2017 Hotel Industry Annual Forum

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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), Principal and Managing Partner at Foxhall Partners
  • Julius Robinson, VP and Global Lead of Autograph Collection at Marriott International
  • Aaron Katz, President and CEO of Modus Hotels
  • Morriah Mryszuk, Senior Design Director at RD Jones & Associates

All proceeds from the event went towards the chapter’s scholarship fund.

CHS DC Chapter Leaders and Industry Forum Panelists

CHS Singapore HICAP Update Reception

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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 gathered for a casual reception at the Court Martial Bar, which also served as a launching point for property tours throughout the night.  With approximately 35-40 members in attendance, the event proved to be another roaring success for the Singapore chapter and we already look forward to next year’s reception.

CHS Singapore Holds Reception During HICAP

Entrance to JW Marriott

Court Martial Bar – JW Marriott

Singapore Skyline from Guest Room

Hotelies Love Bathrooms

Hotelies Love Beds

Singapore Skyline

Burning Off Calories from the Reception

German Chapter Tours HafenCity in Hamburg

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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.

RVP Jeff Scott ’91 Addresses the Group

Reception

Dinner

Harbor

Walking Tour

Japanese Chapters Celebrate New Year’s

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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 food and drinks while enjoying the breathtaking view.

Special thanks to CHS Regional Vice President Mr. Tanuma for hosting the event.

Andaz GM Ross Cooper welcomes the Hotelies to his property.

The amazing food buffet.

Combined members of the Tokyo and Kansai chapters.

Hotelies listen to the event hosts.

Of course there was wine.

Rocky Mountain Chapter Hosts Their Annual Hospitality Summit

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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 Hoyt ’12 opened the proceedings with an STR industry overview, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Nicole Ament with BHFS. The panelists were:

  • Mike Everett ‘99, CIO, Sage Hospitality
  • Tom Luersen, COO, Two Roads Hospitality
  • Anne Bertsch, Vice President – Lodging Development, Marriot International
  • Brian Corbett, Founder & CXO, Inspirato

 

Panelists Discuss Millennials, the Shared Community, and Hotel Brands.

Ali Hoyt ’12, CHS Rocky Mountain President Provides an Industry Overview from STR

Over 100 Area Hoteliers Gather for the Denver Hospitality Summit

Kansai Chapter Welcomes Professor Verma

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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 was!!

CHS Kansai Chapter

Professor Verma Knows Who To Hang Out With

Kansai Hotelies Gather To Welcome Professor Verma

Singapore Chapter Celebrates the Chinese New Year

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On February 16, the CHS Singapore Chapter celebrated the Chinese New Year at the Red House Seafood Restaurant, Clarke Quay.

Noodles!!

Pretty Tabletop

The Menu

Rob Hecker ’87 Provides the Wine

Future Hotelie

New Years Greetings from Singapore

 

 

 

 

CHS At CALC

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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 “Wit & Wisdom”, the Michael Mina restaurant in the Four Seasons Baltimore Hotel. Thank you to Ed Evans ’74, Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer, for generously subsidizing the event, and Raj Chandnani ’95, WATG | Wimberly Interiors Vice President Strategy, for organizing the dinner.

Private CHS Dinner at Wit & Wisdom, Four Seasons Baltimore

Hotelies dine at Wit & Wisdom, Four Seasons Baltimore

Cheers! From the Hotelies attending CALC

CHS lunch table at CALC.  From left to right: Sophia Lin Kanno ’05, Julie Zagars ’94, Stacey Nadolny ’05, Cheryl Boyer ’87, Wendy Gettleman ’87,Raj Chandnani ’95

Grilled Cheese and Wine

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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 MMH ’12 who organized the dinner.

 

Five courses. Five wines.

Course 1: Three cheeses, spinach, artichoke
Course 2: Swiss, asparagus and fried onions

Course 3: Two cheeses, Andouille, onions and peppers
Course 4: Smoke gouda and BBQ pork

Cream cheese, white chocolate and raspberries.

NYC Chapter Celebrates at the Edition

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On January 26, 2017, the New York City chapter kicked off the New Year in style.  Area Hotelies gathered at the New York EDITION hotel for the first happy hour event of the year.

New York Hotelies kick off 2017 with a happy hour at the EDITION hotel.

NYC Chapter enjoys Happy Hour.

Happy Hour buffet.