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Why ChatGPT Is Both Exciting and Unsettling for Students & Faculty
Ask it a quick question, get a quick answer. Ask it to write a complete essay, and it will do that, too. The capabilities of ChatGPT offer both opportunity and temptation—driving students, faculty, and administrators across Boston University to talk about the artificial intelligence chatbot’s potential as both an enabler of plagiarism and an exciting research […]
Chef Barbara Lynch speaks to School of Hospitality students as part of Dean’s Distinguished Speakers Series
Barbara Lynch, a chef and restaurateur from Boston, spoke about her career at Boston University’s School of Hospitality Administration on Feb. 3 as part of the Dean’s Distinguished Speakers Series. Lynch, a James Beard Award winner and Relais & Châteaux Grand Chef, opened her first restaurant in 1998 and has since received many awards and […]
Airbnb regulations will make your next New York City trip even more expensive
Regulation is once again dangling over the short-term rental sector, best known for vacation rentals found on platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo. Places like Maui, Hawaii, and Atlanta cap how many units a host can list online. Other cities like Paris limit the number of days a host can rent out a unit. New York City’s […]
Why We Are Heading Back To Hotels
Booking a holiday is difficult enough without worrying whether the Airbnb is actually living up to the standard you expect. Kerri Sackville and Jenna Price reveal why people are heading back to hotels instead. Early in 2022 I booked a stay in Northern NSW for January 2023. I did my due diligence. I spent hours […]
Sunset Cantina Reopens, with an Alum a Co-owner
Catarina Chang (SHA’11) says the Mexican eatery’s “fun vibe” remains Sunset Cantina is back. And in a big way, with a BU alum now in charge. The Mexican restaurant at 916 Comm Ave, long a popular meeting spot for the University community, reopened just before Christmas with the familiar decor and “fun vibe” intact, says […]
Question Everything: Has the pandemic changed the way we tip?
BOSTON — It’s 2 p.m. on a Tuesday. The bar at the Corner Tavern in the Back Bay is busy because the World Cup is on. “Usually a Tuesday day is a lot slower than this,” said Victoria Bishop. Bishop has worked here for seven years. She’s getting tipped more now than ever. “I would […]
This School of Hospitality Administration Class Doubles as a Marketing Agency for Cities, Hotels, More
Student teams, paired with clients, gain real-world experience When was the last time you went to Revere? If you asked a team of undergraduate students from the School of Hospitality Administration, they’d tell you now is the perfect time to take a trip to the North Shore city. For their Advanced Hospitality Strategic Marketing course, […]
Boston University School of Hospitality Administration Launches the $50k Poyiadjis Hospitality Innovation Competition
(updated February 3, 2023) Boston, MA – Boston University School of Hospitality Administration (BU SHA) is proud to announce the inaugural $50k Poyiadjis Hospitality Innovation Competition. The competition is open to all BU students and BU alumni (classes 2021 and 2022). The application deadline is Monday, February 20, 2023. With cash prizes totaling $50,000 for […]
[The Washington Post] Professor Makarand Mody Discusses why Airbnb is more successful than ever. Why is everyone so mad at it?
Guests are over fees and chores. Hosts say they can’t fill vacancies. But the company keeps cashing in. Before they became Exhibit A of a supposed “Airbnbust,” Carrie Ann Rink and her family were living a host’s dream in Southern California. They had an attractive property in a desirable area near Palm Springs with five-star […]
SHA Student’s Summer Internship at New York’s Famed Gramercy Tavern
James Kaz in Gramercy Tavern, where he spent months learning the art of fine dining. Photos courtesy of Michelle Giang James Kaz made a gutsy move to get his summer internship. Kaz met Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG) executives at a School of Hospitality Administration luncheon in March. And eventually he got an offer to spend the […]