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Fox26 Houston – Who should pay for search & rescue missions?
The question of who foots the bill for rescue attempts is gaining attention again after the U.S. Coast Guard’s lengthy search for the missing submersible that was set to tour the Titanic. At this point, U.S. taxpayers could foot a more than $1 million bill. SHA Dean Arun Upneja spoke with Fox26 Houston on […]
The Snerconish Podcast – Who should foot the bill for risky rescues?
—The Smerconish Podcast— Michael Smerconish tackles the tough questions raised by the context of wealth in last week’s unprecedented OceanGate saga. Dr. Arun Upneja, Dean & Professor at Boston University School’s of Hospitality Administration joins to offer his academic take Listen Here
HuffPost – How Titan Sub Escaped High-Risk Tourism Regulations, Was Allowed To Operate
The Titan tourist submersible, which is operated by OceanGate Expeditions, is seen during a descent. The vessel’s elongated hull was a unique design for such deep-sea treks, which raised concern prior to last week’s dive. ANADOLU AGENCY VIA GETTY IMAGES An intense, four-day international hunt for a submersible containing Titanic tourists has ended, but questions […]
AP News – When wealthy adventurers take huge risks, who should pay for rescue attempts?
When millionaire Steve Fossett’s plane went missing over the Nevada range in 2007, the swashbuckling adventurer had already been the subject of two prior emergency rescue operations thousands of miles apart. And that prompted a prickly question: After a sweeping search for the wealthy risktaker ended, who should foot the bill? The massive hunt for a submersible […]
BU Today – $50,000 in Prize Money Awarded at SHA’s Poyiadjis Hospitality Innovation Competition
BU Today – Kaushik Vardharajan (from left), an associate professor of the practice and director of the innovation and entrepreneurship program at the School of Hospitality Administration; Alexios Poyiadjis, son of Roys and Donna Poyiadjis, the founding sponsors of the competition; Johar Singh (Questrom’24), cofounder of the winning team, Astra Wellbeing; Arun Upneja, SHA dean; […]
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 […]