Feiertag HTM Students Take Home 1st Place in the US for 2021 Smith Travel Research (STR) Market Study Competition

Under the supervision of Feiertag Hospitality and Tourism Management Professor Tom Duetsch, VT undergraduate students were crowned 1st place in the US and ranked second overall internationally in the 2021 Smith Travel Research (STR) Market Study Competition.

Major in Hospitality and Tourism Management: Students obtain hands-on experience through internships, field studies, experienced faculty, and frequent interaction with industry experts.; Learn more

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Destinations job and internship fair for Hospitality and Tourism Management students, Pamplin College of Business.

$50,000+

IN SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED
EACH YEAR

93%

PLACEMENT RATE
UPON GRADUATION

#6

HOSPITALITY & TOURISM MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IN THE U.S.

#12

HOSPITALITY & TOURISM MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IN THE WORLD

The Howard Feiertag Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management is the proud home of two excellent peer-review academic journals. In July 2021 The Journal of Travel Research received the highest impact factor of any Hospitality and Tourism Management Journal (10.982). JTR is co-edited by Professor Nancy Gard McGehee, Feiertag HTM faculty. The Journal of Information Technology and Tourism is the first scientific interdisciplinary journal focusing on the nature and role of information technology within the context of tourism, travel and hospitality. JITT is edited by Dr. Zheng Xiang, Department Head and Associate Professor of Feiertag HTM.

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