In The News: William F. Harrah College of Hospitality

Native News Online

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), recently identified as the nation’s most diverse university for undergraduates, is hosting leaders from tribal colleges and universities from across the nation at the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) annual summer meeting of the Board of Directors. The meeting will take place July 13-15th.

Vegas Inc

Amanda Belarmino, an assistant professor at UNLV’s Harrah College of Hospitality, spent more than two decades helping to manage casinos, hotels and restaurants before a move into higher education.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Tourists continue to head to the Las Vegas Strip and Downtown Las Vegas to catch fireworks Monday.

Travel Pulse

In another positive sign that tourism is back in Las Vegas, the city’s Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) has voted to re-invest in international marketing to once again lure overseas visitors to America’s Playground.

Las Vegas Review Journal

I wish I could have had the chance to meet Al Izzolo. Izzolo was 79 when he died of cancer in late April. He was remembered last month in a memorial that appropriately occurred on the same day as commencement exercises for UNLV’s Class of 2022.

The Street

New data suggests that something that was once unthinkable could happen (even in Sin City).

Hürriyet Daily News

Turkish food companies, seeking to increase their exports to the U.S to $2 billion in four years, made a strong presence at New York Summer Fancy Food Show.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Las Vegas visitors can use them to get waived resort fees, room upgrades, better food and drink and free play or special bonuses. They can earn them from gaming, buying entertainment tickets and even using free-to-play slotlike apps.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Two Southern Nevada gaming and tourism industry experts envision a time when Las Vegas casinos will ban smoking, but they say it won’t happen overnight.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

International air travel to the entertainment capital of the world has recovered to about 80%, according to County Commissioner Michael Naft.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

UNLV has launched a new STEM summer camp for middle school students with a fun twist. The program focuses on technology in the entertainment and hospitality industries that drive the city.

Newsweek

A woman got the last laugh on an old boss with a lucrative lawsuit stemming from alleged sexual comments made in the workplace.