The 4th annual HTM Summer Training will take place July 14-16, 2025 at the Loews Sapphire Falls Resort in Orlando. Based on your surveys, the training will focus on Best Practices and the HTM 
competition with post-secondary presentations.
PROGRAM COST The FRLAEF will cover the cost of all Florida HTM instructors who have purchased and are using the Hospitality & Tourism Management curriculum during the upcoming 2025-2026 school year. This includes instruction, lodging, and take-home educational materials. Attendees will be responsible for their travel and some meals.
Attendees will stay at the Loews Sapphire Falls Resort and will have their own room. FRLAEF will cover the cost of the room nights.
TRANSPORTATION Attendees are responsible for their own transportation to the event.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Registration closes May 2, 2025.
FRLAEF Post-Secondary Scholarship Closes this Month
The FRLAEF Post-Secondary scholarship is now available for your graduating seniors.
In order to be eligible for this scholarship the applicant must:
• Be enrolled at a post-secondary school pursuing a culinary or hospitality program–Summer/Fall 2025 term
• Return your transcript by application deadline
Six $2,000 scholarships will be awarded. This is a one-time, non-renewable award. However, students may reapply each year.
Application deadline: May 16, 2025
Applicants notified award status by: May 23, 2025
CLICK HERE TO APPLY
Hospitality Industry Internships
The Hospitality Industry Internship (HII) provides the opportunity for Florida HTM instructors to work in a foodservice/lodging establishment for at least 40 hours. Once the required paperwork 
has been processed, the participant will receive a personal check for $600.
To qualify for an HII, the instructor must teach the HTM or HTMP curriculum during the 2024-2025 school year. If you are already employed at a restaurant or hotel, you MAY NOT use that site for your internship. The restaurant/hotel must be a new work experience for you, not somewhere you have worked before or used as an HII internship location.
The applicant must secure a position at a foodservice or lodging facility where a minimum of 40 hours of hands-on experience is guaranteed. The host location may pay the recipient but is not required to do so.
This year’s HII closes on June 20–if you can get your 40 hours in before then–
APPLY NOW!
2025 FRLAEF Scholarships Awarded
The FRLAEF awarded $65,000 in scholarships last month to over 30 Florida HTM and ProStart students. Each student will receive a one-time, non-renewable scholarship for $2,000. Over 70 
students applied and the applications were impressive.
If your student was awarded a scholarship, you were copied on the email. Below is what the students are required to return to the FRLAEF in order to receive their scholarship.
SCHOLARSHIP REDEMPTION As a recipient of an FRLAEF Scholarship, the student will receive a one-time $2,000 scholarship to the post-secondary institution of his/her choice. The student must be pursuing a degree in culinary arts or hospitality. This scholarship is contingent upon the FRLAEF receiving verification the student is enrolled in a post-secondary institution.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION The scholarship check will be cut when the student emails Amy his/her
- College Student ID Number
- College Name
- College Financial Aid Mailing Address
Once we receive this, we will mail the scholarship check to the post-secondary school to be deposited into the student’s account.
Redemption Deadline: June 13, 2025
Florida Hospitality by the Numbers (click to enlarge)
HTM FaceBook Group
During HTM Summer Training, teachers requested we make a Florida HTM FB page for the group to share resources, ask questions, etc. CLICK HERE and then request to be added.