Amanda Belarmino

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Associate Professor of Hospitality, Food and Beverage Management

Expertise: Management, Revenue, Hospitality, Consumerism

Biography

Amanda Belarmino is an expert on revenue management, strategic management, and the influence of social and cultural movements on consumer behavior.

Belarmino — an associate professor with UNLV's William F. Harrah College of Hospitality — has 20 years of management experience in casinos, hotels, and restaurants. Prior to joining the university, her job titles included property revenue manager and senior training specialist with Caesars Entertainment, and reservations and revenue manager at the Plaza Las Vegas.

She is frequently called upon by local and national media to provide her expertise on the hospitality industry’s response to cultural movements, including the coronavirus pandemic, inflation, and tipping. Belarmino serves on the advisory board for Harvard Business Review, and her work has been published in journals including Current Issues in Tourism and the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management.

Education

Ph.D., Hotel and Restaurant Management, University of Houston
M.S., Hotel and Restaurant Management, University of Houston
B.S., Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management, Cornell University

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Las Vegas Replaces Boycotting French Canadians With French Travelers On New Nonstop Route

The Travel

Las Vegas officially has a new nonstop air route to Paris, and it will hopefully boost the city's tourism numbers, which have seen a sharp drop over the past year or so. Air France began direct service between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Harry Reid International Airport on April 15, giving Las Vegas its first-ever regularly scheduled nonstop route to the French capital.

Restaurants ban diners' phones during meals as no-scroll trend grows: Put it away or else

Diners who stay off phones may order multiple courses or more drinks, hospitality experts say

Nevada Week | Restaurant Recovery: Six Years Since COVID Closures

Six years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns caused enormous strain on one of Las Vegas’ most important industries - dining. Now, how is the industry doing? What kind of challenges and opportunities are restaurants facing in the current economic climate?

Laughlin drawing visitors beyond Las Vegas as tourism rebounds in Southern Nevada

Tourism is rebounding across Southern Nevada, and a growing number of visitors are finding their way beyond the Las Vegas Strip and downtown to destinations along the Colorado River. Laughlin continues to see solid tourism growth, driven by its river recreation, lower prices and a slower pace that visitors say feels different from Las Vegas.