On September 15, 2019, the Cornell Hotel Society, MENA Chapter, hosted the 5th Annual Dubai Lodging Outlook 2020 Seminar at Fairmont The Palm, Dubai. The morning seminar started off with a macroeconomic overview and forecast presentation by Mohamed Abu Basha, Director, Head of Macroeconomic Analysis, at EFG Hermes, a prominent investment bank in the region. […]
On December 3, 2019, the CHS Germany chapter welcomed Cornellians and guests to the Flagship of Premier Inn in Frankfurt for a CHS Get Together and Site Inspection. Filled with superb appetizers, snacks, wine from Villa Banfi and cozy conversation as only Hotelie’s can imagine. A special thanks to Kerstin Gibert for hosting and providing […]
CHS Tokyo Chapter held a casual event Autumn Delights Party at Pullman Tokyo Tamachi on November 14, 2019. We had a special guest speaker Mr. Johnny Shields, CTO of a restaurant reservation company TableCheck, who gave an interesting lecture on what’s happening in the restaurant industry lately. About 50 Hotelies and their families gathered and […]
On November 11th, the Cornell Hotel Society held their annual general membership meeting in New York City at the Gramercy Park Hotel. CHS President, Dexter Wood ‘87, gave an update on the society. Dean Walsh updated the group on school affairs and honored Ted Teng ‘79 for his contributions to the school. First Vice President, […]
On October 29th, 2019, the CHS Washington DC/Baltimore Chapter, for the 8th year in a row, hosted a reception in conjunction with the Bisnow Lodging Investment Summit in Washington DC. Eunju Park ’11, of Labor & Employment Law Solutions at Littler hosted us on their office rooftop with views overlooking the White House.
On November 15, 2019, the CHS Chicago chapter hosted a beer and wine tasting event at Sopraffina Marketcaffe. Leading the tasting were Wine Professor, Cheryl Stanley ’00 and Beers Professor, Doug Miller. Each presented the case for why their beverages of choice are superior to the other. Ultimately, attendees were allowed to make their own […]
On November 13, 2019, the CHS GA Chapter held a reception at the new dual-branded AC/Moxy hotel in Midtown Atlanta. The event was hosted by Noble Investment Group Hotelies Steven Nicholas ’92, Aditya Bhoopathy ’99, and Dan Konzelmann ’11. General Manager Tim Dahlen discussed the market position of the relatively new brands, as well as […]
In early November 2019, Hotelies gathered in Salzburg, Austria for another wonderful and insightful meeting of the AlpAdria & Eastern Europe Chapter. During the weekend event attendees learned about branding in the digital age, and discovered the history of Schloß Leopoldskron from Max Reinhardt to The Sound of Music. Thank you Jonathon Dominic Spada for […]
On October 16, 2019, the Cornell Hotel Society’s New England Chapter partnered with Boston University’s School of Hospitality Administration to present the ninth annual Boston Lodging Pulse. Designed to provide forward-looking insight on the latest national and local market industry forecasts and create an interactive discussion amongst professionals in the hospitality industry, the event has […]
On October 20, 2019, Tarek Daouk ‘01 and Aditya Rajaram ‘11 hosted a get together at The Ritz Carlton DIFC Le Cirque. It was great to see so many of us come to support our chapter, learn about some great initiatives that we have in motion and really hope for many of you to take […]
