Level Up! Competition

LEVEL UP! is an ICHRIE and Russell Partnership Technology Revenue Management Competition

We invite you to join us for this amazing opportunity for students to showcase their skills in a realistic hotel management simulation. This competition is powered by Russell Partnership Technology’s industry-leading Revenue Management Simulation and allows students to step into the shoes of a Revenue Manager in a virtual 500-room hotel.

Dear ICHRIE Members,

That’s a wrap!  The 26-27 February 2026 ESD Undergraduate Research Symposium at Boston University was a great success!

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Winner:

Luana Stepčić, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management (Croatia)

COMPETITION SUBMISSION PERIOD CLOSED

COMPETITION SUBMISSION PERIOD CLOSED

CHRIE FutureFund™ Recognizes Best Paper Winners

The 30th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality & Tourism was held at the University of Houston 2-4 January 2025. A record attendance of 422 witnessed numerous refereed paper presentations and posters.

The CHRIE FutureFund™ has for several years provided the Best Paper Winners with a $1,000 award, including complimentary registration to the 2025 ICHRIE Annual Global Conference, as well as a complimentary ICHRIE membership.

COMPETITION SUBMISSION PERIOD CLOSED

ICHRIE Research Reports Competition & Publication Series

Sponsored by DePaul University

Guidelines for the Competition

UPDATE!!

Congratulations to the 2025 Level Up Competition Winners!! 

1^st place:  Brooke Meyer – Iowa State University

It’s Time to Celebrate Excellence: Nominate for the 2025 International CHRIE Awards!

As the year comes to a close, it's the perfect moment to recognise and celebrate the incredible contributions of your colleagues. Starting December 1, 2024, nominations for the prestigious 2025 International CHRIE Awards will officially open. Let’s honour those who make a difference—perhaps even yourself!

Who Can Be Nominated?

Any current International CHRIE member, with the following exceptions:

Call for Case Studies

  ANNUAL CASE STUDY COMPETITION – 2025
by JOURNAL of HOSPITALITY & TOURISM CASES (JHTC)
An International CHRIE Journal.

CHRIE FutureFund™ Celebrates Graduate Student Winners in Montreal

Your CHRIE FutureFund™ provided a $1,000 award to eight graduate students, enabling them to attend the 2024 ICHRIE Global Conference in Montreal. There were four Best Paper Winners from the 2024 Graduate Research Conference held at FIU in January, and four winners of the 2024 Dissertation Proposal Competition. One student, Juhwan Lim, from Kansas State University, won both awards.

Last summer the CHRIE FutureFund™ sponsored the Inaugural Dissertation Competition. There were five winners, representing five different doctoral programs in hospitality and tourism. The 2024 CHRIE FutureFund™ Dissertation Proposal Competition is open to all doctoral students who are at the proposal stage of their doctoral program.  The CHRIE FutureFund™ is pleased to sponsor this Dissertation Proposal Competition as it fits the mission of the CHRIE FutureFund™ in that future faculty are being supported.

The five winners from last year (2023) were:

ICHRIE and Johnson & Wales University JHTC Case Study Competition

Call for Case Studies

The editors of ICHRIE Research Reports are pleased to announce the second ICHRIE Research Reports Competition, sponsored by DePaul University, that will culminate with award presentations during the 2024 ICHRIE Global Conference. 

FULL DETAILS ABOUT THE COMPETITION

The purpose of ICHRIE Research Reports is to generate a series of peer-reviewed research reports (white papers) that are based on academic research findings that are targeted toward industry practitioners and policymakers. ICHRIE Research Reports translate academic research findings into practical applications that can make a difference in the hospitality and tourism industry.

On behalf of ICHRIE and Russell Partnership Technology, we are delighted to announce the winners of the 2024 Level Up, a Revenue Management Competition.