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Hospitality and Tourism Management BS

RIT’s Saunders College of Business will welcome Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, star of ABC’s Shark Tank, as the 11th J. Warren McClure Lecture Series keynote speaker on April 8. The virtual event is open to the general public and will feature a one-hour lecture followed by a brief Q&A.

The hospitality and tourism management (HTM) degree at Saunders College of Business offers students the opportunity to gain a range of applicable skill sets in both business and hospitality operations.

All Saunders undergraduate programs have technology built into the curriculum.

When students in RIT’s hospitality and tourism management clubs realized COVID-19 restrictions would prevent them from executing their annual Valentine’s Day fundraiser dinner, they decided to redirect their efforts to give back to the community instead.

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.

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.

The Guardian talks to Vesna Celebic '03, hotel & resort management, a tour guide in Dubrovnik about being a hometown tourist.

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.

The international honorary chapter Eta Sigma Delta (ESD) recognized the hard work of five Saunders Hospitality students this week

Victoria Decker Griffith ’93 (hospitality) took over as president of the Alumni Association Board of Directors in January. The Alumni Association Board serves as the advisory body of the RIT Alumni Association, which represents RIT’s more than 135,000 alumni.

Work for casinos, cruise lines, resorts, spas, airlines AND get your business degree.

In an effort to help RIT develop the leading performing arts program in the nation for non-majors, nearly 150 first-year students interested in performing arts this year received partial scholarships.