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
We know that our hospitality leadership program and our students in it are amazing. However, it’s nice to see that others know it, too. Three of our students were selected to attend Drury Hotels College Days. They spent Nov. 8-11 in St. Louis to watch the industry in action, meet with executives and learn about Drury Hotels. The three students were: … [Read more...] about Hospitality leadership students meet top Drury Hotels executives
Coming to college can be difficult. Coming to college from another city or state is even harder. You leave your friends, family, coworkers and everything familiar to you. Bryan Paige, a December 2018 Missouri State graduate, knows that struggle. From Kansas City, Missouri, Paige wanted to go somewhere he knew he would love and stay close to his family. He came to Missouri … [Read more...] about Fall down, get back up