Dual Degree Student Recognized At International Hospitality Conference
Marlen Krause, a student matriculating toward a dual degree from Niagara University and the International University of Applied Sciences in Germany, was recognized during the 2015 Korea America Hospitality and Tourism Educators Association Conference, held April 17-18 in Las Vegas, Nev.
Krause won second place in the Undergraduate Student Research Forum for her paper, Airbnb: Is it an Innovator or a Market Disrupter in the Hotel Industry?
Entries for the Best Paper Award were judged based on the topic relevance and contribution of research to existing knowledge, sound methodology and statistical analysis, structure and clarity of writing, and conclusions and implications.
Participating universities, in addition to Niagara, included Arkansas Tech University, Michigan State University, University of Memphis, and University of Hawaii at Manoa.