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Department of International Hospitality and Service Innovation
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December 1, 2020
Mastering Customer Experience
Graduates from Saunders College of Business hospitality and tourism management (HTM) master of science program are professional “guestologists,” mastering customer experience and the market behind it.
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November 2, 2020
Finger Lakes tourism sees some silver linings amid pandemic
Paula Knight, MS (service leadership), program coordinator at Finger Lakes Community College, spoke with 13WHAM about tourism in the Finger Lakes amid the pandemic.
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November 2, 2020
Virtual intercultural experiences bring students from RIT’s campuses across the globe together
International travel restrictions due to the coronavirus have been an obstacle to study abroad opportunities this fall, but RIT has found creative ways to provide students virtual intercultural experiences instead.
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August 28, 2020
Locals rediscover streets and beaches in resorts absent of foreign tourists
The Guardian talks to Vesna Celebic '03, hotel & resort management, a tour guide in Dubrovnik about being a hometown tourist.
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August 27, 2020
What Hurricane Laura means for the pandemic-stricken hotel industry
Quartz talks to Rick Lagiewski, assistant professor in the Department of International Hospitality and Service Innovation, about the roles of hotels in emergency management.
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July 14, 2020
RIT Ranks in Three RBJ Reader Award Categories
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) received recognition in three education categories: Best Undergraduate Program, Best Graduate Program and Best MBA Program.
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June 15, 2020
HTNG Holds Bi-Annual Board Elections
RIT alumna and Hard Rock International's VP of IT, Applications and Strategy, Wendy Mertz, will step into the vice president position for Hospitality Technology Next Generation (HTNG) following the retirement of Page Petry, chief IT officer, Americas, Marriott International.
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June 8, 2020
Recognizing the “Best in Business” with Beta Gamma Sigma
The Beta Gamma Sigma chapter at RIT's Saunders College of Business held its annual induction ceremony online to celebrate the best in business.
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May 19, 2020
‘It Feels Like We Got the City Back for Ourselves.’
The New York Times speaks with Darko Perojevic '04, hotel & resort management, chef and owner of the restaurant Azur about COVID-19's travel restrictions.
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May 1, 2020
Saunders ESD Honorary Society Inducts Five New Members
The international honorary chapter Eta Sigma Delta (ESD) recognized the hard work of five Saunders Hospitality students this week
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April 14, 2020
Congratulations to the 2020-21 Zutes Fellowship Awardees!
Saunders is proud to acknowledge the scholarly accomplishments of its faculty.
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April 6, 2020
RIT’s Saunders College of Business waives GMAT/GRE tests for fall 2020 graduate applicants
In an unprecedented decision, Saunders College of Business is now accepting applications for fall 2020 graduate education without standardized tests, including Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) and Graduate Record Examinations (GRE). The decision was made to benefit graduate school applicants facing uncertainty created by COVID-19 and the closure of standardized testing centers.