Before stepping foot in a casino in 2021, there are cameras ready to take temperatures and, in some cases, identify guests. It’s the kind of technology that even in 2019 would have seemed foreign to casino visitors but has now become the new normal because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

At UNLV, Bo Bernhard has gone from casino chips to real money.

In previous parts of this series, we looked at the primary criticisms of higher education hospitality programs and the socioeconomic theories that attempt to define the value of those programs, to career success in general and to hospitality industry applications specifically.

In their entirety, the most-read hotel stories are a how-to guide of sorts for hoteliers looking to make the right investments for the current times. Operational efficiency, guest relations, contactless and future-proof technologies were among the common themes of 2020’s most read stories.

The Mirage will open the new year by shutting down totally from Mondays through Thursdays, MGM Resorts International announced Monday.

In the previous part, we explored the Human Capital Theory and the Credentialist Theory as potential explanations for the value of higher education in the hospitality industry. In this part, we’ll look at a third socioeconomic theory, the Job Market Signaling Theory.

Dishcraft Robotics, an innovator in food and beverage operations for hotels, announced today its sponsorship of a white paper to present research and opinion by some of the hotel industry's leading lights. "Hospitality F&B Reimagined: A New Look at the Hotel Kitchen" suggests that increased operational efficiency, cost savings and the promotion of a more balanced, sustainable, human ecosystem on property may begin in an unexpected place: the hotel dishroom.

Dishcraft Robotics, an innovator in food and beverage operations for hotels, announced today its sponsorship of a white paper to present research and opinion by some of the hotel industry's leading lights. "Hospitality F&B Reimagined: A New Look at the Hotel Kitchen" suggests that increased operational efficiency, cost savings and the promotion of a more balanced, sustainable, human ecosystem on property may begin in an unexpected place: the hotel dishroom.

Dishcraft Robotics, an innovator in food and beverage operations for hotels, announced today its sponsorship of a white paper to present research and opinion by some of the hotel industry's leading lights. "Hospitality F&B Reimagined: A New Look at the Hotel Kitchen" suggests that increased operational efficiency, cost savings and the promotion of a more balanced, sustainable, human ecosystem on property may begin in an unexpected place: the hotel dishroom.

Dishcraft Robotics, an innovator in food and beverage operations for hotels, announced today its sponsorship of a white paper to present research and opinion by some of the hotel industry's leading lights. "Hospitality F&B Reimagined: A New Look at the Hotel Kitchen" suggests that increased operational efficiency, cost savings and the promotion of a more balanced, sustainable, human ecosystem on property may begin in an unexpected place: the hotel dishroom.

In this episode we will explore the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Due to its location in the city nicknamed “The Entertainment Capital of the World,” students at UNLV have the unique opportunity to study the hospitality and entertainment industries in their own backyard - Las Vegas. In addition to having a Digital Experience Lab focused on entertainment design, and a robotics lab using virtual reality to guide robots to new heights, UNLV is recognized by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as a “very high research activity” R1 public research university. Get ready to experience the University of Nevada, Las Vegas!

A room at Elara booked for Monday through Airbnb is $79 with no resort fees. A nearly identical room booked for Monday through the hotel is $159.80, not including resort fees.