Entries by Robert Mandelbaum

Hotelies Gather At The Hunter Conference

On March 22 the CHS Georgia Chapter held its second annual reception during the 2017 Hunter Hotel Conference. The event was hosted by Alan LeBlanc ’84 at his restaurant, White Oak Kitchen and Cocktails. The event was organized by CHS Georgia Chapter President Drew Wallace MMH ’12.

2017 Hotel Industry Annual Forum

On Thursday, March 23, the Washington DC/Baltimore Chapter held their annual Hotel Industry Forum at the DoubleTree Hotel in Bethesda, MD. The theme for this year’s event was “The Evolution of Hotel Brands.” A panel of industry experts shared their insights with 75 alumni and industry leaders. This year’s panel consisted of: Matt Wexler (moderator), […]

CHS Singapore HICAP Update Reception

The annual HICAP Update conference in Singapore always presents a great opportunity to connect with fellow Hotelies from near and far. This year was no exception as a number of regional alumns were in Singapore for the three-day long event. Leveraging JW Marriott South Beach’s close proximity to the HICAP’s venue, the CHS Singapore family […]

German Chapter Tours HafenCity in Hamburg

Members of the German Chapter enjoyed dinner and a tour of the innovative HafenCity in Hamburg. The Hotelies visited the 25 Hours Hotel Hafencity, the Ameron Hotel Speicherstadt, and the Westin Hamburg Elbphilharmonie. Thanks to Tobias Brown PDP’96 and Andreas Martin PDP’98 for organizing the event.

Japanese Chapters Celebrate New Year’s

On Friday, February 17, 2017, the Tokyo and Kansai chapters gathered together to celebrate the New Year. The event was held on the top floor of the Andaz Tokyo. Andaz General Manager Ross Cooper, and Hyatt Regional Vice President Mr. Abe welcomed CHS to the hotel. The Hotelies in attendance appreciated the amazing buffet of […]

Rocky Mountain Chapter Hosts Their Annual Hospitality Summit

On February 23, the Rocky Mountain chapter hosted their annual Denver Hospitality Summit. This year’s event was sponsored by the law firm of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck (BHFS). Sage Hospitality hosted the seminar at their new Halcyon Hotel in Cherry Creek. Over 100 Hotelies and local hoteliers were in attendance. CHS Denver chapter President Ali […]

Kansai Chapter Welcomes Professor Verma

On February 27, the CHS Kansai Chapter welcomed Professor and Mrs. Rohit Verma with a reception at Kyoto University.  A total of 36 Cornellians and their guests attended the event.  Since the reception was held at the Kyoto Hotel Okura, the president of the Okura Hotel Chain attended the event.  You can image how impressive the food buffet […]