Mr. Sepp Blatter, President of FIFA and His Excellency George Johannes, South African Ambassador to Switzerland, Liechtenstein and the Vatican invited members of the HTMi Management Team and those students selected to work in South Africa during the World Cup 2010 to a luncheon on Tuesday, 4th May 2010 at FIFA House, the worldwide headquarters of FIFA in Zürich Switzerland. The luncheon was also attended by all Swiss volunteers working at the World Cup as well as the Ambassadors of Korea, Japan, Mexico, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon and Algeria based in Switzerland. All guests were treated to a typical Zürich style lunch, followed by a presentation and photo session with Mr. Sepp Blatter and members of the FIFA team on FIFA and the World Cup. To end the day all guests were given a tour of the FIFA headquarters building including the private lounge used by the FIFA President to meet dignitaries and the FIFA conference room where the FIFA Executive Committee meets to oversee the plan in all aspects of the FIFA world cup.

The Centre for Events Management Training and The Centre for Career Management at HTMi is sending a group of award winning students to work in the hospitality operations supporting the FIFA World Cup.