Entries by Robert Mandelbaum

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 […]

CHS At CALC

Dozens of Hotel School alumni and student leaders attended the Cornell Alumni Leadership Conference (CALC) from February 3 to 4, 2017 in Baltimore, MD. The Hotelies were there because they are class officers, Cornell Club leaders, or CHS leaders. On Friday night, February 3, CHS hosted a private dinner for all Hotelies in attendance at […]

Grilled Cheese and Wine

On Tuesday, February 7, 2017 the Georgia Chapter gathered at Three Sheets restaurant in Sandy Springs. Fourteen Hotelies and guests enjoyed a five course dinner of gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches, each paired with a complementary wine.  A special welcome to the new Hotelies in town that attended the event.  Thanks to chapter President Drew Wallace […]

CHS France Meets at Le Bristol Paris

On January 11, 2017, the Cornell Hotel Society of France held a cocktail reception in honor of Luca Allegri, President and Managing Director of Hotel Le Bristol Paris.  The event was held in Le Bar due Bristol, the beautiful cocktail lounge in the hotel.  The event was organized by chapter President, Monika Moser PDP ’99.

Hotelies Unite To Change The Fortunes Of Cambodia’s Youth Through Hospitality

Seth Godin’s latest book, Tribes, describes the culture-altering impact leaders have by simply building tribes of like-minded, passionate people eager to contribute. There is perhaps no better example of this than Hotelie Ben Justus ’08 and his organization Everything’s Gonna Be OK (EGBOK). EGBOK, a nonprofithospitality training school that is changing the face of the hotel […]