It’s here! The third issue of the Rosen Research Review, a bi-annual publication of UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management, in partnership with Research Features. Read the Winter issue NOW! We missed the spring 2020 issue due to the global pand…
UNWTO and CNN Partner for Global #RestartTourism Campaign
After partnering back in May for a campaign asking the world to be patient, responsible and “travel tomorrow”, the World Tourism Organization and CNN International Commercial (CNNIC) have teamed up again to celebrate the transformative power being u…
Hotel operator IHG extends debt waivers to end of 2022
(Reuters) – Holiday Inn-owner Intercontinental Hotels Group has struck an agreement with its creditors to extend waivers of its debt covenants through the end of 2022, the company said in a statement on Friday. The move by IHG to shore up its financ…
Christmas Shortbread cookies by EHL Chefs
Christmas is right around the corner and nothing brings out the festive mood as much as baking. These shortbread cookies are an easy and delicious recipe to try at home during the holidays. This recipe is brought to you by Chef Julien Boutonnet, EHL…
Four Seasons Hotel Milano Announces Extensive Renovation In 2021
Four Seasons Hotel Milano announces that it will be closing temporarily on January 2, 2021 for an extensive renovation. Opened in 1993, Four Seasons Hotel Milano, a 15th-century convent turned into a sophisticated garden retreat, set the standard fo…
Bridging the Disconnect: The Transferability of a Revenue Manager
As much as I would like to say that 2020 has been a rollercoaster, I would be remiss to not acknowledge those in the hospitality industry, who have yet to see the upside. In March of 2020, the hotel industry collapsed. Hotels were seeing cancellatio…
Towards A Modernized Legal Framework For The UNWTO Affiliate Membership
UNWTO is moving ahead with plans to revise its strategic collaboration with the private sector. This follows up on the commitment made at 112th UNWTO Executive Council held in Tbilisi, Georgia, in September 2020. To advance a modernized legal basis …
Hotel Workers’ Union Analysis Reveals Omni Hotels Took Over $76 Million of Paycheck Protection Program Funds But Failed to Rehire Workers
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A new analysis by UNITE HERE, the hospitality workers’ union, reveals that billionaire-owned Omni Hotels received over $76 million of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds, but did not rehire workers at several hotels. The discl…
Hospitality professionals balance robots and human touch for post-COVID-19 era
“We’re at the cutting edge of technology that, as kids, we laughed about and that is now becoming our reality,” said David Sherwyn, John and Melissa Ceriale Professor of Hospitality Human Resources and a professor of law, when he led a panel of expe…
Kempinski Announces CEO Transition
Europe’s oldest luxury hotel group Kempinski Hotels announces today the appointment of Bernold Schroeder as Chairman of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer ad interim, effective immediately. The news follows the decision of the Kempinsk…