Hospitality & Tourism Dept at Virginia Tech

Professor Juan Luis Nicolau has been the recipient—for the second consecutive year—of the MVP Award of Pamplin College of Business in 2021. This accolade recognizes the most accomplished faculty research member in the entire Pamplin College of Business. Congratulations!!

We are proud to share that, in the newly released 2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), known as the Shanghai Ranking, our department is ranked No. 8 global and No. 2 in the US, a significant jump from 2023's No. 13 global and No. 5 US.

Sept. 19, the Howard Feiertag Department of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Virginia Tech & the School of Tourism Management at Sun Yat-Sen University co-hosted a webinar on "Digitalization & AI Technology for Tourism Research and Education." htm.pamplin.vt.edu/news/2024/digi…

Dini Hajarrahmah presented her poster today in Atlanta at the 2024 World Tourism Day Forum on Tourism, Justice & Peace. The topic of her poster & presentation was around the identification of challenges & strategies of Regenerative Tourism. lnkd.in/ev94btn6

Maxwell Asare, visiting PhD student, from the University of Innsbruck, Austria enjoying Hokie hospitality with the HokieBird at the Pamplin College of Business welcome picnic. #hokiehospitality #virginiatech #onepamplin #hokies

HTM hosted lunch for Pamplin’s Inspiring Possibilities Academy 26 high school students on July 17. They interacted with a discussion panel that consisted of advisory board members Bob McDonald & Eric Johnston & our own faculty Dr. Zheng Xiang, Dr. Shaniel Simpson & Tom Duetsch.

Katie Hearns, Aiden Buckner, & Elena Bradley made waves at #ProsperForum 2024! Guided by Paul Carolan in HTM 4984, they delivered fresh insights & demonstrated their passion during a panel, moderated by Mac Brand. We’re also proud to have had Dr. Eojina Kim representing HTM.

This past Sunday, we threw a Welcome BBQ for our HTM students outside of Wallace Hall. Thank you to the students as well as the faculty & staff for participating in this event! We are very excited for the upcoming semester. Go Hokies!!! #hokiehospitality #hokies #virginiatech

Two of your MSBA-HTM faculty were recently featured in the VT Pamplin School of Business News. Dr. Phil Xiang: news.vt.edu/articles/2023/… Dr. Kristin Lamoureux: pamplin.vt.edu/news/2023/11/p…

We’re going ‘nuts’ over Charis Tucker’s 1st place win $500 scholarship in the Center for Communicating Science (@commscivt) Nutshell Games competition. Congratulations Charis!

Congratulations to the VT HTM STR Market Study Competition Team for placing 1st in the US. Led by Shaniel Bernard Simpson, undergraduates Can Besen, Allie Darter, Terry Kim, and Sofia Rensberger, along with graduate student Yelim (Erin) Kim did an awesome job.

Dr. Nancy McGehee featured in WalletHub's recent article about Best States for Summer Road Trips. Check it out here! lnkd.in/eshh6pUi

A big congratulations to @simo_bianco and James Raad for graduating from the Virginia Tech - Pamplin College of Business PhD Program with a concentration in Hospitality & Tourism Management. Congratulations and Thank You to their advisors Florian Zach,…lnkd.in/gnjV_TzS

Thank you to everyone who was able to join us on April 20th to honor Howard Feiertag’s life. If you couldn’t make it and would like to contribute to the Howard Remembrance Fund, we are still accepting donations. This fund supports…lnkd.in/gCGTmXD7 shorturl.at/lzGIR

Last Thursday, the Feiertag Hospitality and Tourism Management Department hosted 'Howard's Final Cruise' -- an event to honor Howard Feiertag's life. Thank you to all our guests for making the time to attend and honor his legacy. Thank you to the students…lnkd.in/g9EH8NRb

Today our HTM PhD students and faculty visited the Applied Research in Immersive Experiences and Simulations (Virginia Tech ARIES Program) studio within Newman Library. VR research, prototype studios, and 3D printing studio brought out lots of inspiration…lnkd.in/gkssmUg6

On March 25, a group of Hokie Hospitality students traveled to the Ritz Carlton in McLean, Virginia for a tour of this beautiful property.  Students were fortunate to spend time with Sriram Hariharan, MBA, CSW, WSET 3, Executive Assistant Manager and Room…lnkd.in/gEmHkxVc

On March 24, more than 25 Hospitality Management Association students traveled with faculty member Tom Duetsch for a full-day visit to the new Marriott International Headquarters.  It was a jam-packed day planned by HTM Advisory Board member and Marriott…lnkd.in/g8qj3Fk3

On March 21 and 22, a small group of students attended the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference with faculty member Tom Duetsch and learned about the hotel industry from the perspective of an owner, developer, broker, and franchisor/franchisee. We had a gre…lnkd.in/gUNU9e9n

With heavy hearts we are sharing some sad news: Howard Feiertag, namesake of our program, HTM industry giant, long-serving faculty member, and a kind, generous, charming human being, passed away on March 3, 2023, at the age of 94.   Howard amassed over th…lnkd.in/gn-mEUFN

Congratulations to our 2022 graduates of the Howard Feiertag HTM Department! You made it, and you should be very proud of yourself for coming out strong from the last couple of difficult years. GO HOKIES!