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Hospitality Graduate Student Blog Competition
HFTP/MS Global Hospitality Business Graduate Student Blog Competition banner - Source HFTP

Revolutionizing Hospitality: How AI-Powered Chatbots and Virtual Concierge Services Elevate the Guest Experience - By Nina Drager

The hospitality industry is constantly on the lookout for innovative technologies that could further improve the guest experience and streamline operations. In this article, we will explore how cutting-edge technologies are breaking down language barriers, providing personalized recommendations and enhancing operational efficiency in the hospitality sector.

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Three of the winning authors pose with their award certificates - Source HFTP

Congratulations to the Winners of the HFTP Spring 2023 Graduate Student Blog Competition

Written by students in the MS Global Hospitality Business program, winning topics this semester include: an exploration of total revenue management; leveraging the metaverse for event risk management; the potential of Blockchain technology to boost African tourism; and the use of AI-powered chatbots and virtual concierge services to elevate the guest experience.

Virtual Reality
Illustration - Restaurant concept - Source HFTP

From HR to VR: A New Era of Training - By Amanda Charreton

So far, VR has been an indispensable marketing tool for hotels to better manage their guests’ experiences and expectations. With a headset, anyone can be transported to any part of the world and benefit from visual tours and visits to different locations and sites. But what about using this technology for more internal and resourceful purposes?

Hospitality Graduate Student Blog Competition
Illustration - Restaurant concept - Source HFTP

Four Walls, Tables and Chairs: The Fall of the Traditional Dining Experience? - By Ricardo Tellez

The hospitality and, more specifically, the food and beverage (F&B) industry are two that live by the motto: 'if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.' Unlike almost every other industry, the F&B industry prefers to stick to tradition; despite the incredible leaps in technology made in the past decades, many restaurants have stuck to using pen and paper.

Hospitality Graduate Student Blog Competition
A ESG pyramid - Source HFTP

Here Is Why ESG Holds Significance in Asset Management - By Shivam Sharma

Investors have always been the key force for asset managers’ adoption of ESG strategy. About 85 percent of hedge fund managers have estimated that institutional investors are the biggest drivers of ESG funds, and the percentage of investors implementing ESG rose by 18 percent from 2019 to 2021.

Hospitality Graduate Student Blog Competition
Pictured: Dr. Ki-Joon Back, Shivam Sharma, Amanda Charreton, Jay Bhakta and Agnes DeFranco

Creativity Wins in Fall 2022 Edition of HFTP's Biannual Graduate Student Blog Competition

This project is sponsored each academic semester by the Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) Foundation and held for students participating in the Master of Science in Global Hospitality Business, a partnership between the Conrad N. Hilton College of Global Hospitality Leadership at the University of Houston, the School of Hotel and Tourism Management at Hong Kong Polytechnic University and EHL.

Hospitality Graduate Student Blog Competition
Hospitality Graduate Student Blog Competition presentation

Spring 2021 Winners of Hospitality Graduate Student Blog Competition Have Been Selected

Students participating in the HFTP/MS Global Hospitality Business Student Blog Competition in the Spring 2021 semester demonstrated creativity and originality in their topics of research: tackling the problem of plastic through crypto anchors and blockchain; how the hospitality industry can capitalize on gaming and eSports; and emerging investment opportunities in distressed hotel assets.