The hospitality industry is fast-paced and ever changing. How do hospitality leadership faculty stay current on the latest trends? They complete externships. Hotel Nikko faculty externship Most recently, two faculty spent a week at Hotel Nikko (starting July 15) to observe all operation systems. Their goal was to connect with industry and incorporate the information in their … [Read more...] about Hospitality leadership faculty complete externship
Dr. Yoshimasa (Nancy) Kageyama attended the Asia Pacific CHRIE (APacCHRIE) and Europe CHRIE (EuroCHIRE) Joint Conference May 23 in Hong Kong. The conference was hosted by the School of Hotel and Tourism Management at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. More than 740 people attended from more than 40 countries. About the conference Kageyama, assistant professor of hospitality … [Read more...] about Hospitality professor explores hotel price points
Dr. Albert Barreda recently presented at a conference in Taipei, Taiwan. The 2019 International Conference on Business, Economics and Management in the Age of Intelligence (ICBEM) was June 3-5 at the Chihlee University of Technology. About Barreda’s presentation Barreda, assistant professor of hospitality leadership, presented his research, “The Effect of Employee … [Read more...] about How to get repeat customers
Dr. Liza Cobos, assistant professor of hospitality leadership, attended the First International Conference on Smart Tourism, Smart Cities and Enabling Technologies (The Smart Conference) May 1 in Orlando, Florida. Cobos presented her research, “Technology post-adoptive behaviors and gender among hotel branded mobile app users.” Her research looks at a consumer’s use of … [Read more...] about Combining technology and hospitality
Dr. Yoshimasa “Nancy” Kageyama always has amazing research to present. This summer, she attended the Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA) 2018 Annual Conference. The conference was held July 3-6 in Mactan (Cebu), Philippines. Kageyama and Dr. Albert Barreda presented three papers: One each individually and the final one together. About their … [Read more...] about Go above and beyond for consumers