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	The hospitality education of international students has continued to evolve and many programs have growing ratios of international to domestic students. This Hospitality Conversations is with Stephen Barth, JD, CHE , Professor of Hospitality Law and Leadership at the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of Houston.

A Hospitality Conversation™ on Certification: What's in a Name but Letters? - The Value of CMHS Jul 3, 2016

Most serious-minded hospitality professionals understand the need for continuous learning and value the certifications acquired in their career as being emblematic of their personal growth and professional level of expertise.

From the Chalkboard to the Front Line - Meeting Tomorrow’s Staffing Needs by Kathleen Hogan Mar 28, 2016

	As the lead for the new Student Corner at HospitalityEducators.com, helping hospitality students be better prepared in starting their professional careers is a priority. This is the first of a series of 'Hospitality Conversations' exploring different internship programs available to hospitality students. As Published in

HOSPITALITY CONVERSATIONS™ : HOW TO SELECT THE RIGHT DESIGN FIRM TO REFRESH OR RENOVATE YOUR HOTEL . Mar 23, 2016: Property Improvement Plans or PIPS, are a reality to today’s hotel owners and management groups. If a property is part of a franchised system, dealing with PIPS can be an expensive proposition both at the time of sale as well as in continuing operations. The purpose of PIPs is to keep properties in compliance with all existing and new brand standards, as franchisors strive to maintain brand standards to protect their brands as well as the investments of all the other franchisees.

The cost of PIPs could be staggering if they seem to all come crashing down at once, especially if a property is not meeting all of its current standards at a time when there is a potential change in ownership. Almost all franchisors have a Property Improvement Plan system, because their goal is to maintain the quality of each of their franchisees.

Hospitality Conversations : Using Business Networks Productively Or Recovering Lost Customers After a Renovation Feb 29, 2016: A related column in this series titled “A Common Sense Review Process for Capital Investments” addressed the logic and an approach in planning and executing major projects.

Both a certain financial amount and government regulations relating to depreciation tables define most major capital projects. These ventures usually have some sort of potential risk. The ROI (Return on Investment) is usually justified by an expected improvement in the profit potential, by complying with brand standards/requirements (if appropriate) or by introducing significant physical additions or improvements, such as adding a new wing, spa, meeting space, retail, etc. that should increase revenues and the overall value of the hotel.

An open letter to Hospitality Students in their Junior Year Or Thoughts on how to prepare for Graduation Feb 15, 2016: Keys To Success |
An open letter to Hospitality Students in their Junior Year Or Thoughts on how to prepare for Graduation | By John Hogan, CHA MHS CHE

Hospitality Conversations and a Reason to Smile: 7 strange hotel jobs Aug 11, 2015: 7 strange hotel jobs

Hospitality Conversations™ – Understanding the Developing Perspectives in Quality Assurance (Part 1 of 2) Feb 10, 2015

Quality is one of those words that seem to be often defined as, "I'll know it when I see it", and yet less than stellar real world experiences in hospitality demonstrate that excellence does need additional definition. This series on Quality reached out to a well-known, international company that works with many different types of hotels, as well as other hospitality and service businesses. The company, through research and consulting, works to assist their clients to better understand existing customer experiences and to identify unmet customer needs and wants.

Hospitality Conversations™ : Looking Ahead at Diversity in Hospitality Oct 13, 2014: Greg DeShields, CHE CHO

Hospitality Conversations™ : Examining the Learning Options Available in the Hospitality Field. by Dr. John Hogan Jan 29, 2014

One needs only to conduct an online Google or Bing search to discover the incredible number and types of programs now available in hospitality education. Within that wide range of options, I decided to contact Professor Jennifer Calhoun, an educator I personally know who was recently involved with a new, start-up program in Maryland. She is now studying for her PhD at Auburn University

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Hospitality Conversations™ - HOW TO SELL YOUR HOTEL in a sluggish economy by Dr. John Hogan Jan 22, 2014: As published in In the launch of my "HOW TO" columns, I begin with a series of HOSPITALITY CONVERSATIONS™ . As every hotel, inn, conference center and lodging property will eventually change hands, I selected a topic that is of universal interest to all hotel owners: HOW TO SELL YOUR HOTEL in a sluggish economy.