Office of External Communications

Houston, TX 77204-5017 Fax: 713.743.8199

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 27, 2005

Contact: Marisa Ramirez
713.743.8152 (office)
713.204.9798 (cell)
mrcannon@uh.edu

Students at the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management prepare to roll up their sleeves and get to work at the upcoming “American Express Cruise and Vacation Travel Show.” The event is co-sponsored by the college, and is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 30 at the JW Marriott hotel ballroom.

As part of their indoctrination to the hospitality industry, students of the college will participate in a variety of assignments including seminar show monitoring, ticket selling, assisting booth vendors and conducting consumer “exit” interviews. Morgan Geddie, professor of HRM, will accompany his students at the show.

The leisure travel show features more than 50 cruise lines, resorts, destinations, car rental companies, attractions and travel-related businesses and organizations.

Tickets are $5 for adults; children under 16 free. A portion of the admission revenue will benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Houston.

Free parking is available in the Eckerd’s lot at Sage and Westheimer and across the street from the hotel at The Galleria.

The Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management was established in 1969 to meet the demand for professional education in the increasingly complex hospitality industry. The curriculum prepares students to deal with changing business conditions and presents both theoretical and practical approaches to the diverse needs of the hospitality industry.

For more information on the UH Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, please visit http://www.hrm.uh.edu/

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