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October 7, 2015

Manager Named for Holiday Inn New York City - Times Square

M&R Hotel Management today announced the appointment of Tracey Rucks as general manager of the new 271- room. Holiday Inn New York City – Times Square at 585 Eighth Ave., between 38th and 39th streets. The 36-story, newly constructed hotel is the 13th New York hotel in M&R Hotel Management's 16-hotel portfolio and fifth Holiday Inn hotel. Rucks, an 11-year hospitality industry veteran who has managed hotels in Indiana, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, will oversee all aspects of the hotel's operations, including sales, marketing, security, maintenance, housekeeping and accounting.

M&R Hotel Management

New York, New York, United States

September 29, 2015

Rlj Lodging Trust Contributes $5,000 To Ah&lef’s Annual Giving Campaign

RLJ Lodging Trust contributed $5,000 to the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation's (AH&LEF) 2015 Annual Giving Campaign. This donation marks the company's sixth consecutive $5,000 donation. The Annual Giving Campaign is the Foundation's key yearly fundraiser that supports its core missions, including providing scholarships to hospitality management students, funding grants for pertinent industry research such as diversity and technology advancement, and promoting hospitality as a career of choice.

September 11, 2015

Vantage Appoints Natalie Stone as Regional VP of Development

CORAL SPRINGS, FL -- Vantage Hospitality's Upscale Brands development team continues to expand with the addition of Natalie Stone, who will serve as the new Regional Vice President of Development for the central region of the U.S. Stone will be responsible for the growth of Vantage's midscale to upscale offerings of Lexington® by Vantage and Jameson Inn® in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin.

September 4, 2015

Hotel Industry to Labor: Overtime Increase Too High, Too Fast

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), the sole national association representing all segments of the 1.8 million-employee lodging industry, today filed official comments regarding the Department of Labor's (DOL) proposed changes to our nation's overtime rules. AH&LA's comments highlight the lodging industry's concerns with DOL's proposal to more than double the salary threshold of employees eligible for overtime pay from $23,660 to $50,440. The comments further urge the Department of Labor to use a past precedent and methodologies that would result in a much more reasonable salary threshold. To read the full comments, please click here.

August 22, 2015

Jim Purdum, key partner with Penn State School of Hospitality Management, retires

It was Jim Purdum, a 1977 food service and housing administration graduate of Penn State, while serving as head of Penn State Hospitality Services (PSHS), who saw an opportunity to provide students with real world experiences at two hotels on campus.

Penn State University

University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

July 24, 2015

Hilton College, Diageo Launch Hospitality Training Program For Houston Veterans

A program that pairs the University of Houston's Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management with Diageo, a global leader in beverage alcohol, is helping Houston veterans by teaching "Learning Skills for Life."

University of Houston

Houston, Texas, United States

July 17, 2015

Cornell University School of Hotel Administration announces new faculty members, appointments, and retirements

With the start of the 2015-2016 academic year, the School of Hotel Administration welcomes new faculty members in finance, marketing, and more. There also have been several promotions, appointments, and other transitions among current and retired faculty.

Ithaca, New York, United States

Radical Innovation Hospitality TECHNOLOGY

Radical Innovation is an initiative that challenges creative thinkers and visionaries in hospitality TECH to pioneer compelling innovations that fuel the future of the hospitality and travel industries.

Radical Innovation

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June 29, 2015

M&R Hotel Management Names Manager for Days Inn Hotel at JFK

M&R Hotel Management today announced the appointment of Akash Nabi as general manager of the 75-room Days Inn Jamaica – JFK Airport, one of its four hotels serving John F. Kennedy International Airport.

M&R Hotel Management

New York, New York, United States

May 20, 2015

Cornell Roundtable Focuses on Potential Model Union Contract

Work rules in union contracts were a key focus of the roundtable produced this year by the Cornell Institute for Hospitality Labor & Employment Relations (CIHLER). As explained by roundtable chair David Sherwyn, the 2015 Labor and Management Roundtable could be considered a historic entry in the roundtable series.

