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.
CHS Reception at DC Bisnow Lodging Investment Summit
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 decision over dinner with a full selection of beers and wines.
Thank you to our sponsors, Taryn Kelly ’00 and The Rosenthal Group for their immense support in providing the venue and food and beverage support in putting on this event. Thank you as well to and Andrea Foster ’96 with the Marcus Hotel Group for providing accommodations for Cheryl and Doug.
CHS Chicago Beer and Wine Tasting
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 the advantages and challenges of operating a dual-branded hotel. Following the reception, Tim led the group in a tour of the property.
CHS Georgia Tours New AC/Moxy Hotel
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 organizing the weekend.
CHS AlpAdria & Eastern Europe Meets in Salzburg
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 drawn a growing crowd year after year. Rachel Roginsky ’79, Principal of Pinnacle Advisory Group, provided the “pulse” portion of the program featuring an outlook on the National and local Boston lodging markets, exploring trends in both revenue and expenses.
Moderated by Harry Wheeler, Principal of Group One Partners, this year’s panel discussion focused on hospitality design, providing insight on recent trends, their impact on travel, and the brands role in design. Panelists included Stephen Kallaher, Vice President, Corporate Development, Hyatt Hotels and Amber Woody, Director of Interior Design, Upscale Brands, Choice Hotels, and Lisa MacGillivray, Executive Vice President, Hospitality, marlo marketing. The panelists’ different backgrounds provided attendees with an interesting conversation touching on the brands departure from prototypical designs, ways to deliver for the next generation of travelers, how to provide that Instagram moment, and the best ways to incorporate a hotel’s design in the property’s story and messaging. Panelists also shared their development and opening experiences with some of Boston’s newest and upcoming hotels including the Cambria Boston Downtown, the Hyatt Place Boston Seaport, and the Moxy in Boston’s Theater District.
As a result of the event’s sold out attendance and the generosity of the event’s Title Sponsor, Group One Partners, the 2019 Boston Lodging Pulse raised over $3,000 for both the local chapter’s scholarship fund and Boston University’s School of Hotel Administration.
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 part in our chapter more actively. Stay tuned for many more social and professional events and partnerships and look forward to seeing you all very soon!
In attendance, and pictured below are: Jaidev Menezes, Ana Ortiz, Yolanda Han, Deepak Jain, Mila Nouralla, Diederik Sieburgh, Tarek Fontane, Tarek Daouk, Sandhya Chhabria, Nitish Bansal, Uma Balasubramaniam, Neil George
CHS Reception in Dubai
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 buotique hotels.
Our meeting took place at the Kämp Hotel, the finest property in Finland. Many thanks to Trond for excellent hospitality and a great presentation.
Pictured below from left to right:
Veikko Vuoristo, Jere Talonen, guest Sam-Erik Ruttman, Trond Bastiansen, Deiv Salutskij, Riikka Moreau, Martti Palonperä, and Esko Paalasmaa.
CHS Finland Discusses Boutique Hotels
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.
Hotelie Dinner at TCAM
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.
CHS German Fall 2019 Symposium
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
Seattle Hotelies at Peddler Brewing Company
