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ESTHUA – 40 years of Human Adventure

“ESTHUA: 40 years of Human Adventure” tells the story of an extraordinary institute, which in just a few decades has become the leading European, even global, center for training and research in tourism. From around twenty students in 1982 to more than 3,500 in 2024, its journey reflects tremendous energy, a real key to its success. ESTHUA is a human adventure, born in Angers and which will then spread to the Pays de la Loire region (Saumur, Cholet, Les Sables d’Olonne) while establishing cooperative partnerships throughout the world, where the know-how French in tourism training is recognized.

“This formidable adventure is based above all on men and women passionate about tourism, culture, exchanges and all the transformations that this major economic sector brings to our country, its territories and its businesses. Individually and collectively, they have keen to pass on knowledge and techniques to the young generation of tourism so that they in turn build the tourism of tomorrow.”
Jean-René Morice
Director of ESTHUA, National Institute of Tourism – INNTO France

Click here to view and download the 40th anniversary book

8 chapters, 183 pages, 324 photos and 190 contributors

Discover, over time and pages, the beautiful history of ESTHUA addressed around 8 major themes: professionalization, growth, relations with territories, internationalization, research, creativity, student life and alumni and the future. During these 183 pages, you will travel in time but also around the world, you will discover behind the scenes of the institute, its evolution, its projects and what constitutes its daily life.

This work, collective and collaborative, could not have been produced without the participation of the 190 contributors – staff, students and alumni, partners – who were able to respond to be interviewed or to write their text.

Thank you all for this human adventure.

AIRAUD Bruno
ALTAR Fast
ANDREEVA JOURDAIN Ekaterina
AUBINAIS Michel
BAGNOL Clement
BAREAU Sonia
BARILLE Flavie
BARRAL Jean-François
BAUDOUIN Christine
BEAUPÈRE Thierry
BECHU Christophe
BELLEC Pierre
BERNIER Marina
BERTRAND Pascal
BESSIKRI Dikra
BEYER Gerold
BLAIVE MARCHAIS Sophie
BILLIARD Matthieu
BONNEAU Michel
BONNEAU Andrée
BONNEAU Marie-Christine
BOUCHER Nina
Sylvie BOUIS
BOULAY Angélique
BOURDOULEIX Gilles
BOUYER Vincent
BRIDIER Paul
BROIX Philippe
BUISSART Martine
CACHIN Antoine
CALLET-WHITE Anne-Marie
CAMUS Sandra
CANGRAND Jérôme
CHALOPIN Philippe
CHOQUET Pauline
CHRAITI Mina
CLAIS Jacqueline
COËFFÉ Vincent
CREUXLEBOIS Lambert

CROFF Brigitte
CUEVAS-SERRANO Marta
DALLET Marion
DANNY Jean
DAVIS John
BY GIROLAMO Eymerick
DELBARRE Paul
DENIZET Pierre
DESAUNAY Marion
DESTERMES Théodore
DODU Sylvie
DOURNEAU Sylvain
DRUHEN Xavier
DU MERLE Doriane
DU MERLE Melaine
DUCLOS Corentin
DUMENIL Anne
DUPIN Jordane
DUPONT Emmanuel
DURAND Sylvie
ELEAUME Stéphanie
ESTEILLE Michel
ETCHEVERRIA Olivier
ÉVEILLARD Anne
MAYBE Amicie
FAVRE D’ANNE Marie-Solène
FAVRE D’ANNE Mathilde
FAVRETTI Lucia
FILLOUX Dominique
FEURET Sébastien
FONTAINE Geneviève
FRANCQUEVILLE Alain
GIFFARD Edith
GINTRAND Thierry
GIRANI Frédéric
GLASBERG Olivier
GOUDEAU François-Jean
GOUDEAU Julien
GOULET CLAISSE Jackie

GREFE Gwenäelle
GRELIER Eric
GRIMAUD Clemence
GRIMAUD Pierre-Olivier
GROLLEAU Françoise
GUÉMARD Louis
GUIBERT Christophe
GUIBERT Mathieu
GUITTON Vincent
GUPTA Paritosh
GUYOMARC’H Amber
HARDOUIN Aurélie
HOUDEBINE Françoise
HOUSSAY Jean-Louis
HU Olivier
ISNARD Valérie
JACQUIN Jean-Pierre
JAURAND Emmanuel
JUTAN Coralie
KHELIFI Karim
LAHEURTE Cyrille
THE SAGER Laurent
LEBLONDEL Guillaume
LEBOUCHER Ophélie
LECLERC France-Céline
LEGOHEREL Patrick
LEMASLE Lucie
LEMÉE Matthias
LEPELTIER Pascaline
GROCER Laurence
LEVEAU Pierre-Henry
L’HOSTIS Marine
LIGONIÈRE Rodolphe
WORKER Franck
LUSSON Anthony
MARCHAIS Christophe
MARCHAND Jean-Michel
MARIE DIT CHIROT Clément
MARLIN Hubert

MASSÉ Xavier
MÉATCHI Sourou
MÉNARD Christine
MILMAN Ady
LOSS Pascal
MOISY Laurence
MONDOU Véronique
MONNIER Jean-Michel
MOREAU Yannick
MORICE Jean-René
MORLAND-VANEL Odile
MORVAN Chloé
THEY DIED Marina
NERRIÈRE Pascal
OHLMANN François
O’RIORDAN-BEAUPERE Anne
OVERLAET Mieke
PARENTEAU Alain
PÉBARTHE-DESIRÉ Hélène
PENG Qing
PERRINELLE Stephanie
PERRONNET Céline
PEYRAT-GUILLARD Dominique
PICKEL-CHEVALIER Sylvine
DRINKS Christian
PILES Benoit
PIRIOU Jerome
POINGT Roger
POIRIER Marie
POTELLE Sindi
PRICED Carine
PROUST Chloe
QUERARD Catherine
QUérioux Elodie
RATINAUD Benoit
RATOUIS Geoffrey
REXAND-GALAIS Clara
REY Mother
ROBLÉDO Christian

ROCHE Jean
RODRIGUEZ Nicolas
RODRIGUEZ COSTA Igone
ROULEAU-RACCO Therese
ROY Marie
SALMON Marie-Thérèse
BLOOD Damien
SATIRE Dylan
SHEN Shiwei
SOYER Isabelle
TARDIEU Jean-Michel
TAUNAY Benjamin
TEMPLAR Pierre
TESSIER Fabrice
TÉZÉ Arnaud
THIBAUD François
TRÉBOUL Jean-Baptiste
KNITTING Virginie
A LITTLE Benoît
VINCENT Elsa
VINCENT Johan
VIOLIER Philippe
VIOLIER Axel
WATRELOT Pierre
WOZNIAK Zoe
YI-DE Liu
YU Junwei
THAT Thomas
ZEMIRI Mathieu
ZHANG Mintao

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