May 19, 2015

Donna Quadri-Felitti Appointed Director of Penn State School of Hospitality Management

Donna L. Quadri-Felitti has been selected as the new director of the School of Hospitality Management at Penn State. Her appointment will be effective in July. Prior to joining Penn State, Quadri-Felitti served on the faculty of the Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality and Tourism in New York University's School of Professional Studies where her most recent post was as academic chair of the Center.

Penn State University

University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

April 16, 2015

Kennesaw State receives $5 million to name Culinary Sustainability and Hospitality program

The University System of Georgia's Board of Regents today approved the naming of the Michael A. Leven School of Culinary Sustainability and Hospitality at Kennesaw State University. Michael Leven, a veteran hospitality industry executive and president and CEO of the Georgia Aquarium, made a commitment of $5 million to name Kennesaw State University's School of Culinary Sustainability and Hospitality. The gift represents the largest single contribution from an individual in the University's 52-year history.

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia, United States

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April 8, 2015

Dr. Kurt Stahura Named Dean of NU’s College of Hospitality & Tourism Management

Dr. Kurt A. Stahura has been appointed dean of the College of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Niagara University, effective June 1.

Niagara University

Niagara, New York, United States

March 20, 2015

VATEL Joins Forces with California’s most global and entrepreneurial education institution, CIBU

The number one Group of International Business School in Hospitality and Tourism Management, VATEL, is joining forces with California's most global and entrepreneurial education institution, CIBU, to meet the demands of the booming local and international Hospitality industry.

Vatel Los Angeles

San Diego, California, United States

March 13, 2015

AH&LA Welcomes New, Distinguished Industry Leaders To Board Of Directors

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), the sole national association representing all segments of the 1.8 million-employee lodging industry, today announced new additions to its Board of Directors. The 2015 Board of Directors represents the full scope of the lodging sector, including brands, owners and REITs, management companies, independents, and state associations.

February 27, 2015

Student Entrepreneurs Develop Business Plan Concepts for Cornell Competition

Every year, the Hospitality Business Plan Competition gives teams of Cornell University students the opportunity to develop business concepts and enter them in a competition. The top three teams receive cash prizes ($15,000, $5,000, and $2,500) to help fund and actually launch their businesses.

February 24, 2015

Deniz Omurgonulsen selected as new Cornell Hotel Society president

The School of Hotel Administration (SHA) at Cornell University announced that Deniz Omurgonulsen is the new president of the Cornell Hotel Society (CHS), the 86-year-old alumni association that represents SHA graduates in more than 50 active chapters worldwide. Omurgonulsen's twelve-month term as president began January 1, 2015.

Ithaca, New York, United States

February 10, 2015

University of Houston names new dean of Conrad N. Hilton College

A new dean will take the helm at the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management this summer. Dennis Reynolds, Ph.D., currently the Ivar Haglund Endowed Professor of Hospitality Management and director of the Wine Business Management Program at the Washington State University School of Hospitality Business Management, is expected to begin his duties at Hilton College on July 1, UH Provost Paula Myrick Short said. Final approval is expected by the UH System Board of Regents on Feb. 19.

University of Houston

Houston, Texas, United States

February 9, 2015

Rosen College Now Offering Fully Online Master’s Degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management

The University of Central Florida's Rosen College of Hospitality Management is now offering a fully online Master's degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management. Students can also choose face-to-face classes or design their own custom mix of online and in-person coursework to fit their schedule and budget. Until now, only certain graduate courses were available online, so now students from anywhere in the world can benefit from a world-class education at a top-ranked hospitality management program.

January 30, 2015

Hilton College joins top hospitality programs in Europe and Asia to offer MS in Global Hospitality Business

The University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management is partnering with the top hospitality programs in Europe and Asia—Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) and the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)—to offer an all-new Master of Science in Global Hospitality Business.

University of Houston

Houston, Texas, United States

January 28, 2015

AH&LA Unveils 2015 Policy Agenda

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) today unveiled its 2015, "A Policy Agenda," covering the priority issues most important to the health and success of the lodging sector.

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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