Lester E. Kabacoff School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Administration
University of New Orleans � New Orleans, LA
www.uno.edu/~hrt
The Lester E. Kabacoff School at the University of New Orleans was founded in 1976 and is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration, and the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (International). The Kabacoff School offers a Bachelor of Science in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Administration with concentration areas in Hotel and Lodging Management, Convention and Event Management, Food and Beverage Management and Tourism. Other study areas offered are Club Management, and Casino and Gaming Management. The School�s foundation is supported by the Kabacoff family, Hilton Foundation and local industry.

The Master Science in Hotel Restaurant and Tourism Administration will offer local, national and international students the opportunity to study and intern in one of the most significant, historic and culturally diverse tourism destinations in America. The program has been developed with close cooperation from industry to ensure that it addresses current and future management needs. Additionally, the Masters curriculum has also been designed to allow students from other disciplines to gain a professional qualification in the hotel, restaurant and tourism industry.

A key element of the Kabacoff School is its Hospitality Research Center (HRC) designates a Center of Excellence that undertakes tourism research for New Orleans, Louisiana Office of Tourism and other US clients. The HRC has developed a unique model for the tracking of conventions sales that allows convention visitor bureaus to track how the sales are performing from historical benchmarks but also shows where there is a need concentrate future sales activity by market segment.

Michael C.G. Davidson, Ph.D.
Professor and Director
Lester E. Kabacoff School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Administration
University of New Orleans, Louisiana 70148
Tel: 504-280-3189

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