[Fast Company] May is the new July; Norway is the new Italy: How extreme heat is changing tourism
Climate change could forever alter how people travel. After visiting Sicily last summer, Leora Halpern Lanz, assistant dean of Boston University’s School of Hospitality Administration, immediately decided that she wanted to go back this year. But it turned out to be a very different experience during a summer of record-breaking heat. Due to fly into […]
[WalletHub] Best Travel Credit Cards of December 2023
With big bonuses and good rewards throughout the year, the top travel credit cards can help you get free flights, hotel stays, and other travel benefits. When picking a travel credit card, think about how you usually travel. Having the right card can save you more than $1,000 in the first two years. Check out […]
Real estate investment trusts during market shocks: Impact and resilience
Dr. Apostolos Ampountolas, SHA Assistant Professor of Hospitality Finance, recently published an article in the Tourism Economics Journal that examined five real estate investment trusts (REITs) market indices’ responses to market shock from the initial COVID-19 pandemic announcement using an event study design. This study advances our understanding of pandemic-related market crashes and how COVID-19 affected […]
BU Today – Flying over the Holidays? Plan to Buckle Up for a Bumpy Ride
If you’re flying to see family or friends this holiday season, allow for a little flexibility—and a lot of grace, advises Makarand Mody, SHA associate professor of hospitality marketing. Professor Mody gave BU Today some expert tips to make it a smooth ride. Read More
Insider – New York City is enforcing a ‘de facto ban’ on Airbnb. Will travelers be better off without it?
Airbnb isn’t fun anymore and new rules only make it worse… New York City’s new requirement that a host is on-site will likely deter potential Airbnb customers, according to Makarand Mody, BU SHA associate professor of hospitality marketing. “Nobody wants a host in there,” professor Mody told Insider. “I think over time, as more entire […]
BU Today – Building a Better City with Hospitality
Building, buying, and selling hotels, resorts, and restaurants is a challenging business to begin with, even more so when you’re trying to support a diverse local community. On Wednesday, November 8, the School of Hospitality Administration hosts the 2023 Hospitality Real Estate Symposium to explore “the transformative power of real estate.” “I will always believe that hospitality […]
Hotel brands give club-floor lounges a rethink — for owners and guests
Hotels Magazine (October 27, 2023) Since the pandemic, three factors have had an impact on lounges, according to associate professor of the practice at SHA, Kaushik Vardharajan. One is guest loyalty, as the spaces became more crowded like their airport counterparts because they were open to guests holding co-branded credit cards and others not staying […]
The BHR Experience Innovation Edition: November 2023
What does hospitality mean to you? In fact, what does the hospitality industry mean to you? Are your answers based on perceptions grounded in the past? Or are they fueled by what could be. Think of the possibilities when we have the chance to redefine hospitality. In many ways that’s what this special edition of […]
BU School of Hospitality Presents Inaugural Hospitality Real Estate Symposium: The Future of Urban Real Estate
Boston, MA (October 16, 2023) — Boston University School of Hospitality Administration is proud to announce the upcoming 2023 Hospitality Real Estate Symposium on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at 4:00pm-5:30pm, followed by a reception at 5:30pm-7:00pm, at the Computing & Data Sciences Building at Boston University. The 2023 Hospitality Real Estate Symposium is an invitation […]
[NPR Marketplace] Restaurant dinners are eating earlier than ever
What time are you sitting down for dinner these days? Thursday, restaurateur Danny Meyer, the brains behind Shake Shack and Union Square Hospitality Group, which operates a bunch of restaurants in New York City, tweeted an observation. He said: “When did a six o’clock dinner reservation become the new eight?“ Yes, New York City has […]