On October 23, 2019, the CHS Finland Chapter had our meeting with Trond Bastiansen COO for Nordic Choise Hotels non-branded hotels. He was the first Chapter President of the Norway Chapter. He gave a presentation of The Kämp Collection which they just acquired Oct 1. Kämp Collection includes 10 hotels only in Helsinki and are […]
On Thursday night, October 17, 2019, twenty Hotelies met for dinner at Mia Restaurant in Ithaca. The Hotelies were in town to attend the Trustee Council Annual Meeting (TCAM). Thank you to Rick Adie ’75 and Bill Minnock ‘79 for organizing the event.
On Friday, October 18, 2019, the CHS German Chapter a symposium at the Platzl Hotel in Munich. The afternoon event featured several panels and speakers, and concluded with a networking dinner.
At the end of August 2019, Seattle area Hotelies met up at Peddler Brewing Co in Ballard, WA for a long overdue happy hour. Looking forward to the next one! Attendance: Gundeep Singh ‘17, Kate Kim ’16, Alonzo Alvarez ‘93, Drew Dawson ‘03, Johnny Wong ‘06, Augustine Rietsema ‘16
On Saturday, September 21, 2019, CHS Hong Kong / Macau held its first Hospitality Innovation Panel. The event was held at The Work Project, and was sponsored by AB InBev, Impossible Foods, and foodpanda. Following a welcome reception, a series of keynote speakers and panels featured top in the hospitality industry that shared their thoughts […]
On October 3, 2019, the CHS AlpAdria & Eastern Europe chapter hosted our 1st Annual Rome Lodging Outlook at the St. Regis Rome. Jonathan Spada’10 kicked off the event with a welcome to our guests, explained who is CHS and opportunities for becoming a member (as it turned out one of the guests just completed […]
During her speech at the May 2019 School of Hotel Administration (SHA) graduation ceremony, Madison Austrich ’19 asked her fellow graduates to be mindful of the moment. By remembering graduation day, her fellow Hotelies will have this occasion of pride and accomplishment to draw upon to gain confidence during future challenging professional or personal events. […]
Jeanne Brown Sander ’66, The World Bank Group, Food and Conference Services, retired, and Past President of the Cornell Hotel Society shares with us what it means to her to be a Hotelie for Life®. “The Hotelie network has without doubt been the most influential factor in my career opportunities. Being a “Hotelie for Life” […]
Since 1980, Four Seasons has organized and participated in annual charity runs and other initiatives all over the world to raise funds toward advancing cancer research, a cause that has been supported by Four Season employees since Terry Fox’s historical Marathon of Hope across Canada 39 years ago. This year’s race, hosted by the Four […]
In September, the New England Chapter hosted a tour and cocktail reception at The Whitney Hotel. The boutique hotel opened in July in Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood with 65 luxury guestrooms. The hotel is named for Henry Melville Whitney, a Boston industrialist and owner of the site in 1800s when it served as a dorm […]
