Technology that Can Be Used to Support Large Events During and After Covid-19 Pandemic
Written by: Anni Lindqvist, research scholar The Post-Covid World Numerous industries were forced to employ more technology and reimagine nearly every aspect of their operations due to the pandemic. Technological changes sparked by Covid-19 are a form of acceleration for previously existing…
Vaccine Tourism: Should the Hospitality Industry Acknowledge this Trend?
Written by: Hassan Al Sayegh The world is shifting into a recovery stage from the pandemic that has resulted in a loss of millions of lives and impacted many businesses. The emergence of several vaccines around the world is a…
The Future of F&B: Industry 4.0’s Impact in the Luxury Hotel Segment
Written by: Varun Khanna, research scholar In this blog, the HFTP Middle East Research Center examines the essence of Industry 4.0 and how it is expected to impact the food and beverage (F&B) sector, and also identifies potential barriers to the adoption…
Consumer Behavior Changes During the Pandemic: What Should Businesses Know?
Written by: Hassan Al Sayegh It has been one year since the first COVID-19 case was reported to the World Health Organization in December 2019. The World Health Organization declared it a pandemic in March 2020. Multiple countries during the…
Sustainable Luxury: New Opportunity for the Hospitality Industry?
Written by: Anni Lindqvist, research scholar At the beginning of 2020, no one could have predicted how a global pandemic would upend lives so drastically in a matter of months. Freedom to travel was compromised — and still is, for some. During…
The Usefulness of Current AI Systems for Food Waste Management
Written by: Varun Khanna, research scholar With the remarkable growth of the food and beverage industry, the issue of food waste management seems to be increasing. It has been identified that in the United States alone more than 86 billion…
From the HFTP Dubai Research Center: Guide to Industry Recovery
By Ana-Denisa Irimescu, Dubai Research Scholar The hospitality industry in Dubai has had an interesting year. In response, the Dubai HFTP Research and Innovation Center at the Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management decided to close the academic year with a road map…
Abrupt Transitions to Remote Work May Require Changes in Work Culture, Management
Written by: Gustavo Miranda, research scholar In its latest monthly news bulletin, the Dubai HFTP Research and Innovation Center at the Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management explored the sudden and compulsory transition to remote work as a response to the global coronavirus pandemic. The Dubai…
A Culture of Change: Implementing Business Intelligence in Hospitality
In its latest monthly news bulletin, the Dubai HFTP Research and Innovation Center at the Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management discussed the trendy topic of implementing business intelligence (BI) in hospitality. The Dubai HFTP Research and Innovation Center at the Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management regularly publishes a…
HITEC Dubai 2019: Risk Management and More
By: Naftali Tanyongana This was my second year covering HITEC Dubai, and from a hospitality student perspective, it is always interesting to go to hospitality events and see theory put into practice. That is why I enjoyed watching Melissa Aoun,…