Amanda Belarmino

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Associate Professor of Hospitality, Food and Beverage Management

Expertise: Management, Revenue, Hospitality, Consumerism

Biography

Amanda Belarmino is an expert on revenue management, strategic management, and the influence of social and cultural movements on consumer behavior.

Belarmino — an associate professor with ��ӽ紫ý's William F. Harrah College of Hospitality — has 20 years of management experience in casinos, hotels, and restaurants. Prior to joining the university, her job titles included property revenue manager and senior training specialist with Caesars Entertainment, and reservations and revenue manager at the Plaza Las Vegas.

She is frequently called upon by local and national media to provide her expertise on the hospitality industry’s response to cultural movements, including the coronavirus pandemic, inflation, and tipping. Belarmino serves on the advisory board for Harvard Business Review, and her work has been published in journals including Current Issues in Tourism and the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management.

Education

Ph.D., Hotel and Restaurant Management, University of Houston
M.S., Hotel and Restaurant Management, University of Houston
B.S., Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management, Cornell University

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Amanda Belarmino In The News

Travel Weekly

Within the span of just a week, the two largest casino-resort operators on the Las Vegas Strip became targets of multibillion-dollar acquisitions.

VegasBusiness

When Penn Entertainment Inc. CEO Jay Snowden flew into town for the grand opening of the M Resort’s new 375-room hotel tower in December, he told guests attending the ribbon-cutting how excited he was to see all the growth in the neighborhood

VegasBusiness

For decades, the standard Las Vegas financial engine ran on neon lights, late-night slot pulls and dimly lit, smoke-filled theaters. In 2026, some of the highest revenue generators on the Strip are operating under the blazing desert sun, where a single poolside cabana during a midday DJ set can command a larger minimum spend than a high-limit blackjack table.