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William F. Harrah College of Hospitality News

The William F. Harrah College of Hospitality is among the highest ranked hospitality management programs in the world. By blending classroom and real-world experience, our students receive a well-rounded and affordable pathway towards a successful career.

Current Hospitality News

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Some of the most vibrant headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.

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Athletics |

A series of fortuitous events helped former UNLV sprinters Kaysha Love and Azaria Hill fulfill their Olympic dreams.

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Campus News |

Some of the hottest headlines featuring UNLV faculty, staff, and students.

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Campus News |

Mural and leadership course pay homage to women who have elevated the hospitality industry while acknowledging the challenges that remain.

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Campus News |

Students learn to match the right notes to create perfect atmosphere for guests.

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People |

Across generations, Rebels share how UNLV served as the setting for their love stories.

Hospitality In The News

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

The Hospitality Charitable Foundation has spent nearly 25 years helping underprivileged students in the Las Vegas valley pursue careers in hospitality — debt-free. The foundation provides full-ride scholarships to students attending UNLV, one of the nation's top hospitality management programs. The scholarships cover tuition, books, fees, and other expenses.

KNPR News

This summer, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) will be hosting students from Fort Lewis College — a Native American-serving, non-tribal institution in Colorado. The goal is to make graduate school accessible to Indigenous students. Native American students face multiple obstacles when it comes to obtaining higher education, including a lack of financial resources and intergenerational trauma.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Slot machines have been king in the Natural State since Arkansas legalized casino gambling, and it doesn't look like they'll be giving up their crown anytime soon.

Las Vegas Sun

UNLV and Fort Lewis College have established a partnership aimed at expanding graduate access for undergraduate students. Under the partnership, students earning a bachelor’s degree from Fort Lewis, a small public university in Durango, Colo., will get access to coordinated mentorship and early research opportunities to continue their studies at UNLV, either with a master’s degree in gaming and hospitality or a doctorate in a science, technology or engineering field.

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.

Yahoo!

From "White Lotus" to "Game of Thrones," and Western movies, film and TV are reshaping where—and why—we travel, turning iconic on-screen settings into real-world bucket list destinations.

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Recent Hospitality Accomplishments

Juliana R. V. Tkatch (Hospitality) is the leading author of the research article, "I Want to Come Back! The Role of Events in Attraction Image, Revisit Intention, and Loyalty" in Event Management which explored the impact of event participation on visitor perceptions, place attachment, and long-term loyalty within the tourism industry. The…
Associate professor Lina Kim's article, “Tourists’ Carbon-Neutral Intentions and Willingness to Pay a Tourism Carbon Tax: Integrating the Climate Change Risk Perception Model and Attitude Framework,” was recently published in the International Journal of Tourism Research. Kim and her co-authors uncovered findings that highlight the…
Associate Professor Hyelin (Lina) Kim's (Hospitality) article “Adaptive Leadership in Wellness Tourism: Navigating Digital Transformation,” published in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology, examines how spa and wellness managers address adaptive challenges stemming from rapid technological advancements in the wellness…
Jehun Moon and Mehmet Erdem (both Hospitality) recently published their study titled, 'From pixels to plates: generation Z’s psychological decision-making in blockchain-based digital twins of quick-service restaurants', in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights. This study is one of the first to synthetically explore the psychological…
Associate Professor Cass Shum (Hospitality) and her co-authors won the Meritorious Paper Award with their paper, "#RudeCustomers: The effects of social media posts about customer mistreatment on viewers’ moral distress and boycott intentions" [Shum, C., Jiang, W., Granito, K., & Bai, B. (2026, February)]. The paper was presented at…
Coauthors Junghoon Lee (Hospitality), Christopher Cain (Hospitality), and Justin Ehrlich (Syracuse) recently had their article, “The effects of different kinematic sequences of the elite golf swing on clubhead speed,” published in the International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. Using…