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CHS Singapore Celebrates Chinese New Year
/in Chapter Event/by Robert MandelbaumOn February 20, 2019, the Singapore chapter celebrated the Chinese New Year at Madame Fan in the J.W. Marriott hotel.
CHS New England Chapter Holiday Party 2018
/in Chapter Event/by Robert MandelbaumOn January 22, 2019, the New England Chapter raised a glass to the holidays and the New Year at their Annual Holiday Party held at State Street Provisions in downtown Boston. The festive event, complete with a silent auction and raffle, is the largest contributor to the chapter’s scholarship fund and this year was no different. With attendees coming from all six New England states, the event drew over 70 alumni and guests.
CHS Dinner in Athens
/in Chapter Event/by Robert MandelbaumOn February 7, 2019, members of the CHS Pan-Hellenic Chapter gathered for a casual dinner engagement at Mavros Gatos tavern in Athens.
Pictured clockwise from lower left are:
CHS Reception at FITUR Madrid 2019
/in Chapter Event/by Robert MandelbaumFifty tourism professionals attended the annual Cornell reception held in conjunction with FITUR Madrid. This year’s event was held on January 23, and once again sponsored by Lars van der Wettern and Albert Grau. In attendance were Alexandre de Almeida, the 2017 Hotelier of the Year in Portugal, and Gabriel Wohlgeschaffen who will be attending the GMP program this year in Ithaca. Hotelies in attendance included Xulio Rey Vasquez, Mario Kiefer, Helena Burstedt, Jorge Manzur, Paloma Martinez, Ana Belen Prim, and Julio Delgado.
Hotelies Gather To Celebrate 50th Anniversary
/in Chapter Event/by Robert MandelbaumHotelies from around Europe gathered to celebrate the 50ths Anniversary of Gerhard Zeilinger. The event was held in Langenlois, Austria – home of the famous Veltiner viniyards with 900 years wine making tradition. www.loisium-weinwelt.com.
It was very exciting and funny also as we where requested to come in Dirndle and Lederhosen. As you can see the strong guys wearing even short Lederhosen in wintertime.
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14th Annual Cornell Reception At ALIS
/in Chapter Event/by Robert MandelbaumThe School of Hotel Administration hosted the 14th annual Cornell Reception at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) on January 29, 2019. Dean Kate Walsh welcomed over 500 alumni and industry leaders. The event was held at the Luxe City Center hotel in Los Angeles.
Michael Issenberg ’81
/in Conversations/by Robert MandelbaumMichael Issenberg ’81, CEO Asia Pacific for Accor Hotels, was recently interviewed for the “Coffee with the Boss” segment of the First Look show on Channel NewsAsia.
Click on the link below to view the video.
CHS Georgia Celebrates Super Bowl LIII With Cornell Football Greats
/in Chapter Event/by Robert MandelbaumOn Sunday, January 12, 2019, the CHS Georgia Chapter, in conjunction with the Cornell Alumni Association of Atlanta, held a luncheon celebrating the 2019 Super Bowl and Cornell football’s influence on the big game. Sitting in the shadows of Mercedes Benz Stadium, site of Super Bowl LIII, the College Football Hall of Fame played host to this exciting event with special guests representing Cornell football players that have played in six Super Bowl games over the years.
Moderating the panel presentation was Mark Newton, Hotel ’74, a member of the Big Red football team from 1971 to 1973.
Special guests greeting the group of 131 Cornellians were Dennis Adamovich, Chief Executive Officer of the College Football Hall of Fame, and Andy Noel, the Meakem Smith Director of Athletics and Physical Education for Cornell University. Robert Mandelbaum, Hotel ’81 and Sam Woodworth, Hotel MMH ’16 organized the event.
Geoff Gray ‘08
/in Hotelie for Life/by Robert MandelbaumGeoff Gray ‘08, General Manager of the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & Spa, shares with us what it means to him to be a Hotelie for Life®.
“Hotelie for Life® to me means a shared connection that is irreplaceable. Along my journey I have enjoyed getting to know many within our hotelie family and have found that our unique network is found in every environment – moving to a new city, starting with a new company, embarking on a new project or traveling to a new part of the world. Regardless of graduation year, we are all hotelies first sharing a common bond of our times at Statler Hall. Our humble network of hotelies are there to support each other at any time. I believe our responsibility is to continue the tradition of service to others by caring for future hotelies as they become a Hotelie for Life®.”
Geoff is pictured here with his girlfriend Natalie and their 5-1/2 month-old daughter, Elle.
Faculty Immersion – London 2019 CHS Reception
/in Chapter Event/by Robert MandelbaumOn Tuesday, January 8, 2019, the London Chapter hosted a kick off reception at the Dorchester Hotel for 27 Hotel School faculty who are participating in the third immersion trip and the first trip abroad. Many thanks to the Dorchester Collection who generously hosted the event and to Adam Maclennan and Victoria Mackay for organising the special gathering. A big thank you also goes to Dean Walsh for making this trip possible, to Meg Keilbach and her team for organising a great three-day program for the faculty and to the industry sponsors!