{"id":43642,"date":"2026-03-11T11:50:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichardsonHS\/?p=43642"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:50:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:50:45","slug":"five-future-hotel-tourism-professionals-attend-hantx-annual-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichardsonHS\/five-future-hotel-tourism-professionals-attend-hantx-annual-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Future Hotel &amp; Tourism Professionals Attend HANTX Annual Meeting","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Five RHS&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em>Future Hotel &amp; Tourism Professionals (FHTP)<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;were selected from&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em>120 RHS Hotel Management Students<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;to attend the&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em>2026 Hotel Association of North Texas (HANTX) Annual Meeting<\/em><\/strong><em>, celebrating&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em>100 years of advocacy and leadership in the hotel industry<\/em><\/strong><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>FHTP students<\/em><\/strong><em>:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em>Andrew Mitchell, Lilian Rincon-Cruz, Yaotl Carlos, Juan Posada Gonzalez, and Pedro Ramos<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;earned this opportunity based on their&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em>NOCTI Industry Certification test readiness<\/em><\/strong><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>At the event, students practiced&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em>professional networking with hotel industry leaders<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;and heard from featured speaker&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em>Monica Paul, Executive Director of the Dallas Sports Commission<\/em><\/strong><em>, who shared updates on the&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em>FIFA World Cup 26\u2122<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;and its anticipated economic impact on North Texas as the region prepares to welcome the world.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This experience highlights the&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em>RHS Hotel Hub&nbsp;program\u2019s commitment to connecting classroom learning with real-world industry leadership opportunities.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichardsonHS\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/03\/image-1-1024x675.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichardsonHS\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/03\/image-1-1024x675.png 1024w, https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichardsonHS\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/03\/image-1-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichardsonHS\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/03\/image-1-768x506.png 768w, https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichardsonHS\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/03\/image-1.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichardsonHS\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/03\/image-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichardsonHS\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/03\/image-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichardsonHS\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/03\/image-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichardsonHS\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/03\/image-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichardsonHS\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/03\/image.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five RHS Future Hotel &amp; 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