On Tuesday, October 20, 2020 the CHS Finland Chapter held an Italian feast at the Madonna restaurant in Helsinki. This was the chapter’s second in-person event during the COVID period. It was also the fifth time IMHI graduate Ville Relander has hosted the group over the years. Attending the event (right to left) were L […]
Monika Moser PDP ’99, Regional Managing Director at Wilson Associates, shares with us what it means to her to be a Hotelie for Life®. “My own father worked for over 60 years in the hospitality business, starting at the age of 14 and retiring as a General Manager at the age of 80. His family […]
Brooke Pinto ’14, Council member for Ward 2, DC Council, shares with us what it means to her to be a Hotelie for Life®. “I am so proud to be a Hotelie for Life®. To me, being a Hotelie means living a life of service and that is exactly why I have devoted my career […]
The Cornell Hotel Society grieves the loss of Rudolf W. “Rudy” Muenster ’62. Rudy passed the morning of September 29, 2020 peacefully with his wife Annelie by his side in Berchtesgaden, Germany. Rudy was an icon and inspiration for Hotelies worldwide and a mentor to many. He was a tireless ambassador for Cornell and The […]
Pia Adlivankin ’94, an icon in the global amusement business, was featured in a cover story in the September 2020 edition of Funworld Magazine. Funworld is the foremost industry publication published by the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions. The article features Pia’s interpretation of “Life is Service” – create an award-winning experience for […]
On Wednesday, September 16, 2020 the CHS Georgia Chapter held its 21st annual Atlanta Lodging Outlook seminar. This year CHS partnered with the Georgia Hotel & Lodging Association to produce the conference online. The virtual event drew roughly 200 hoteliers throughout the state of Georgia. Representing CHS were chapter Treasurer Liad Hare ’18 who welcomed […]
Greg Bodenair ’10, a freelance marketer and CHS New England Chapter board member based in Boston, shares with us what it means to him to be a Hotelie® for Life. “Ever since I was 12 years old, I knew I wanted to be a Cornell Hotelie. Even back then, I knew I had a passion […]
The Cornell Hotel Society (CHS) German Chapter held its first “Berlin Lodging Outlook” at the Hotel Bristol Berlin on August 28, 2020 with 50 participants and thus almost fully booked. All the participants at the Cornell event were thrilled in catching up with industry colleagues in person after a long time, despite the Covid-19 distance […]
It is not uncommon for a Hotelie to follow a career path outside the hospitality industry. However, it is rare to see a Hotelie enter politics. For Brooke Pinto ’14, the path to a career in politics felt inevitable. Helping people is in her DNA. Growing up, Brooke was very familiar with the Cornell Hotel […]
In 2019 the Cornell Hotel Society established the Philippus Miller III ‘83 Legacy Award. The award was designed to recognize and celebrate Phil Miller’s legacy as a builder of networks and relationships. For decades Phil was the heart of the Cornell Hotelie for Life® that is the foundation of the Cornell Hotel Society (CHS). The […]
