Faculty In The Press
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... More
BU Today – Fascination with Titanic Underscores Dangers of Extreme Tourism
What was supposed to be an eight-hour trip to view the wreckage of the Titanic is now looking like a largely avoidable tragedy. The harrowing search for the Titan ended Thursday, as the US Coast Guard announced they found evidence that the submersible vessel had probably imploded and all five passengers were... More
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... More
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... More
The BHR Leadership Edition: May-June 2023
This special edition on Leadership arrives on the heels of our school’s marquee event, the Hospitality Leadership Summit. One overarching theme among these innovators was centered on well-being: taking care of our mental and physical health. In this way, the Summit presents a fitting segue to this special edition on Leadership, More
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... More
The BHR Restaurant Edition: March-April 2023
We’ll admit that Hospitality has been slow to change. This problem has been particularly evident in the last few years as droves of employees left the hospitality industry. This Restaurant Edition of Boston Hospitality Review (BHR) by Sean Jung, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Hospitality Analytics, hones in on the question: “What are leading restaurant companies... More
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... More
HSMAI Americas Welcomes New Board Members
The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) has revealed the members of its 2023 Americas Board of Directors and Executive Committee. HSMAI America’s leaders represent a cross-section of the industry’s most respected hotel and hospitality brands, academics and suppliers, according to the organization. The board is composed of senior travel and hospitality... More