International CHRIE

CONGRATS 🐾🎓 to the University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA for hosting an ICHRIE ΗΣΔ (ESD) Induction Ceremony on 1 May 2026 🎉

The ceremony celebrated 11 new ESD members and recognized their academic excellence, leadership, and commitment to the hospitality and tourism industry ✨

Special thanks to Hanna Lee, ESD Chapter Advisor, for supporting and guiding this outstanding chapter and its student leaders 👏💙

Congratulations to all inductees on this incredible accomplishment! 🍍🐾

For more information on ICHRIE Eta Sigma Delta (ESD), visit >>> tinyurl.com/ichrie-esd

🎰♠️ Who’s at the table for ?

The cards are stacking up, and the competition is heating up in Las Vegas! 🌟🎲

Join hospitality and tourism educators, industry leaders, researchers, and students from around the globe at the 2026 ICHRIE Global Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Don’t miss the networking, innovation, research, and unforgettable Vegas energy! ✈️🏨🎓

Who’s helping move your Federation up the leaderboard? 👀♠️Members, industry professionals, and students are all invited to be part of in Las Vegas!

Register now: tinyurl.com/ichrie2026-table

CONGRATS 🌴🎓 to Florida International University (FIU) Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, Miami, Florida, USA for hosting an ICHRIE ΗΣΔ (ESD) Induction Ceremony on 24 April 2026. 🎉

The ceremony celebrated 30 new ESD members and recognized academic excellence, leadership, and dedication to the hospitality and tourism industry. ✨

Special thanks to Dr. Fang Shu, ESD Chapter Advisor at FIU, for supporting this outstanding chapter and its student leaders! 👏

🌟 Additional Ceremony Highlights:
🔹 Assistant Dean Joseph Cilli delivered the welcome remarks
🔹 Dean Michael Cheng was inducted as an honorary member
🔹 Dean Cheng presented an inspiring speech titled “Leading with Honor”
🔹 Dean Michael Cheng, Associate Dean Rocco Angelo, and Dr. Fang Shu presented chords and certificates to inductees 🎓
🔹 Vice Dean Diann Newman delivered congratulatory remarks 💙

Congratulations to all inductees on this incredible achievement! 🍍

For more information on ICHRIE Eta Sigma Delta (ESD), visit >>> tinyurl.com/ichrie-esd

🎰 YOU HIT THE JACKPOT! 🎰
Registration for is OPEN! 🌟

Join hospitality and tourism educators, industry professionals, researchers, and students from around the world in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 🇺🇸 from 15–17 July 2026 at Mandalay Bay & UNLV 🎲✨

Bring your faculty.
Bring your students.
Present your research.
Expand your network.
Experience Las Vegas.

GO ALL IN with the ICHRIE + West Federation Conferences! 🍍♠️

🎓 Explore conference registration options
💲 View conference pricing
🗓️ Check out the schedule-at-a-glance
🎉 Add exciting Las Vegas event add-ons
🧘 Discover the Wellness Experience Series
🌍 Plan your adventure

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🎰 Conference Add-On Highlights:
⛳ Swingers Crazy Golf Club
🟢 Wizard of Oz at the Sphere
🎤 Cirque du Soleil MJ One Backstage Tour & Show

🧘 Wellness Experience Series:
🌅 Sunrise Stretch & Restore
🌬️ Breathe & Center: Mindful Beginnings
🚶 Energizing Steps: Walk into Your Day

Study｜50+ Years of Restaurant Tipping Research Part I: Theoretical Foundations and Significant Research Themes

Tipping remains one of the most debated and culturally embedded aspects of restaurant service—functioning simultaneously as a social norm, economic incentive, motivational mechanism, and compensation practice. Despite decades of scholarship, however, tipping research has remained fragmented across disciplines and theoretical perspectives.

In a recent article published in the Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, Cortney Norris (University of South Carolina), Nick Johnston (University of Arkansas), and H.G. Parsa (University of Denver) provided the first comprehensive thematic synthesis of restaurant tipping research published between 1974 and 2024.

Using a PRISMA-guided systematic review and thematic analysis, the authors identify nine major research themes:
💰 Determinants of tip amounts
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Individual differences
📈 Techniques to increase tips
🤔 Why customers tip
🏪 Operational perspectives
⚖️ Tipping systems
👩‍🍳 Employee perspectives
🌍 National and cultural differences
📱 Technology and tipping

✨Beyond organizing the literature, the study synthesizes the theoretical foundations underlying these themes, highlighting areas of convergence, divergence, and important conceptual gaps across the field. By establishing a clearer field-level structure for restaurant tipping research, this review provides an important foundation for cumulative theory-building and future scholarly inquiry.

📘 Part II expands this analysis further and offers targeted directions for future research — stay tuned!

📄 The eCopy of this article is available in JHTR’s Online First column:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/10963480251409653

📘 Article of the Week | JHTE

How do hospitality and tourism students perceive careers in senior living?

This week’s featured article, “Embracing the Golden Years: An Exploratory Study on Hospitality and Tourism Students’ Career Perceptions of Senior Living,” explores students’ perceptions, interests, and career intentions related to the senior living industry. Using a mixed-method approach, the study highlights how hospitality skills strongly align with senior living services, while also revealing that many students remain hesitant to pursue careers in the field despite recognizing its relevance and opportunities.

💡 The findings offer valuable insights for educators and industry leaders seeking to better connect hospitality education with emerging career pathways in senior living.

📖 Read the full article: https://doi.org/10.1080/10963758.2025.2456633

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🔴 Wednesday Research Tips

Great research is not only about collecting data. It is about asking meaningful questions, staying curious, and creating knowledge that can make a real difference.

This week’s reminder for researchers:

🔍 Challenge assumptions and think critically
📚 Stay organized so your ideas and progress remain clear
🌍 Seek diverse perspectives to strengthen your understanding
📈 Look beyond the data and focus on the “so what?”
📢 Share your work and engage in meaningful conversations

Research has the power to shape industries, improve experiences, and inspire positive change in hospitality and tourism.

Keep exploring. Keep questioning. Keep making a difference.

🌍📣 Happy World Marketing Day from ICHRIE!

Marketing is more than promotion — it’s about building connections, sharing knowledge, creating opportunities, and helping communities thrive.

At ICHRIE, we are proud to support global hospitality and tourism educators, students, educational institutions, and industry partners as they grow, innovate, and succeed in an ever-evolving market. ✨🏨✈️

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Together, we are shaping the future of hospitality and tourism education worldwide. 🌎💙

Pedagogy-On-The-Go🚀
Quick, Actionable Teaching Tips on the Fly

What can tourism educators learn from China’s rapid AI transformation in higher education? A lot. From smart classrooms and immersive technologies to ethical AI governance and industry-driven curriculum redesign, this groundbreaking article explores how AI is reshaping the future of tourism and hospitality education. The insights are timely, practical, and impossible to ignore.

If you care about innovation, student success, and preparing learners for a digital tourism future, this is a must-read.

Members! Dive into the full article and get energized for what’s next at chrie.org/pedagogy-on-the-go