Dear ICHRIE Members,
The International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (ICHRIE) and Knowledge Matters are pleased to present the 2023 ICHRIE Hotel Challenge by Knowledge Matters featuring the Hospitality Collection of Case Simulations!
The ICHRIE Hotel Challenge by Knowledge Matters is open to college-level students at schools that are ICHRIE institutional members. Participants test their skills at managing a simulated hotel. This web-based simulation used in the competition was developed in partnership with the J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation and Marriott International.
Participants will experience real-world scenarios like they would working in a real hotel including various combinations of the following concepts:
- Front desk operations
- Housekeeping
- Marketing & public relations
- Group sales
- Banquets
- Pricing & revenue management
- Social media
- Restaurant operations
- And more!
Scores will be based on a balanced scorecard that includes profitability, customer satisfaction, and employee satisfaction and participants will be ranked based on their scorecard.
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Who: |
The ICHRIE Hotel Challenge by Knowledge Matters is open to college-level students at schools that are ICHRIE institutional members. |
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What: |
Students are challenged to manage a simulated hotel profitably by overseeing revenue management and restaurant operations. |
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Where: |
100% online. |
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When: |
Registration begins on Monday, March 13th and the competition runs from Monday, March 27th at 10:00 a.m. EST through Friday, April 7th at 5:00 p.m. EST. |
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Why: |
The 1st-3rd place nationally ranked students will win the following awards, funded by the ICHRIE Future Fund!
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How: |
Scores will be based on a balanced scorecard that includes profitability, customer satisfaction, and employee satisfaction and participants will be ranked based on their scorecard. Students who are currently using, or who have previously used, Case Simulations may use their existing accounts to participate. Students who have not used the online simulation will be given the opportunity to create a new account free of charge. |
Registration begins on Monday, March 13th and the competition runs from Monday, March 27th at 10:00 a.m. EST through Friday, April 7th at 5:00 p.m. EST. Please see complete challenge details here.
We hope you will encourage your students to register! Students who are currently using, or who have previously used, Case Simulations may use their existing accounts to participate. Students who have not used the online simulation will be given the opportunity to create a new account free of charge.
We hope you will encourage your students to register! Please see complete challenge details here.
Best,
The Knowledge Matters and eDynamic Learning Team
CHALLENGE DETAILS HERE
CONGRATULATIONS to the 2023 ICHRIE Hotel Challenge by Knowledge Matters Winners!!!
Thank you to all the students who participated in the 2022 ICHRIE Hotel Challenge by Knowledge Matters!
The 2022 winners are...
First Place: Angel Hristov, RIT Croatia
Second Place: Yi Ho Tam, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Third Place: Wing Kei Wu, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Third Place: Mikul Manocha, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
