelbetriebswirtin

English translation: hotel management/hotel administration

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German term or phrase:Hotelfachfrau vs. Hotelbetriebswirtin
English translation:hotel management/hotel administration
Entered by: Olav Rixen

12:42 Jun 22, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel / Hotel Industry
German term or phrase: Hotelfachfrau vs. Hotelbetriebswirtin
This person's CV shows 2 different training programs, one "zur staatlich geprüften Hotelbetriebswirtin" and one "zur Hotelfachfrau".

How do you differentiate in English?
Olav Rixen
Canada
Local time: 00:43
hotel management/hotel administration
Explanation:
A "Hotelfachfrau" has studied hotel management (hotel manageress).
The "Hotelbetriebswirtin" has a degree in hotel administration, although I've also found school who offer a programme in "Business Administration in international hotel management".
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Nicole Wulf
Switzerland
Local time: 09:43
Grading comment
Thanks, swissgirl, and all who tried.
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3hotel management/hotel administration
Nicole Wulf
2hotel manageress
Jonathan MacKerron


  

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hotel management/hotel administration


Explanation:
A "Hotelfachfrau" has studied hotel management (hotel manageress).
The "Hotelbetriebswirtin" has a degree in hotel administration, although I've also found school who offer a programme in "Business Administration in international hotel management".

Nicole Wulf
Switzerland
Local time: 09:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks, swissgirl, and all who tried.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  vptrans: A Hotelfachfrau, is someone who "only" went through her vocational training and did not continue with her education for higher management. A Hotelbetriebswirtin continued her education after 3 years on the job, after her vocational training ended.
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hotel manageress


Explanation:
according to Muret Sanders

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Note added at 9 mins (2005-06-22 12:52:11 GMT)
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for Hotelbetriebswirtin = graduate in business administration
but hard to genderize....

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Note added at 12 mins (2005-06-22 12:54:47 GMT)
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training programs for certification as hotel manager and in business administration

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 68
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