MJourney Academy

Beyond Training
Building Hospitality Culture

A premier training programme designed for luxury hotels, resorts and restaurants — tailored sessions that elevate operations, strengthen teams and transform every guest experience.

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Mihaela Straton, Founder of MJourney
From The Founder

Empowering Teams to Inspire Excellence

With over 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry, I am passionate about delivering innovative and impactful training solutions.

My mission is to empower teams to deliver outstanding service, build team retention, and contribute to business growth through elevated performance and lasting impact.

MJourney Academy delivers tailored training that enhances operations and elevates guest experiences — every session shaped around your brand, your team and your standards.

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Founder at MJourney
What We Teach

Our Training Curriculum

Each course is curated to address the most important pillars of luxury hospitality — service, leadership, sales and team culture.

The Art of Serving

Refining the fundamentals of luxury service — from posture and presence to graceful interaction with every guest.

Inspiring Leadership

Empowering supervisors and heads of department to lead with vision, empathy and authority.

Premium

Fuel Your Sales

Practical upselling and revenue-driving techniques tailored for restaurants, bars and front-of-house teams.

Lead the Way: Mastering Management

An advanced course for managers — operational mastery, decision-making and people development.

Premium

Guest Relationship Management

Building emotional connection, anticipating needs and turning every guest into a returning ambassador.

3 S's — Sequence of Service & Standards

Mastering the disciplines of structured service: the right sequence, the right standards, every single time.

Health and Safety Procedures

Essential operational protocols ensuring a safe, hygienic and compliant environment for guests and team alike.

Team Communication & Motivation

Strengthening communication, alignment and morale — building teams that genuinely love what they do.

Train the Trainer

Our flagship 3-day immersive experience — in-depth learning balanced with interactive lively games.

Premium

Premium courses are available for an additional charge, separate from our standard offerings.

Our Flagship Experience

Train the Trainer

An engaging 3-day immersion designed to balance in-depth learning with interactive, lively games.

Each day includes informative sessions and meaningful opportunities to connect with fellow participants — a transformative experience that energises teams and builds lasting confidence.

3
Day Immersion
9
Core Modules
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Lasting Impact
Hospitality service in action
How We Deliver

Tailored Training Packages

From ongoing development to focused workshops to fully-branded online academies — we meet your team where they are.

Monthly Training Retainer

Our contracts include a set number of training hours per month, allowing us to work closely with your team to achieve lasting improvements over time.

New

Online Learning Academy

Your own fully-branded white-label training app — available on the App Store and Google Play, with video-based learning, quizzes, certificates and live analytics.

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One-Time Workshop

Focused sessions on specific topics tailored to your immediate needs — ideal for quick alignment, pre-opening readiness, or a targeted skill upgrade.

White-Label Training App

Build Your Own Online Learning Academy

A fully-branded learning and development platform — designed, built and delivered by MJourney. Your logo, your colours, your content. Available as a web dashboard and as a mobile app for iOS and Android.

29%
Higher retention rate for trained employees
— Brandon Hall Group
$4
Per employee, per month after year one — fully branded, fully scalable
24/7
Anytime, anywhere access via mobile app or browser
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Locations & brands — manage them all from one panel

Fully White-Label

Your brand front and centre — customised login, app icon and certificates.

Multi-Brand Panel

Manage multiple brands and locations from a single panel.

Multi-Lingual

Deliver training in multiple languages for international teams.

Video-Based Learning

Engaging, paperless, cloud-based — videos, quizzes and exams.

Real-Time Analytics

Live dashboards with insights into progress and performance.

App Store & Google Play

Native iOS and Android app published under your brand name.

Digital Handbook

Job descriptions and onboarding modules — all in one place.

Daily Briefing & Ideas

Communicate daily, capture ideas, recognise top performers.

Customised Certificates

Branded recognition for every completed course.

Ready to launch — we do the work for you

  • Full content development, video production & editing
  • Orientation videos & mission/vision modules
  • General training videos (Reception, Bar, Wine, Service)
  • Product list creation tailored to your business
  • Live integration training & on-site team support
  • Train-the-Trainer certified course
  • Cloud hosting, live updates & 24/7 online support
  • Launch in 21 days — fully ready for your team
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Your Words, Our Drive

Client Feedback

It was such a great training; learned so much about my team. Mihaela facilitated it with great knowledge and passion — wonderful for personal and team development. Training Participant

Mihaela is a great speaker. She makes sure she connects with her trainees and brings a very informative set of topics. Hospitality Leader

The training was amazing! We learned many new things and we built self-confidence and trust in ourselves. F&B Team Member

A moment from a recent MJourney Academy training event

A moment from a recent training event

Let's Begin

Ready to Inspire Your Team?

We're thrilled to collaborate with your team, uncover fresh ideas and bring out their best. Together, we'll inspire, learn and grow — creating a culture of pride and passion.

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We accept a limited number of new clients each quarter — to ensure the standards we promise.