[NPR Marketplace] 2023 was a big year for the hotel industry. Has its recovery peaked?
InterContinental Hotels Group — which owns Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza and others — reported on Tuesday that it had good earnings in 2023. The company made more money per room last year and increased its profits to over $1 billion for the first time. 2023 was a big recovery year for a lot of hotels, but is […]
[Boston.com] Guardian columnist thinks Boston eats too many bowls. Do we?
If you’re visiting Boston for its food, you’re most likely eating the city’s delicious seafood, staying warm with clam chowder, grabbing a cannoli for dessert in the North End. But are you buried in bowls? The city was visited by a European guest recently who then shared her experience in an opinion piece for The Guardian. Writer Emma […]
Boston University School of Hospitality Administration 2024 Hospitality Leadership Summit Highlights Experience Innovators
(Boston, MA) February 12, 2024 – Boston University School of Hospitality Administration (BU SHA) is proud to announce the annual Hospitality Leadership Summit on Thursday, April 4, 2024 at Boston University’s Computing and Data Sciences Center, Boston’s largest fossil fuel-free building. The Summit brings together students, faculty, and industry colleagues for a day of inspiration and […]
[BU Today] Is Today’s Minimum Wage an Honest Living Wage?
School of Hospitality Administration speaker series on Wednesday to address minimum wages, tipping, hospitality industry challenges At $15 an hour, the minimum wage in Massachusetts is one of the highest in the nation, trailing only New York, Connecticut, Washington, D.C., the state of Washington, and California. The minimum wage still languishes in the single digits […]
[The Daily Free Press] SHA professor Carol Bliss breaks boundaries in club management, shares joys of hospitality
Not many people can say they call a place with over a thousand rooms “home.” But working in the hotel industry gave Carol Bliss, adjunct professor at Boston University’s School of Hospitality Administration, the unique opportunity. “You got to exude your actual personality, like welcoming somebody into your house and your house being 1,200 rooms,” […]
Boston University School of Hospitality Administration presents $100k Poyiadjis Hospitality Innovation Competition
Boston, MA (January 19, 2024) – Boston University School of Hospitality Administration (BU SHA) is proud to announce the second annual $100k Poyiadjis Hospitality Innovation Competition. Building on last year’s success, this year’s competition offers double cash prizes (from $50K in 2023 to $100K for 2024) and more opportunities for BU student teams to compete. […]
[New York Times] Will Hotels Finally Beat Rentals in the Lodging Tug of War?
In cities from New York to Vienna, new short-term-rental restrictions — designed to improve housing availability for residents — are poised to boost the bottom lines at hotels. In New York in November, shortly after Airbnb and the like were limited to stays of 30 days or longer, hotel occupancy was up 6 percent and […]
Boston University School of Hospitality Administration presents Dean’s Distinguished Speakers Series for Spring 2024: Saru Jayaraman, President of One Fair Wage
Balancing the Rising Cost of Dining & Exploring Solutions for Employees, Employers, and Consumers February 7, 2024, at 4 PM to 5:30 PM Boston, MA (January 10, 2024) – Boston University School of Hospitality Administration (BU SHA) is proud to present the Dean’s Distinguished Speakers Series. One of the best professional speaker series anywhere on […]