Hotelschool The Hague is an international vocational university specializing in hospitality management located in The Hague, Netherlands. The main facility of Hotelschool The Hague lies just outside the city centre of The Hague, close to other International organizations and the Scheveningen beach, the most famous beach in the Netherlands.Over the years it has become one of the best Hotel Schools in the world, and is recognized as such by the business community as well as by the Dutch government. The World Tourism Organization has placed Hotelschool The Hague on its list of the "best hospitality training centers of the world".History‘’Hotelschool The Hague’’ was founded in 1929 by HORECAF, the former employers’ organization in the hotel and catering sector. In 2002, Hotelschool The Hague opened a branch in Amsterdam that offers exactly the same curriculum. Since August 2002 Hotelschool The Hague is a member of The Leading Hotel Schools of the World (LHSW). In 2004, a comparative research study “Mapping Knowledge” by the Dutch Ministry of Education has shown Hotelschool The Hague to be the best University of Professional Education in the Netherlands. In 2006, Hotelschool The Hague was described as one of the best three international centers of hotel management by "Caterer & Hotel keeper" Hotelschool The Hague was selected by the Dutch Ministry of Education for an experiment to increase the tuition fees gradually, as the course offered 'a strong focus on the development of the personality, international orientation of staff, students and research field. Students are not only being taught how to be hospitable, but how to run a profitable business too. The added value of the course is founded by the institution's approach: small scaled education with eye for high quality'.