hospitality management
Best Career Advice: FIU Founder and Hospitality Industry Legend Tells It Like It Is
FIU's Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management | October 2, 2024
50 years later, Rocco M. Angelo of FIU’s Chaplin School still mentors students and stays connected with the hospitality leaders he has taught over the decades. Learn his tips for professional success. Five decades ago, FIU Hospitality Professor Emeritus and current Associate Dean of Alumni Relations Rocco M. Angelo joined a small program that has morphed into what is today the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management on the Biscayne Bay Campus of Florida International University (FIU). This semester, the hospitality pioneer marks his 50th anniversary at FIU. At 93, he is the oldest faculty member still coming to work, and ...
Scoring Big: How Sport Tourism Impacts the Global Hotel Industry
Joe Vargas | June 27, 2024
The sports tourism sector is poised for dramatic growth over the next five years. Understanding this sector and ensuring that your hotel operations are ready is the key to success. By Joe Vargas, SVP & General Manager, Infor Hospitality Sports tourism, as it’s called, is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the travel industry, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization. Hotel room rates on Super Bowl weekend soared 257% compared to 2023, the biggest year-over-year spike for a first-time host city in NFL history. According to hotel data and analytics firm STR, Southern Nevada’s 172,707 rooms (at 393 hotels) char...
Choosing the Right Hospitality Suite – A Changing Landscape
Joe Vargas | April 16, 2024
By Joe Vargas Over the last couple of decades, hoteliers have been faced with two main options when upgrading hospitality management software: Acquire new point solutions that address specific challenges or adopt an integrated platform that manages multiple functions in one place. Another factor that hotels now must consider is whether to maintain legacy, on-premise systems or modernize software with the cloud. Tech-forward hoteliers know that moving to the cloud is inevitable to succeed in this competitive industry—it’s just a matter of when and how. Still, many hotels struggle to progress past legacy property management systems. T...
Cloudbeds Urges Independent Hoteliers to Consider New Ways to Hedge Inflation in 2024
Cloudbeds | March 27, 2024
Cloudbeds’ 2024 State of Independent Lodging Report reveals independent hoteliers can no longer rely on average daily rate (ADR) increases to counter high inflation in 2024. The technology provider advises lodging businesses to explore further avenues to boost their bottom line, particularly in food, parking, ancillary fees, and non-refundable rates. Cloudbeds’ findings are grounded in data from 10,000+ independent properties across more than 100 countries worldwide. San Diego, CA – Cloudbeds, the hospitality management platform powering more reservations and happier guests for independent lodging businesses around the gl...
Penn State School of Hospitality Management Master of Professional Studies Applications Now Live!
The School of Hospitality Management | August 31, 2023
New Flexible, Focused Graduate Degree in Hospitality Management Starts at Penn State The Penn State School of Hospitality Management has launched a one-of-a-kind graduate degree program in hospitality management designed specifically for hospitality industry professionals. The school’s Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Hospitality Management (HM), launched its inaugural class in Fall 2023. MPS offers an exceptional and focused curriculum delivered by world-class faculty through online and in-resident course offerings. Flexible learning options The MPS in Hospitality Management program blends flexible course mode options with ...
Q : What Is Hospitality Management?
EHL Insights | June 19, 2023
Hospitality Management definition Hospitality management is a broad field that involves overseeing the day-to-day administrative, operational and commercial activities of businesses in the hospitality industry. As opposed to the more narrowly focused “hotel management”, hospitality management is an umbrella term that covers various industries such as food and beverage, travel and accommodation and event management. The departments under a hospitality manager’s stewardship may range from maintenance and housekeeping to spa services, concierge, reception and many more. Hospitality Management Responsibilities The responsibilities ...
Sharma Named Inaugural Edward Friedman and Stuart Mann Professor in Hospitality
THE PENN STATE SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT | August 3, 2022
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Amit Sharma, professor of hospitality management, has been named the inaugural Edward Friedman and Stuart Mann Professor in Hospitality Management. The professorship supports an outstanding faculty member in the College of Health and Human Development’s School of Hospitality Management to advance the contributions of its holder in teaching, research and public service. “I could not be more pleased that Amit Sharma is the inaugural holder of the Edward Friedman and Stuart Mann Professor in Hospitality Management,” Donna Quadri-Felitti, associate professor and Marvin Asher Endowed Director of the Penn...
The Relationship Between Teaching and Management
Dean Inès Blal | January 12, 2022
By Dean Inès Blal While it might seem rather counter intuitive, gaining some teaching experience can boost a manager’s skill set. We all had a teacher that marked our lives. Equally we can recall a manager who influenced our personal path. Both professions offer a unique way to impact others. Yet, because we tend to dissociate our experience in school from the one on our workplace, we don’t often make this connection. Beyond this common influence role here are the 4 ways in which teaching can nurture our management and ultimately leadership skills. 1. Effective motivation One of the main challenges when teach...
