STR's SHARE Center crowned an undergraduate team from Virginia Tech University and a graduate team from the University of New Orleans as the winners of the STR Student Market Study Competition held virtually during 21-22 November 2020.
A fleet of 30 Starship autonomous delivery robots has been deployed at the University of Houston, home to over 53,000 students, faculty and staff. In partnership with Chartwells Higher Education, UH is the first institution of higher education in the state of Texas to offer robotic food deliveries on campus.
The coronavirus pandemic continues to upend the global travel industry, but hospitality schools aren't rushing to overhaul their curriculums around how to operate a travel business — yet.
As more health care facilities grow to become "medical campuses" and medical meccas for care, they emulate hotels in their quality and delivery of health and wellness (H2H) services. Many build hotels or have partner hotels for medical guests and tourists on their health campuses.
"As hotel professionals, we owe it to ourselves and our guests to not be wasteful. Over the last 3-5 years, our digital strategies have become bloated, diluted, and boring. Through attempts to be “everything to everyone,” we've settled into consensus mediocrity."
Boston University's School of Hospitality Administration (BU SHA) Dean Arun Upneja, PhD, has announced the formalized relationship between two of the world's leading hospitality programs: Boston University's School of Hospitality Administration (BU SHA) and the ESSEC Business School in Paris, France.
This summer, the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, in partnership with Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), challenged students in hospitality programs across the globe with the first-time Hilton College Hospitality Hackathon.
"In order to succeed, any hotel revenue optimization program has to be not only data-driven, but, at a time when hotels are more resource-constrained than ever before, it also has to deploy tools that are time-efficient and cost-effective."
Orlando, FL (June 29, 2020) — UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management was ranked this week as one of the premiere hospitality and tourism programs in the world, as rated by ShanghaiRankings. listing of 500 of the world's top universities.
FIU's Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management through its new Bacardi Center of Excellence, a unique educational program tailored for students who are interested in careers in the spirits industry, is offering its first learning opportunity, BacardiTeach.
Miami Dade College's (MDC) Hospitality Institute will provide online COVID-19 re-opening training to employees at hundreds of hotels in both the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association and the Greater Miami and the Beaches Hotel Association, as part of the county's ongoing initiative, The New Normal: A Guide for Residents and Commercial Establishments, issued by Miami-Dade County Mayor and MDC alumnus Carlos Gimenez to safely re-open businesses.
FIU's Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management and Macrovision Network of Singapore will co-host a series of four global forums to take place live and online with experts in three time zones.
