Nolan School
Keep up to date with Hotelies, hospitality education, and industry at large with these stories and updates from the Nolan School.
Hotels roll out new initiatives designed to boost reservations and cash flow
SHA Professor Linda Canina says hotel gift card and added-value promotions are win-win for would-be travelers and the hospitality industry alike.
The future of travel
SHA Associate Professor Robert Kwortnik says discounted fares and flexible cancellation policies will only go so far to reassure potential cruise passengers.
Can hotels make a comeback if required to be less congested?
SHA Dean Kate Walsh says building traveler trust is the first step in an expected long road to recovery for the hotel and hospitality industry.
Coronavirus hits Hawaii’s tourism-dependent workforce hard
SHA lecturer Douglass Miller discusses Hawaii, where leisure, hospitality, and food service account for 19% of all employment on the islands.
Travel industry offers new safety procedures in bid to revive business
SHA Dean Kate Walsh says hospitality faces big challenges, including maintaining a welcoming atmosphere while staff practice social distancing.
Forging new paths for hospitality management
Professor Chekitan Dev provides his insights on the hotel landscape ahead as the COVID-19 pandemic creates a new reality for hospitality.
Separated by plexiglass? Experts discuss how restaurants will change
SHA Senior Lecturer Stephani Robson, who specializes in hotel and restaurant design, says some of the changes proposed are non-starters for restaurants.
Airport lounge idea wins hospitality business plan competition
Matte Black Lounges wins this year’s Hospitality Business Plan Competition hosted by SHA’s Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship.
First round of small-biz loan program futile for most hotels
Should firms as big as Shake Shack have access to the Paycheck Protection Program? Steve Carvell, professor of finance, discusses.