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Decades of real-world hospitality experience, distilled into mentorship. Our faculty don't just teach the industry — they've lived it, at sea and on land, from Stockholm's cafés to Dubai's finest hotels.

Aarty Gurung
FounderAarlight Institute
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Aarty Gurung

Founder · Soft Skills & Hospitality Behavioural Trainer

Aarty Gurung is the founder of Aarlight Hospitality Training Institute, leading its transformation-focused approach to hospitality training.

Aarty is a hospitality professional with an international background spanning cruise hospitality, social sciences, education, and café management. She began her career in the Food & Beverage department with one of the world's leading cruise lines, where she gained extensive experience in guest service, multicultural teamwork, and delivering world-class hospitality. She later earned a degree in International Social Work in Sweden, where her studies in cultural diversity, social cohesion, human behaviour, and mental well-being broadened her global perspective. This experience strengthened her soft skills, intercultural competence, emotional intelligence, and global communication abilities. Today, Aarty manages one of Stockholm's most popular cafés, consistently ranked among the city's top preferred cafés, while also teaching and mentoring students from diverse backgrounds. Through her classes, she helps learners build confidence, communication skills, and cross-cultural understanding. Her passion is creating meaningful human connections, whether through hospitality, education, or community engagement.

At Aarlight, she focuses on shaping confident, self-aware professionals who naturally align with global hospitality standards.
Faculty Trainers — Food & Beverage

Mentors With Real Industry Mileage

Our F&B faculty bring decades of hands-on experience from luxury hotels, cruise lines, and global catering operations directly into the classroom.

Mr. Jai Bahadur Gurung
ITC Sheraton Trained
Mr. Jai Bahadur Gurung
Faculty Trainer — Food & Beverage

A seasoned Food & Beverage professional with a strong foundation in hospitality and training. Educated at St. Joseph Academy and a graduate of Osmania University, Hyderabad, he further specialized by earning a Diploma in Food & Beverage from the ITC Sheraton Group. His hospitality career includes valuable experience with Welcome Group Sea Rock Sheraton, where he developed expertise in food & beverage operations and guest service excellence.

With extensive industry knowledge, he is passionate about training and mentoring teams to deliver exceptional customer service, uphold the highest standards of hospitality, and ensure operational excellence. His training approach emphasizes service etiquette, food safety and hygiene, standard operating procedures (SOPs), product knowledge, and continuous skill development.

Service Etiquette Food Safety & Hygiene SOPs Product Knowledge
Mr. Pradeep Thapa
40+ Years International
Mr. Pradeep Thapa
Faculty Trainer — Food & Beverage

A highly accomplished hospitality professional with over four decades of international experience in the Food & Beverage industry. After completing IHMC&N, Pusa, New Delhi in 1978, he began his career with the Taj Group of Hotels in Mumbai, where he gained a strong foundation in luxury hospitality over three years.

He then joined Basrah Sheraton in Iraq, followed by Sheraton Kathmandu in Nepal, further expanding his expertise in international hotel operations. After the closure of the Sheraton property in Kathmandu, he moved to Dubai, UAE, where he worked with the prestigious Hyatt Regency, followed by the Holiday Inn Group. He concluded his distinguished career with Emirates Flight Catering at Dubai International Airport, one of the world's largest and most respected airline catering operations.

With extensive experience across luxury hotels and large-scale catering operations, he brings exceptional expertise in food & beverage service, hospitality standards, team leadership, customer service excellence, and operational best practices. As a Facility Trainer, he is dedicated to mentoring hospitality professionals, developing high-performing teams, and instilling a culture of service excellence, professionalism, and continuous learning. His wealth of international experience enables him to deliver practical, industry-focused training that prepares teams to excel in world-class hospitality environments.

Luxury Hotel Standards Team Leadership Service Excellence Operational Best Practices
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Behind Every Great Professional
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Join a programme taught by trainers who've lived the industry — from Stockholm's cafés to Dubai's five-star kitchens — and are ready to shape your journey next.

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