UNLV’s William F. Harrah College of Hospitality was again ranked best in the nation and number two in the world for hospitality and leisure management by the 2023 QS World Universities ranking. UNLV was the only U.S. school ranked inside the category’s top 15. 

Via an interdisciplinary collaboration between UNLV's International Gaming Institute, department of computer science, department of psychology, and William F. Harrah College of Hospitality, Kasra Ghaharian published "Payments transaction data from online casino players and online sports bettors" in Data in Brief with co-authors…

Mehmet Erdem and Seyhmus Baloglu (both Hospitality) have published a research article titled, "Examining the role of personality traits in guestroom technologies," in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights. It was co-authored with former doctoral student and alumnus, Tevfik Demirciftci. This study identified distinctive…

CEOWORLD Magazine has named the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality No. 1 in the world in their "Best Hospitality And Hotel Management Schools In The World For 2023" ranking.  

Janelle Yasukochi (Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education) and Maria Aladjova (Health Sciences) served as the conference co-chairs, representing Region 9, at the NACADA Region 8, 9, & 10 Conference: Illuminating the Path of Possibilities, recently held in Las Vegas from Feb. 27-March 1. NACADA is the professional association for Academic…

Cass Shum and Wen Jiang (both Hospitality) recently published their paper, "How observed customer mistreatment of supervisors affects employees’ service sabotage: A cross-cultural examination from the deontic justice theory," in the International Journal of Hospitality Management. This paper shows that customer mistreatment of supervisors has…

Wenjia Han, Wen Jiang, Carola Raab (all Hospitality), Anjala Krishen (Marketing and International Business), along with Jason Tang (Mount Royal University), co-authored the paper, "Indirect customer-to-customer interactions and experiential value: examining solo and social diners," which was published in the International Journal of…

Hyelin ("Lina") Kim's (Hospitality) article, "The Determinants of Continuance Intention toward Activity-Based Events Using a Virtual Experience Platform (VEP),"  examines event attendees’ initial expectations and performance related to events using VEP.  Second, the study explores what are the salient determinants of participants’…

Associate professor Mehmet Erdem (Hospitality) discusses overhyped and underrated restaurant technologies in HT Hospitality Technology's "2023 Restaurant Industry Outlook." Each year, HT Hospitality Technology interviews restaurant operators, consultants, and academics about technology that can meet evolving goals and customer expectations as…

Graduate student Angelika Bazarnik (Hospitality) won the Nevada Hotel and Lodging Association’s Shark Pool competition on Nov. 30 at the association's annual technology conference. In a Shark Tank-style presentation, Bazarnik pitched her mobile application EVENT-IT. The app eliminates the challenges of onsite event management by removing…

Undergraduate students Mark DeWeese and Elizabeth Linstruth (Hospitality) represented the college at the Restaurant, Finance, and Development Conference in November. The students each received a $1,425 scholarship for participating in a panel discussion on how restaurants can attract and retain workers.     

Brett Abarbanel (Hospitality, IGI) is speaking at the esports awards event LVL UP LAS VEGAS on Monday, December 12 at Resorts World. In a session titled, "The great esports monetisation challenge," Abarbanel will be talking about the role of betting in the growth of the esports industry.