In The News: Department of Events, Sports, Entertainment, and Tourism Management

Sports Business Journal

David Stotlar has made an impact around the globe as a sports business educator, author, researcher and adviser.

Newsweek

Hotels have been making the most of the power of Gen Z consumers and getting locked into their preferences. Research has shown that Gen Z travelers’ tastes are more nuanced than what you might perceive at first glance, and although budget-conscious, they aren’t purely motivated by the price point of a product.

Yahoo!

The conflict highlights an emerging debate about synthetic scents: Many hotels use them, but some sensitive guests consider those aromas as welcome as secondhand smoke.

Los Angeles Times

For years now, hotels have been spending more and more on signature fragrances to woo and hook guests. But what if they make some people sick instead? Would those visitors be victims of discrimination?

CDC Gaming

The panel was in agreement that the locals casinos (which pretty much describes all casinos not on the Strip) never treated their non-gaming attractions such as restaurants as standalone profit centers. In fact, they’re often content to lose money or just break even, as long as those venues support the gaming products.

CDC Gaming

The panel was in agreement that the locals casinos (which pretty much describes all casinos not on the Strip) never treated their non-gaming attractions such as restaurants as standalone profit centers. In fact, they’re often content to lose money or just break even, as long as those venues support the gaming products.

Travel and Tour World

To finish, film tourism will be a massive profit driver along the United States in 2026. Los Angeles, New York City, and Atlanta will reign supreme as the leaders in the booming film tourism sector.

FoodDrinkLife

In early June, government officials in Sardinia announced a new ordinance that restricts the use of umbrellas at Punta Molentis Beach for everyone between the ages of 10 and 65. But tourists and residents alike push back, pointing out Sardinia is one of the few beaches where anyone could create a shady spot in the sand.

PBS

Women’s sports in Las Vegas are no longer sidelined. They’re part of a growing business that is attracting new teams, new investment, new fans and new players. We look at the growth of women’s sports and how it’s becoming big business.

Vegas Slots Online

The third edition of the Sports, Entertainment and Innovation Conference (SEICon), which is co- hosted by UNLV and Syracuse University, brought together a broad cross-section of the sports and entertainment industries at the Bellagio.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

In a city known for hospitality, it's imperative to create the best atmospheres for dining, and that includes picking the best tunes. That's why a professor and sommelier are teaming up at UNLV to teach an elective course: "The Aesthetics of Music and Wine."

Good Housekeeping

If your rice routinely turns out sticky, gluey, or oddly clumped, the problem may not be your pot, your ratio, or your stove—it may be what you didn’t do before cooking. Rinsing rice is one of the most debated steps in the kitchen (and hotly debated on social media), but experts say this simple rinse can make a noticeable difference in texture and, in some cases, nutrition and food safety. So what actually happens when rice meets water?