John T. Bowen is Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. John has received wide recognition for his teaching and research in the area of hospitality marketing, marketing strategy, and services marketing. He has won awards for both his teaching and research. John has presented marketing courses and seminars in Asia, Australia, Central America, South America, and Europe and has published over eighty articles on marketing. John is the editor of UNLV Gaming Research and Review Journal, a regional editor for the Americas of The International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, and the North American Research Director for Worldwide Hospitality and Tourist Trends (WHATT). John has managed hospitality businesses at both the unit and corporate level. He currently consults with hospitality businesses on customer loyalty, database marketing, and marketing strategy. John's formal education includes a B.S. in Hotel Administration from Cornell University, an MBA and M.S. from Corpus Christi State University, and a Ph.D. in marketing from Texas A&M University. John is a Fellow of HCIMA.