{"id":1000321,"date":"2025-04-16T19:07:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T23:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/yangyang\/?p=1000321"},"modified":"2026-01-08T09:52:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:52:19","slug":"2025-t-h-e-analytics-case-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/yangyang\/2025\/04\/16\/2025-t-h-e-analytics-case-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"STHM Hosts 2025 T.H.E. Analytics Case Competition Showcasing Global Student Talent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"140\" data-end=\"418\">The School of Sport, Tourism, and Hospitality Management successfully hosted the <strong data-start=\"221\" data-end=\"298\">2025 Tourism, Hospitality, and Events (T.H.E.) Analytics Case Competition<\/strong>, bringing together outstanding student teams for an evening of data-driven problem solving and professional engagement.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"877\">Teams from Temple University, the University of Delaware, Penn State Berks, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Sun Yat-sen University showcased exceptional analytical rigor, creativity, and presentation skills while addressing real-world challenges in tourism and hospitality analytics. The competition highlighted the growing importance of data literacy and applied analytics in preparing the next generation of industry leaders.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"879\" data-end=\"1270\">The event was co-organized with industry partner <strong data-start=\"928\" data-end=\"942\">CoStar STR<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0for providing high-quality industry data that anchored the competition in real-world relevance. We are also deeply grateful to the six judges from academia and industry whose expertise and thoughtful feedback elevated the learning experience for all participants.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1272\" data-end=\"1579\">Congratulations to the three winning teams for their outstanding performances, and sincere appreciation to all students who participated. The strong support from STHM faculty and colleagues made this event a true celebration of collaboration, innovation, and excellence in tourism and hospitality analytics.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1272\" data-end=\"1579\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/yangyang\/files\/2025\/12\/THE-Analytics-Competition_Page_1.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1000323\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/yangyang\/2025\/04\/16\/2025-t-h-e-analytics-case-competition\/the-analytics-competition_page_1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/yangyang\/files\/2025\/12\/THE-Analytics-Competition_Page_1.png\" data-orig-size=\"1683,2178\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"THE Analytics Competition_Page_1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/yangyang\/files\/2025\/12\/THE-Analytics-Competition_Page_1-232x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/yangyang\/files\/2025\/12\/THE-Analytics-Competition_Page_1-791x1024.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1000323\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/yangyang\/files\/2025\/12\/THE-Analytics-Competition_Page_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1683\" height=\"2178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/yangyang\/files\/2025\/12\/THE-Analytics-Competition_Page_1.png 1683w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/yangyang\/files\/2025\/12\/THE-Analytics-Competition_Page_1-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/yangyang\/files\/2025\/12\/THE-Analytics-Competition_Page_1-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/yangyang\/files\/2025\/12\/THE-Analytics-Competition_Page_1-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/yangyang\/files\/2025\/12\/THE-Analytics-Competition_Page_1-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/yangyang\/files\/2025\/12\/THE-Analytics-Competition_Page_1-1583x2048.png 1583w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1683px) 100vw, 1683px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The School of Sport, Tourism, and Hospitality Management successfully hosted the 2025 Tourism, Hospitality, and Events (T.H.E.) Analytics Case Competition, bringing together outstanding student teams for an evening of data-driven &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4944,"featured_media":1000323,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1000321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-award"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/yangyang\/files\/2025\/12\/THE-Analytics-Competition_Page_1.png","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1001172,"url":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/yangyang\/2026\/04\/09\/temple-hosts-third-sport-tourism-and-hospitality-analytics-case-competition\/","url_meta":{"origin":1000321,"position":0},"title":"Temple Hosts Third Sport, Tourism, and Hospitality Analytics Case Competition","author":"Yang Yang","date":"April 9, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Temple University recently hosted the Third Temple Sport, Tourism, and Hospitality Analytics Case Competition, chaired by Dr. Yang Yang and generously sponsored by CoStar STR. 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